Search engines and buttons

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Dave

Hi all,

The app I am developing is using .NET forms. To continue
in the application, I have linkbuttons, however, I notice
these use Javascript doPostBack to "POST" the form.

I am a little concerned about the implications for search
engines.

I am using C# along with Microsoft Content Management
Server 2002. There are a number of concerns, the most
serious one in my opinion is the postback.

Can anyone advise what I should be doing to allow the
search engine bots to continue to index the site?

The reason I mention MCMS is that the application has to
be contained within templates. For ease of development, I
am building the app in one template and switching panels
off and on, as I cannot guarantee where any linked
(dynamic) detail pages are (I don't want them to appear
in the CMS menu structure.)

Any advice appreciated.

Best regards,
Dave Colliver.
http://www.SwindonFOCUS.com
 
Dave,
As far as a search engine is concerned, a LinkButton is not indexable. If
you need to post data to get to the next page, then a search engine won't
ever get there (as most will not post data to a form, and even then only in
special circumstances).

If you don't need to post data, then remove the LinkButtons and just use a
normal hyperlink.
 
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