Drop Downs...

**Mike** · 05-25-2003, 01:40 PM

Hi guys,

I would like to put a drop down menu on my site (a form one), which has links in. Would anyone be kind enough to tell me how to do this, and how to do it so the links are seen by search engines?

Thanks,
Mike

**Chris** · 05-26-2003, 08:08 AM

The links would not be seen by search engines at all. You'd need to make normal HTML links and stick them in noscript tags.

To make the actual form menu itself you need to use a little bit of javascript and the onchange event handler. Look at such a menu on a current site to see how they do it.

**Mike** · 05-26-2003, 09:08 AM

Hi Chris,

I've found out how to make the actual form menu, but not sure what you mean by your noscript tags? Do I just place <noscript> around the <select> tags?

Thanks
Mike

**Chris** · 05-26-2003, 06:51 PM

No, make HTML links and put <noscript> around them.

**Mike** · 05-27-2003, 02:31 AM

Sorry, but I can't get my head around this...

I have:

Code:

<body>
<SELECT NAME="menu" onchange="location.href = this.options[this.selectedIndex].value" size="1">
<noscript><a href="http://www.templatestorm.com>My Site</a></noscript>
</SELECT>

That doesn't work, but I don't know how else to. I don't see where the <option> tags go either?

Thanks,
Mike

**Chris** · 05-27-2003, 08:05 AM

No... you have two different things.

1. Make the select menu, this involves no <noscript> tags at all.

2. Make a plain text menu inside noscript tags since search engines can't use javascript in the form menu.

**Mike** · 05-27-2003, 02:24 PM

Ok Chris, I think i've done it but not quite sure...

Code:

<SELECT NAME="menu" onchange="location.href = this.options[this.selectedIndex].value" size="1">
<option>Websites</option>
<option value="http://www.websitepublisher.net">Website Publisher</option>
<option value="http://www.sitepoint.com">Sitepoint</option>
<noscript><a href="http://www.websitepublisher.net">Website Publisher</a></noscript>
<noscript><a href="http://www.sitepoint.com">Sitepoint</a></noscript>
</SELECT>

Is this right? And if it is, it's not against any search engine rules is it?

Thanks,
Mike

**Chris** · 05-27-2003, 05:23 PM

You don't need to put the <noscript> things within the select tags. Bu tthat should work yes.

**Mike** · 05-28-2003, 05:34 AM

Chris,

When I don't put the noscript tags within the select ones, the links show. So I think I will stick with that.

Thanks for all help etc...

Mike

**Chris** · 05-28-2003, 07:45 AM

The links should only be showing if you have JS turned off.

**Mike** · 05-28-2003, 08:15 AM

I will just put them in the <select> tags, I take it this will work. If it won't would you reply?

Thanks very much for all the help,
Mike

**Chris** · 05-28-2003, 08:18 AM

It'll work for SE's

**Mike** · 05-28-2003, 08:26 AM

Ok, thanks for all help Chris.

**Mike** · 08-26-2003, 06:52 AM

Bringing back an old topic...

I am using PHP Include to have this in my site. That won't matter will it?

Thanks a lot,
Mike

**Chris** · 08-26-2003, 07:06 AM

nope... php is server side.

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