Content with Read More..?
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How does google see content that's static on page & content that has a "see more" or "read more" tag. Where the content collapses & de-collapses on a mouse click. On a condition that the complete is readable via the source code view as well as crawl-able by spiders?
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TEST! this, and share your results!
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John Mueller said awhile back that if you're hiding content behind a "Read More" then Google may downgrade the importance of that content. Because if it really was essential text, then you wouldn't be hiding it in a collapsible div, right? Basically, don't abuse it and you should be okay, but it's not a 100% safe thing and the content in those divs may not be indexed.
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Hey Jawahar,
There is nothing wrong with the "See More" or "Read More" tag, if you're implementing it for following purposes,
- to avoid duplicate content between pages
- Readers to view more post titles on the home/category page.
- to improve the navigation and UX of your site
Make sure to minimise the use of any script while adding this tag and go ahead!
Umar
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