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[umali]

As part of our work I'm in the process of creating some html templates which follow the principal of CSS Zen Garden, where you have one template for different visual layouts.

Due to the setup of the CMS, certain areas in the code may need to use the css style display:none; and this content will be empty link tags, eg:

CODE

<a href="#"><span></span></a>

or

CODE

<p> </p>

I know that using display:none can be abused if the content you are hiding contains links/text that try to enhance the ranking in google, but does the same principal apply if the tags are empty?

Thanks

Edited by Jill, 29 September 2006 - 10:19 AM.

[jehochman]

If there is no actual deception, then there's no spamming. Sites should not be, and are not, banned for use of legitimate coding techniques. There are reasons to use display:none, including dynamic navigation. That's why the characteristic exists!

People have to stop spreading bad info that sites can be banned for innocuous use of HTML or CSS. Who appointed Google to be Worldwide Web Dictator? What's with all the bowing, and fear?

[Jill]

That's exactly right, Jonathan. We've been trying to get that through to people for years.

It's amazing how much fear there is out there that Google will just penalize sites willy-nilly.

They don't.