Comments on: Are nested tables hinderance for search engine optimization? http://www.seofacts.biz/are-nested-tables-hinderance-for-search-engine-optimization/ Search Engine & Website Information Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:10:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: dwightl.geo http://www.seofacts.biz/are-nested-tables-hinderance-for-search-engine-optimization/comment-page-1/#comment-7732 dwightl.geo Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:19:41 +0000 http://www.seofacts.biz/?p=4681#comment-7732 yes memetrader is right. but nested tables are a real bummer to navigate for screenreaders that handicapped folks use. download a screen reader and listen to a tabled site and then a css site and you won't believe the difference. read about web accessibility. another thing to is a css site loads much faster. when a browser reads a table it has to read the entire table before any part of it is displayed. a div tag is a whole different story. yes memetrader is right. but nested tables are a real bummer to navigate for screenreaders that handicapped folks use. download a screen reader and listen to a tabled site and then a css site and you won’t believe the difference. read about web accessibility.

another thing to is a css site loads much faster. when a browser reads a table it has to read the entire table before any part of it is displayed. a div tag is a whole different story.

]]> By: memetrader http://www.seofacts.biz/are-nested-tables-hinderance-for-search-engine-optimization/comment-page-1/#comment-7731 memetrader Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:18:14 +0000 http://www.seofacts.biz/?p=4681#comment-7731 No they are not and have no effect on SEO. However it is important to have a Document Type Definition (DTD) on the first line of your HTML or XHTML page and then to validate the code according to the DTD. When your code is validated then you can be sure that both search engine bots and users will not have major problems. I would recommend that you author new sites in XHTML with CSS for many reasons including; easy transition to more advanced technologies, cleaner and more logical markup, increased interoperability and greater accessibility. No they are not and have no effect on SEO.

However it is important to have a Document Type Definition (DTD) on the first line of your HTML or XHTML page and then to validate the code according to the DTD. When your code is validated then you can be sure that both search engine bots and users will not have major problems.

I would recommend that you author new sites in XHTML with CSS for many reasons including; easy transition to more advanced technologies, cleaner and more logical markup, increased interoperability and greater accessibility.

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