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"Hidden links and contents are not good for seo". Whether drop down menu affects seo. If yes any perfect solution for drop down menu with seo perspective?

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drop down menus are not "hidden" in terms of SEO. If the drop down menu is rendered in standard HTML then any bot will be able to "see" it. Now, if you are using Javascript to create your drop down menu, that is a different story - most bots don't currently execute Javascript. From an SEO perspective, you may just want to make sure that the keywords you use in your drop down menu are appropriate for your site and the audience you are targeting. If they are not, then you may want to consider rendering the dropdown in Javascript. Hope this helps

David A Moss
Any browser can read HTML but external css or js defines display property in most of the cases.
Paniyar
As long as you are using standard HTML then the search engine robots will be able to see it. You can use external css and/or js to define the display property, but again, as long as the html is rendered to the page you will be good in terms of robots being able to "see" the drop down menu (view source to verify)
David A Moss
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Look at your page source. If your drop down menu is standard HTML with the links specified by <a href="..."> tags, then it's fine.

Google may not find the links if you use Javascript to generate the menu/links. Same goes if you use a <select> element, which I've seen a lot.

DisgruntledGoat