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**dommyb** · 04-12-2004, 12:20 PM

I use frames for my site which is done in FrontPage. I'm looking for a way how to incorporate HTML code that will automatically redirect a surfer to the Index, if he clicks on a link in a search engine that has indexed one of the sub-pages, i.e. a page outside frames. Any help would be very much appreciated!!!

**ppedersen** · 04-12-2004, 12:37 PM

Here is a link to some JavaScript that will take care of that: http://javascript.internet.com/page-...-frameset.html

Hope this helps.

**dommyb** · 04-12-2004, 01:12 PM

Thanks for that Peter! Pasting the code does the trick. Do you think this will affect indexing in search engines when it comes to page optimization?

**ppedersen** · 04-12-2004, 01:43 PM

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...Do you think this will affect indexing in search engines when it comes to page optimization?

That's a good question ...if this is a big concern, it might be best to test it on about ten pages. Anything less would probably not be enough to accurately measure. Measure the results now for the keywords you are focusing on for those pages and for ten other pages (so you have something to measure against), then measure again in a couple of months. I would measure with all three of the big ones: Google, Yahoo, and MSN.

Hope that helps.

**Arfan** · 04-12-2004, 05:02 PM

basic redirecting in HTML

<HTML>
<HEAD>

<TITLE>redirect</TITLE>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="refresh"
CONTENT="10;URL=http://www.netmechanic.com">
</HEAD>
<BODY>
This page has moved. You will be
automatically redirected
to its new location in 10 seconds.
If you aren't forwarded
to the new page,
<a href="http://www.netmechanic.com">
click here</a>.
</BODY>
</HTML>

**ppedersen** · 04-12-2004, 05:48 PM

Quote:

basic redirecting in HTML

...but then every page would bring you back to the home page (even when they were within the frame, like you want), so all you would have is a home page with a bunch of redirects back to it.

**dommyb** · 04-21-2004, 09:27 PM

Problem solved! Here's one for reference to anyone who's interested: Java script in a web page will only affect its ranking on a search engine if it's near the top of the page. Solution is to paste it near the bottom of the page so it's below the HTML code that search engines look for (title, keywords, meta etc).

Pages can still be optimized and indexed in the search engines with java script redirection; the viewer will just be directed to the main or index page which is fine if it's relevant to the link it's directed from. E.g. my site:

http://www.nordicarts.com/viking jewelry main.htm

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