I've read that search engines don't like meta refresh tags. Supposedly a lot of porn sites used to use refresh tags to gain search engine ratings. Basically the index page is full of text making it very search engine friendly but it has a refresh of 1 second so it is instantly refreshed to the main home page which is mainly, "un-search engine friendly", graphic content. Consequently using them, particularly with a short refresh time can lead to penalties in a search.
all the best, Fergal ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Sawyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <php-list@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 4:01 AM Subject: Re: [php-list] Meta Refresh > > > --- Wade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is > > <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="1; > > url=http://www.acatsdesire.com/html/under_age.php";> > > > > not a fully recognized use of code? This is something for browsers to > > > > determine if they support, not a server, right? > > Err... not sure I completely understand your question. Is there a > situation where you're concerned that the meta tag above will not work? > > As it stands the tag above is fully valid (except that, if you're > recoding in XHTML, you need to self-close the tag, i.e., your closing > > tag should be prefaced by a space and a forward slash, as such: ' />' > in order for it to be valid per the XHTML standard. > > AFAIK every browser currently in use (even the old 4.0 browsers) will > recognize and properly execute the meta refresh tag. It's one of the > oldest tricks in the book, so to speak. > > -B Community email addresses: Post message: php-list@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Shortcut URL to this page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-list Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-list/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
