axiom82 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 It's good to have W3C compliant web pages but does it offer any assistance in getting a higher page rank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFilmGod Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 we shall never know. That's a dark and invaluable secret google and yahoo have that we don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooldude832 Posted August 6, 2008 Share Posted August 6, 2008 It's good to have W3C compliant web pages but does it offer any assistance in getting a higher page rank? I'd have to say yes for 1 reason, it guarantees that google/yahoo/anyone will render the page using standardized tag reading structure that will enable them to properly decipher the sites content from a bot. Also a big boost is using heading tags in the right manner as sites can then create a better feel for the page and usually heading tags (<h1><h2>) get napped as keywords if they are written well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axiom82 Posted August 6, 2008 Author Share Posted August 6, 2008 I tend to agree that W3C compliance says something for the quality of a website which would obviously be a great thing for a search bot to pick up on. If it isn't already a part of Google/Yahoo's algorithm, I bet it certainly will be in the future. I also wonder if linking the W3C valid html image to my page would increase PageRank if indeed the page was compliant. But that would make a really great css site look a bit Nascar-ish lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 If it isn't already a part of Google/Yahoo's algorithm, I bet it certainly will be in the future. It's not part of the algorithm per se as W3C conformance has nothing to do with the quality or relevance of the content. However, if the spider cannot render your code then your ranking on the SERPs will obviously be degraded. I also wonder if linking the W3C valid html image to my page would increase PageRank if indeed the page was compliant. But that would make a really great css site look a bit Nascar-ish lol. What would that help? It's just a piece of graphic. Google doesn't care whatever standards your markup conforms to. Have you checked the source code of Google's pages? They're far from valid HTML. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sKunKbad Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 I'm sure to some degree having html that validates is beneficial, but it seems obvious that an error or warning here or there doesn't mean much. That said, I believe that having true XHTML/CSS markup vs. table based layout is essential for SEO. Get the real content as close to the top as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynew Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 I'd say yes. Especially seeing as Google also works off code to text ratio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphOrange Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 I never really thought about this, but it does make sense when your bring it up. The easier to read, the easier to list high in the search engines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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