| Does semantic html5 matter to google yet> | nathanjsweet | 10/1/10 12:05 PM | So I've been debating about using server side code in my web pages to identify robots so that I can make my html mark up more expressive. Instead of having a plain jane 'div' tag where my header is, I would serve up the 'header' tag if the server det |
| Re: Does semantic html5 matter to google yet> | JohnMu | 10/17/10 2:11 PM | Hi Nathan In general, we work hard to understand as much of the web as possible, but I have a feeling that HTML5 markup is not yet as widely in use (and in use correctly) that it would make sense for us to use it as a means of understanding content |
| Re: Does semantic html5 matter to google yet> | EmilStenstrom | 10/18/10 12:22 AM | @JohnMu: One potential issue lots of people are worried about is multiple h1 tags on one page. Could you confirm that using multiple h1:s inside article elements the way HTML5 suggests won't hurt my rankings? |
| Re: Does semantic html5 matter to google yet> | JohnMu | 10/18/10 12:34 AM | Hi Emil Within reason (don't overdo it :-)), having multiple h1 tags on a page is fine. Matt also talked about this - not in the context of HTML5, but in a more general sense - so I've linked the video below. Hope it helps! John |
| Re: Does semantic html5 matter to google yet> | Ian Macfarlane | 10/21/10 7:56 AM | Hi John, The problem with the statement "within reason" is that the underlying semantic meaning of what an h1 heading tag actually represents has changed in HTML5, changing from HTML4's where there is a single h1 representing the heading for the ent |