Comments on: Dropdown Menus in WordPress, an SEO and Accessibility No-No

By: BJ

BJ — Fri, 23 May 2008 15:10:46 +0000

Actually, I think that this issue proves Jakob Nielsen more right than wrong. Javascript dropdowns have always been a bad idea from both an accessibility and search engine perspective.

As to SEO, it isn’t rocket science. But you can say whatever it takes to justify your paycheck.

By: Netconcepts

Netconcepts — Fri, 23 May 2008 15:02:24 +0000

This once again proves that Jacob Nielson is wrong from http://www.useit.com (a website usability company), a recent quote from him.

“I am pessimistic about the long-term prospects for SEO jobs, because the basics of search engine optimization are fairly simple and ought to be part of the core competency of anybody who makes a living in Web design, Internet marketing, or writing for the Web. You shouldn’t need a special consultant to make a Web site that follows simple guidelines.”

SEO is constantly evolving. We work with programming companies constantly that are not familiar with the advanced art of SEO.

By: Bjælkehuse

Bjælkehuse — Fri, 23 May 2008 10:08:19 +0000

I have a blind son, and is there something he/we hates, is it dropdowns. So thank you for enlighting a neglected problem.

/Zaga Bjækehuse – Denmark

By: kent

kent — Thu, 22 May 2008 16:04:24 +0000

Dropdowns do ‘tidy things up’ but in general they are not good for the user in the first instance, before you even think about SEO. The worst dropdowns are the ones where you have to navigate to more than two levels in one go and end up losing the thing just as you finally get your cursor into right place.

By: Edmund

Edmund — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:29:48 +0000

This is really kickass tips. I was really comtemplating using drop menus but now I will really think twice.