Indexing apps on search engines ?

Targets Web
1

Hi
Maybe a stupid question, (not very familiar with webapps)

Can a webapp that contains text be indexed on search engines just like a webpage ?

Thanks

2

This was discussed a couple of times here as far as I remember. The answer was: no. There is nothing for the spider to index on a Xojo webapp. You could define events in GA and track those.

3

It is possible to serve HTML pages to GoogleBot. See for instance https://forum.xojo.com/15323-hashtag-in-allowunsupportedbrowser/0

Since then HandleURL permits more elaborate creation of virtual web sites.

The method consist essentially in presenting GoogleBot HTML pages that it will search and index, then when a real browser lands on the same URL, redirect to the web app.

However, it is a complex project that requires a thorough understanding of both Xojo Web, and the way search engines index pages.

This can be of help : http://www.google.com/webmasters/docs/search-engine-optimization-starter-guide.pdf