If you have paid more attention to the development of WEB in the past few months, you will often see or learn about HTML5, the latest valuable HTML language. As of September 2011, about 34% of websites have begun to use HTML5 language. However, even as the number of sites using HTML5 continues to increase, current Internet browsers still do not support HTML5 well. Google's mentality is that HTML5 optimization of the site will not have children, but it may not necessarily help. So what should a webmaster do when faced with HTML5? The author will share several of his views on this issue.
1: HTML5 will make the WEB better one day, but not yet
This comes back to a real problem, that is, the current Internet browsers do not support every HTML5 function well. For example, although the Safari browser supports HTML5 videos, it does not support videos based on the geolocation API. If you have a local site and rely on local traffic, a feature that identifies the user's location is particularly important. If you easily convert your site to HTML5, you may lose this feature.
2: Can HTML5 bring you more organic search traffic?
HTML5 helps webmasters organize and identify important content of the website more easily, which helps search engine spiders crawl and discover valuable information. For example, there is an <article> tag in HTML5. This tag can be used to indicate to search engine spiders that this piece of content is independent. You can also use the <article> tag in articles on your blog or site to tell search engines. , which is more valuable than <footer>. These new tags make it easier for search engine spiders to identify important and relevant content on your site. In HTML5 it is also possible that search engines can read images or animations that they could not read before. This is a huge difference in terms of SEO for a website that relies heavily on Flash.
Three: HTML5 can improve the interaction between users and sites
HTML5 sites have better support for audio and video streaming. Such sites can gain more benefits from HTML5 for sites that focus on multimedia (such as social networking sites, according to statistics, 50% of social networking sites already use HTML5). .
Four: We recommend you use HTML5 for other reasons than SEO
Google has admitted that they will not give special consideration to sites that have converted to HTML5, so it is not the time to specifically convert your site to HTML5 for SEO reasons. If you want to upgrade your site in the near future, HTML5 is something worth considering.
With the development of HTML5, many webmasters are already eager to upgrade their sites to HTML5. However, the author believes that you should consider whether to upgrade based on your actual situation to avoid unnecessary impact. This article was originally written by Jia Xuelong’s blog http://www.jieyitonggo.com . Please indicate the source when reprinting it.
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