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| + | ====== Hidden Text ====== | ||
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| + | ===== Definition ===== | ||
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| + | **Hidden text** refers to text that's visible only to [[crawler|crawlers]]. Hidden text is usually stuffed with [[keyword|keywords]]. | ||
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| + | ===== Methods used to hide text ===== | ||
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| + | There are various ways to hide text from human visitors: | ||
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| + | * The text is covered by an image. | ||
| + | * The font size is set to zero. | ||
| + | * The text has the same font color like the background or a very similar one. | ||
| + | * [[CSS]] is used to place the text outside the visible area of the page. | ||
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| + | ===== Importance for SEO ===== | ||
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| + | Since hidden text is usually stuffed with keywords and its purpose is to manipulate the [[ranking]], it's prohibited by search engines. If they find hidden text on a page, the website will be penalized. | ||
