Can Google Crawl/Spider all my html DropDown Menus and follow the Links?

[natasha_thomas]

Folks,

 

I have drop down form with one input box then one category selection from the dropdown then we hit "Search" to load search.php.

 

I want that Google should crawl all the categories from my dropdown box for SEO Purposes. Does it do that?

 

Here is the code i am using:

 

<!-- Brand/ Manufacturer Search -->

 

<div id="search" class="floatcenter">

 

<form id="searchform" method="get" action="search.php">

<label>Search By Brand/ Manufacturer: </label>

 

<select name="q">

 

<option value="SelectBrand">Select Brand</option>

 

<?php if(isset($this->search->options)): ?>

<?php foreach($mfg as $lolachild): ?>

 

  <option value="<?php echo $lolachild; ?>"><?php echo ucwords($lolachild); ?></option>

 

<?php endforeach; ?>

<?php endif; ?>

</select>

 

 

 

 

 

<select name="sc">

  <option value="All"><?php eprint(LangAll); ?></option>

<?php if(isset($this->search->options)): ?>

<?php foreach($this->search->options as $cat): ?>

  <option value="<?php echo $cat->value; ?>"><?php echo $cat->name; ?></option>

<?php endforeach; ?>

<?php endif; ?>

</select>

 

        <input type="submit" value="<?php eprint(LangSearch); ?>" />

 

</form>

</div>

<br />

<!-- / search -->

 

 

If it does not, is there a better way of Implementing the Dropdowwn Menus so google Can Crawl it?

 

Cheers

Natasha

[Pikachu2000]

Google won't see the PHP code at all. The spider will see whatever you see when you do a view-->source.

[natasha_thomas]

Google won't see the PHP code at all. The spider will see whatever you see when you do a view-->source.

 

Ok then here is the HTML Source of that Dropdown. Can you tell me will Google follow the combination of both the Dropdown Boxes and index these links?

 

Here Combination Means >>  First DropDown is Brand Name | Second DropDown is Category.

 

So there is 3 Brands and 5 Categories so In all, 3*5 = 15 Combinations/links

 

<!-- Brand/ Manufacturer Search -->

 

<div id="search" >

 

<form id="searchform" method="get" action="search.php">

<label>Search By Brand/ Manufacturer: </label>

 

<select name="q">

 

<option value="SelectBrand">Select Brand</option>

 

 

  <option value="dio.">Dio.</option>

 

 

  <option value="ehs international">Ehs International</option>

 

  <option value="prem-i-air branded products">Prem-i-air Branded Products</option>

 

</select>

 

 

 

 

 

<select name="sc">

  <option value="All">All Departments</option>

  <option value="2">Air Purifiers</option>

 

  <option value="52">Health Air Purifiers</option>

  <option value="53">Air Purifiers Tool</option>

  <option value="54">Air Purifier Auctions</option>

</select>

 

        <input type="submit" value="Store Search" />

 

</form>

</div> <!-- / search -->

 

<br />

 

 

<!-- Title Break keywords Begins-->

[Philip]

It might find the search.php, and highly unlikely it would find the other combinations based off of that code alone.

[natasha_thomas]

It might find the search.php, and highly unlikely it would find the other combinations based off of that code alone.

 

You are very right, KP, may you please guide me/help me on how to make it so Google Goes through all my combination?

 

Is it possible at all?

 

I will be grateful for all the help.... As i have spent 15 days to make it work but now someone said, i did a blunder as Google will not see it anyway.  :'(  And i see goggle not even crawling the Combinations as you rightly pointed out.

 

 

Let me again explaint what i am trying to achieve:

 

I want to pass on two parameters "sc" and "q", both values as generated dynamically from a PHP foreach loop.

 

Here is the code Again:

 

<!-- Brand/ Manufacturer Search -->

 

<div id="search" class="floatcenter">

 

<form id="searchform" method="get" action="search.php">

<label>Search By Brand/ Manufacturer: </label>

 

<select name="q">

 

<option value="SelectBrand">Select Brand</option>

 

<?php if(isset($this->search->options)): ?>

<?php foreach($mfg as $lolachild): ?>

 

  <option value="<?php echo $lolachild; ?>"><?php echo ucwords($lolachild); ?></option>

 

<?php endforeach; ?>

<?php endif; ?>

</select>

 

 

 

 

 

<select name="sc">

  <option value="All"><?php eprint(LangAll); ?></option>

<?php if(isset($this->search->options)): ?>

<?php foreach($this->search->options as $cat): ?>

  <option value="<?php echo $cat->value; ?>"><?php echo $cat->name; ?></option>

<?php endforeach; ?>

<?php endif; ?>

</select>

 

        <input type="submit" value="<?php eprint(LangSearch); ?>" />

 

</form>

</div>

<br />

<!-- / search -->

 

 

What changes shall i do to make it work for Google Crawl?

 

 

[Philip]

Well, you should be using

<a href="link_to_page.php">page name</a>

instead of select & form tags. Is there any real reason you have the form there to begin with?

[natasha_thomas]

Well, you should be using

<a href="link_to_page.php">page name</a>

instead of select & form tags. Is there any real reason you have the form there to begin with?

 

KP,

 

The purpose was to dynamically generate the Categories, keywords and brand name.

 

Having a Dropdown is a good Search/Filtering feature of all standard Online Stores. No?

 

 

[Philip]

Sure, filtering is fine for search. Are there normal <a> links to the categories/keywords/brands anywhere else?