Short versionCan I move around content (text and links) with Javascript without affecting my rank in Google?Long versionMenu with links push down my contentI have a menu (with tabs) run with jQuery UI Tabs. That menu contains 30-50 internal links. Without Javascript it will show all of my links which will push my content down.I've read that It's good to have the content early in the code.Shuffle things around with JavascriptI'm thinking of adding the menu HTML below the content. That way it will almost look like a sitemap or related links with Javascript turned off.After that I will with jQuery (Javascript) remove the menu HTML and insert it in a new div before the content.CSS position absolute is not an optionBecause I use tabs that have auto height I can't use CSS position absolute.Question: Does that affect the SEO in a bad way, or is it fine to do that? Is there a better way?
SEO - Move around content with Javascript
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I've read that It's good to have the content early in the code.Where have you read this? It has no much sense.Infact, Google (and I think all the other S.E.s) are able to recognise the template of a website and so, they will pay more attention to (what they recognised as) the content section of each page. It's true, for example, that they pay a (very) little less attention to the footer than the content section but of course don't matter where you put the menu and how many links are in that menu. Indeed, if you have pages that have several internal links it's a good pratice. The S.E.s pay more attention to those pages that have several internal links than the others because they interpret this as a sign of importance.So, in conclusion, you don't have to worry about change the position of your menu.Just to be honest I have not given any reference because I forgot where I have read this fact. Anyway I'm almost sure that it was on the matt cutts blog or this book The Art of SEO: Mastering Search Engine Optimization.