I added a Top bar on my forums Need to know if it will effect my SEO

[Keith Cohen]

In your footer template, use code similar to this to position your bar:

<div id="header_bar" style="position:absolute; top:0px; left:0px;">
 
Bar HTML Code Here
 
</div>

You'll have to play around with the positioning (top padding, left padding, etc. to get it to show how you want.

[DieselMinded]

I have all the code in $headernav template

[DieselMinded]

currently using this code

<style type="text/css">
<!--
.networkbarselect {
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: 12px;
    color: #333333;
    width: 200px;
    background-color: #ffffff;
}
.toolbarlink A{
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-weight: bold;
    font-size: 14px;
    color: #000000;
}
.toolbarlink A:hover{
    color: #2g2g2g;
}
-->
</style>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/JavaScript">
<!--
function MM_jumpMenu(targ,selObj,restore){ //v3.0
  eval(targ+".location='"+selObj.options[selObj.selectedIndex].value+"'");
  if (restore) selObj.selectedIndex=0;
}
//-->
</script>
<table border="0" width="992" height="26" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" background="http://www.dieselbombers.com/images/headbar.png">
    <tr>
        <td height="100%" width="277" align="center"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px">
    <font face="Verdana"><b>
    <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
    </font></b></font>
    <a target="_self" href="http://www.dieselbombers.com">
    <font size="2">
    <img border="0" src="http://www.dieselbombers.com/images/home24.png" width="24" height="24" alt="Go To The Home Page"></font></a>
    <a target="_self" href="http://www.dieselbombers.com/About.php">
    <img border="0" src="http://www.dieselbombers.com/images/infoabout24.png" width="24" height="24" alt="About Us"></a>

<if condition="$vbulletin->userinfo['userid']"> <a target="_self" href="http://www.dieselbombers.com/search.php"><img border="0" src="http://www.dieselbombers.com/images/find24.png" width="24" height="24" alt="Search The Forums"></a>
    <a target="_self" href="http://www.dieselbombers.com/all_albums.php">
    <img border="0" src="http://www.dieselbombers.com/images/pictures24.png" width="24" height="24" alt="All Photo Albums"></a>
<a target="_self" href="http://www.dieselbombers.com/awc_ds.php?do=donation"><img border="0" src="http://www.dieselbombers.com/images/money24.png" width="24" height="24" alt="Make a Donation "></a>
    <a target="_self" href="http://www.dieselbombers.com/usercp.php">
    <img border="0" src="http://www.dieselbombers.com/images/configure24.png" width="24" height="24" alt="Edit Your Settings"></a><font size="2">
<a target="_self" href="http://www.dieselbombers.com/search.php?do=getnew"><img border="0" src="http://www.dieselbombers.com/images/chat24.png" width="24" height="24" alt="See All The Newest Posts"></a></font></if>

<if condition="$vbulletin->userinfo['userid']==0">
<a target="_self" href="http://www.dieselbombers.com/register.php"><img border="0" src="http://www.dieselbombers.com/images/adduser24.png" alt="Join The Bombers" width="24" height="24"></a></td></if>    </td>
        <td height="100%" width="325" align="center"><p style="padding-top: 0px; ">
<select name="networkbar" onChange="MM_jumpMenu('window.open()',this,1)" class="networkbarselect">
<option value="javascript://" selected>Diesel Bombers Sites</option>
                <option value="http://www.thedieselclassifieds.com">The Diesel 
                Classifieds</option>
                <option value="http://www.dieselbookmarks.com">Diesel Bookmarks</option>
                <option value="http://www.cafepress.com/DieselBombers">Bomber 
                Gear</option>
        <option value="http://www.dieselswag.com">Diesel Swag</option>
                <option value="http://www.youtube.com/DieselBombers">YouTube 
                Video Channel</option>
              </select></p>
</td>
        <td height="100%" width="390" align="center"><form action="http://www.google.com/cse" id="cse-search-box" target="_blank">
  <div>
    <input type="hidden" name="cx" value="partner-pub-6341648289900751:pw95wgotmpe" />
    <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1" />
    <input type="text" name="q" size="31" />
    <input type="submit" name="sa" value="Search" style="font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold"/>
  &nbsp;&nbsp;</div>
</form>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/coop/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box&amp;lang=en"></script>
</td>
    </tr>
</table> 

Working on this code now

<style type="text/css">
#dropmenudiv{
position:absolute;
border:1px solid black;
border-bottom-width: 0;
font:normal 12px Verdana;
line-height:18px;
z-index:100;
}

#dropmenudiv a{
width: 100%;
display: block;
text-indent: 3px;
border-bottom: 1px solid black;
padding: 1px 0;
text-decoration: none;
font-weight: bold;
}

