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    1. Re: [FreeHelp] Can I exclude a block of text from Google search?
    2. Barry Carlson
    3. On Dec 12, 2011 - I suggested their were two ways of stopping the Google Bot from indexing parts of a page. They were:- (a) Using a delayed JavaScript method, or (b) Placing the text in an iFrame. My preferred method was the iFrame as it is supported in all browsers. There was some objection to the iFrame on the grounds that it can be used to carry malware. But for that to happen, the iFrame itself has to be targetted through access to the server via FTP. Your password would need to be hacked, and in the case of the Rootsweb servers, there is no way of executing a script to find pages with iFrames and do the dirty deed. To prove the concept, I posted a short page titled - "Test noIndex of iFrame Data" that included some Lorem Ipsum text, plus my name (once using Javascript, once using an iFrame) plus "Text Copyright John Doe 2011" using the iFrame. To cut a long story short, the page was indexed by Google on Dec 14, and my name or the copyright note do not show in a search. The basic search term uses:- Test noIndex of iFrame Data site:ancestry.com - and adding Barry Carlson or the copyright statement shows that neither term was indexed. Merry Xmas Barry

    12/20/2011 03:37:04