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Re: Hidden Skip link have SEO impact?

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From: Susan Grossman
Date: Mar 16, 2011 1:33PM

>
> BTW, I just blogged about Skip Navigation
> http://jebswebs.net/blog/2011/02/skip-navigation/



> *I think it may be past
> it's prime*.
>
>
I agree things are getting better and that properly coded pages play into
the newer features in screen readers and may not require skip links.

It does seem to me that your statement can only be truly valid if you assume
that everyone is coding their pages semantically using Headings, and Aria
correctly.

Seems to me to draw your conclusions the survey would've had to ask the
question: When you get to a site that has no skip links, uses no headings,
uses no aria, uses no labels and is full of images without alt tags, do you
continue on or do you leave.

I'm not saying your wrong that they are less important, I just feel you
don't have enough data for your conclusion, even with a "may" in there.

Please feel free to disagree and help me understand why my logic is
incorrect,

Susan


~j
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> John E. Brandt
> www.jebswebs.com
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> 207-622-7937
> Augusta, Maine, USA
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: <EMAIL REMOVED>
> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Rick Hill
> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 2:35 PM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List
> Subject: [WebAIM] Hidden Skip link have SEO impact?
>
> It was suggested to me that hiding our skip navigation links be moving them
> off the visible page and re-displaying them when they gain focus (a popular
> approach) may have negative consequences for search engine rankings. Is
> this
> true? Is it something to be concerned about? The technique in question is
> referenced at:
>
> http://webaim.org/techniques/skipnav/#focus
>
> ---------------------------------------
> Rick Hill, Web CMS Administrator
> University Communications, UC Davis
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>