The hyperlink tag has no usage guidance.
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Should plus be encoded in mailto: hyperlinks?
When placing an email address with an address tag (aka sub-addressing) in a mailto hyperlink …
<a href="mailto:[email protected]">mail us now!</a>
… should the plus ...
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Anchor tag inside <h1> or <h1> inside achor tag: which is better?
I am trying to use <h1> tags on my blog for the post title and came across one problem. Title is hyperlinked.
Case 1:
<h1> <a href=""> xyz </a> </h1>
case 2:
<a ...
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What effect does using Schema.org's “significantLinks” property on anchors have for SEO and what is the ideal use?
I'm practicing application of Schema.org. Anyone who's browsed the documentation there knows that there's a lot of need for improvement for more clear understandings on use for each property.
My ...
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2answers
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Difference between linking to specific page or folder
Is there a difference between linking to www.example.com/site/index.html and www.example.com/site/ since it'll point to the same page?
I point everything i can to a folder on my website, i just think ...
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2answers
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Does link with rel=“me” attribute provide any link juice advantage?
On my Squidoo profile page I found my websites's link is in a rel="me" attribute. Does this attribute provide any link juice advantage to my website?
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how can I find out which websites are linking to mine?
How can I have a RSS of new sites that link to mine?
I would like to know which sites are linking to us.
Is there any way to do that?
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Unwanted hyperlinks containing 'msocom1' inserted into my WordPress content
I have found several unwanted nonsensical hyperlinks inserted into unpublished content on my website (self-hosted WordPress). Four of these are to "#_msocom_1".
Googling on "#_msocom_1" returns 519 ...
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1answer
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Most acceptable way to show hyper link file type to the web page user?
I want to show the user that a hyperlink links to a PDF file (or Word/PowerPoint etc.).
Here are some methods I've considered:
Farming Report (PDF)
Farming Report (PDF, 52K)
Alternatively, ...
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1answer
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Apostrophe turning out as a '6' instead of a '9'
You know how with "quotation marks" -- with some fonts, the first mark in the set is shaped like the digit '6' and the last mark in the set is shaped like the digit '9'...
…and an apostrophe is ...
3
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1answer
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Domain masking (and simple page links)
How do you set up the domain (I'm using GoDaddy) to mask the server URL but to append the sub-page link.
I'm thinking something like the Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/something (or, if it would ...
2
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1answer
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Does Googlebot crawl items that look like URLs in HTML5 data-* attributes?
Google is discovering some URLs in GWT which I'm surprised it could discover. The only place these are linked from are as follows:
<li class="multiselect__item" ...
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1answer
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Parsing all the links of the internet for a backlink checker [duplicate]
A backlink checker service for being accurate, it should parse all the sites of the internet, which it should be some zettabytes, let alone the processing time it needs for doing all the parsing (and ...
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1answer
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SEO: Using media queries to hide links
I've heard lots of discussion around Google and hidden text. My problem is similar but involves links.
My website's footer is pushed for space at mobile screen size. I could really do with using ...
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2answers
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When linking pages, does google give higher value to href=“http://www.mydomain.com” than href=“/”?
When linking pages does Google give higher value to:
<a href="http://www.mydomain.com"> </a>
Vs.
<a href="/"> </a>?
I am wondering because I have heard that (for SEO) it ...
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5answers
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why are red hyperlinks red on hover? [closed]
when we create a hyperlink on a website or cms, why does it default to on hover red with a text decoration of underline? Is there a specific SEO reasoning behind an on hover red hyperlink?
I have ...
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Best practice how to specifiy the link's destination
In my website, I have many files such contact.php, about.html etc. Right now I can call those file in my site by two methods.
Method 1:
<a ...
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2answers
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Can I include title for an HTML5 a element?
Can I add title attribute for "a" element in HTML5? The spec does not mention title attribute for "a" element here http://www.w3.org/TR/html-markup/a.html, so for example, would it be valid to use
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1answer
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Legalizing an internal hyperlink with adsense
I think the problem with me making money with adsense is the way my links are crafted.
Here's an example in code of how I crafted a link on my mobile site for the second image in the image viewer. ...
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vote
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Website image/link/url checker
Is there any sufficient software or tools to use to check website on below aspects
Images sizes
Sometimes some images were uploaded very big without knowing, this causes bandwidth and speed
...
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1answer
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Proper format to markup article author for Google rich snippets and HTML5
The Google guideline Author information in search results tells us that we need to use the following format to link to the article author:
<a href="[profile_url]?rel=author">Author</a>
...
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1answer
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Overriding link action with ajax - SEO
If I override default link href with onclick and ajax, for example link <a href="/mypage">, so onclick I load mypage through ajax, if javascript is disabled, or its a text browser or bot, I let ...
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Opening a link in Microsoft Word is treated differently than other programs [closed]
This is weird, but opening a link from a word document is treated differently than if I were to copy and paste the link into a web browser, or if I open it from another program such as Notepad++. I ...
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2answers
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In terms of SEO, what are the pros and cons of using dot notation in links?
In terms of SEO, is there a best practice for writing the following relative links:
href="./foo"
href="foo"
What about href="../../../foo"? Is that "difficult" for a bot to follow?
I see most ...
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2answers
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Creative Commons License style
i generated a creative commons license for my website, they gave me a code to put into my website html.
The code is somenthing like:
<a href="tolicense">creative bla bla <img ...
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1answer
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Is this a link scheme? If so, what to do? what problems can i face?
I was asked to remodel a website, and decided to check its rank on alexa. Surprisingly, there are many, many different websites linking to it, none relevant.
One particular thing about it is that ...
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2answers
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From text navigation links to rollover images - SEO/Google Sitelinks concerns
I operate a web site that is very well indexed by Google. We hit all our keyword targets pretty much and rank really well. We have Google sitelinks etc.
For the last couple of years I've been using ...
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2answers
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Breadcrumb dilemma: SEO impact of linking to the current page
I am updating the breadcrumb module of a commerce website, implementing Schema.org. My dilemma is about showing the last page:
Product name on breadcrumb or not?
Should that be an active link to ...
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1answer
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Is it good to have HTML tags between anchor tags?
The code used is:
<a href="%viewurl%?download=%title%"><div class="m">
<table><tr><td width="104px"><img class="thumb" src="%thumburl%" height="100px" width="100px" ...
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1answer
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links aren't clickable
On this webpage, I can't click the navigation items on the left.
There is no layer laid over the top. I can't see what is preventing a click.
0
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1answer
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Old content, new URL's, how to keep the old URL's still working? 301 redirects? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to tell google that i have changed my website urls?
I don;t know how to ask the question but situation is this. I have the old site with a lot of content that has ...
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Using the <strong/> tag as a call to action
I'm creating a subscription page and there are four packages available for purchase. At the bottom of the package description there's a button link to Learn More about the package. In general, is it ...
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Is text in a link crawable
I have a product box that is encapsulated in a hyperlink so that the entire box is clickable. Within this box I have text about the product (e.g. product name, price, etc). However, as the text is ...
