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Ben

Member

inserting a slideshow

in what type of page can I insert a standalone slideshow (Photopresenter) so it will run automatically?

J-A.

Hero

Re: inserting a slideshow

Good question, I'm looking for the same here!
S 2 have a built in jquery they mentioned, but I don't know
how the thing works...  It's called jquery slide show, SEO friendly.

maria-h

Member

Re: inserting a slideshow

An animated GIF file may work for your purposes if you simply want to present a series of picture one after the other with no fancy animations or transition effects. Something than can start when a visitor lands on a page.

I use Stone Design GIFFun.  It's basic and free but you can set the timing for each image in the show.

Here's one way I've used an animated GIF.

Last edited by maria-h (May 16, 2011 4:47 pm)

J-A.

Hero

Re: inserting a slideshow

Hi Maria-H,

Thanks for the Idea, looks like it could work for me, but when I try to download it, I get this message:

"Mounting failed"

Any suggestion?

Thanks.

maria-h

Member

Re: inserting a slideshow

The Stone Design download is TAR file. Apple's archiver unzips it but doesn't result in a useful and installable DMG as you found out, J-A.

Here's the link to the DMG version that is installable. It does run on Snow Leopard.

GIFfun DMG file

Last edited by maria-h (May 16, 2011 7:08 pm)

J-A.

Hero

Re: inserting a slideshow

Hello,

no luck, mounting failed again.. I had the same problem with a plugins download a couple
of days ago, they had to send me a zip file via e-mail...  Don't know why it doesn't work..

Thanks anyway.

J-A.

Hero

Re: inserting a slideshow

Question for Maria-H,

In your opinion, how SEO friendly Stone design is? I am aware that flash animation is a no no for crawlers like Google, they can't
read flash. My website returns good in google search for keywords, so I don't want to destroy all the SEO effort that I did over the
months.

Thanks.

maria-h

Member

Re: inserting a slideshow

Not knowing where you would put the GIF either as a banner or elsewhere on the page, I think the best way to judge what, if any, hit a site change will have on SEO rankings is to see the re-designed page as the site spiders would. Use a text browser like Lynx to see what a spider would "pick" up.

Here's a service that let's you see your URL as a Google spider would. Chooose the Simple option. You should be able to see what meta descriptions and alternate text you may have on the page. As long as it's not a singular Flash/animation splash intro page, there should be text enough for the spiders to crawl through.

Sandvox has proven itself a winner in terms of SEO-friendliness for many users. Make sure your meta descriptions are filled in on every Sandvox page, have alternate text for non-text elements like animations and images and submit a site map to Google.

If you want to go the data route, may I suggest that you make the change and see what your bounce rate is in Google Analytics. Compare the results to pre-design statistics.

If you post a general question about Flash/animation and/or SEO, the more knowledgeable Sandvox veterans may chime in.