#dropmenudiv a:hover{ /*hover background color*/
background-color: yellow;
}

</style>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/JavaScript">
<!--
function MM_jumpMenu(targ,selObj,restore){ //v3.0
  eval(targ+".location='"+selObj.options[selObj.selectedIndex].value+"'");
  if (restore) selObj.selectedIndex=0;
}
//-->
</script>
<table border="0" width="992" height="26" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" background="http://www.dieselbombers.com/images/headbar.png">
    <tr>
        <td height="100%" width="277" align="center"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px">
    <font face="Verdana"><b>
    <font size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;
    </font></b></font>
    <a target="_self" href="http://www.dieselbombers.com">
    <font size="2">
    <img border="0" src="http://www.dieselbombers.com/images/home24.png" width="24" height="24" alt="Go To The Home Page"></font></a>
    <a target="_self" href="http://www.dieselbombers.com/About.php">
    <img border="0" src="http://www.dieselbombers.com/images/infoabout24.png" width="24" height="24" alt="About Us"></a>

<if condition="$vbulletin->userinfo['userid']"> <a target="_self" href="http://www.dieselbombers.com/search.php"><img border="0" src="http://www.dieselbombers.com/images/find24.png" width="24" height="24" alt="Search The Forums"></a>
    <a target="_self" href="http://www.dieselbombers.com/all_albums.php">
    <img border="0" src="http://www.dieselbombers.com/images/pictures24.png" width="24" height="24" alt="All Photo Albums"></a>
<a target="_self" href="http://www.dieselbombers.com/awc_ds.php?do=donation"><img border="0" src="http://www.dieselbombers.com/images/money24.png" width="24" height="24" alt="Make a Donation "></a>
    <a target="_self" href="http://www.dieselbombers.com/usercp.php">
    <img border="0" src="http://www.dieselbombers.com/images/configure24.png" width="24" height="24" alt="Edit Your Settings"></a><font size="2">
<a target="_self" href="http://www.dieselbombers.com/search.php?do=getnew"><img border="0" src="http://www.dieselbombers.com/images/chat24.png" width="24" height="24" alt="See All The Newest Posts"></a></font></if>

<if condition="$vbulletin->userinfo['userid']==0">
<a target="_self" href="http://www.dieselbombers.com/register.php"><img border="0" src="http://www.dieselbombers.com/images/adduser24.png" alt="Join The Bombers" width="24" height="24"></a></td></if>    </td>
        <td height="100%" width="325" align="center"><p style="padding-top: 0px; ">
<script type="text/javascript">

/***********************************************
* AnyLink Drop Down Menu- © Dynamic Drive (www.dynamicdrive.com)
* This notice MUST stay intact for legal use
* Visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ for full source code
***********************************************/

//Contents for menu 1
var menu1=new Array()
menu1[0]='<a target="_blank" href="http://www.thedieselclassifieds.com">The Diesel Classifieds</a>'
menu1[1]='<a target="_blank" href="http://www.dieselbookmarks.com">Diesel Bookmarks</a>'
menu1[2]='<a target="_blank" href="http://www.dieselswag.com">Diesel Swag</a>'
menu1[3]='<a target="_blank" href="http://www.cafepress.com/dieselbombers">Bomber Gear</a>'
menu1[4]='<a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/dieselbombers">Video Channel</a>'
        
var menuwidth='165px' //default menu width
var menubgcolor='lightyellow'  //menu bgcolor
var disappeardelay=250  //menu disappear speed onMouseout (in miliseconds)
var hidemenu_onclick="yes" //hide menu when user clicks within menu?

/////No further editting needed

var ie4=document.all
var ns6=document.getElementById&&!document.all

if (ie4||ns6)
document.write('<div id="dropmenudiv" style="visibility:hidden;width:'+menuwidth+';background-color:'+menubgcolor+'" onMouseover="clearhidemenu()" onMouseout="dynamichide(event)"></div>')

function getposOffset(what, offsettype){
var totaloffset=(offsettype=="left")? what.offsetLeft : what.offsetTop;
var parentEl=what.offsetParent;
while (parentEl!=null){
totaloffset=(offsettype=="left")? totaloffset+parentEl.offsetLeft : totaloffset+parentEl.offsetTop;
parentEl=parentEl.offsetParent;
}
return totaloffset;
}


function showhide(obj, e, visible, hidden, menuwidth){
if (ie4||ns6)
dropmenuobj.style.left=dropmenuobj.style.top="-500px"
if (menuwidth!=""){
dropmenuobj.widthobj=dropmenuobj.style
dropmenuobj.widthobj.width=menuwidth
}
if (e.type=="click" && obj.visibility==hidden || e.type=="mouseover")
obj.visibility=visible
else if (e.type=="click")
obj.visibility=hidden
}

function iecompattest(){
return (document.compatMode && document.compatMode!="BackCompat")? document.documentElement : document.body
}

function clearbrowseredge(obj, whichedge){
var edgeoffset=0
if (whichedge=="rightedge"){
var windowedge=ie4 && !window.opera? iecompattest().scrollLeft+iecompattest().clientWidth-15 : window.pageXOffset+window.innerWidth-15
dropmenuobj.contentmeasure=dropmenuobj.offsetWidth
if (windowedge-dropmenuobj.x < dropmenuobj.contentmeasure)
edgeoffset=dropmenuobj.contentmeasure-obj.offsetWidth
}
else{
var topedge=ie4 && !window.opera? iecompattest().scrollTop : window.pageYOffset
var windowedge=ie4 && !window.opera? iecompattest().scrollTop+iecompattest().clientHeight-15 : window.pageYOffset+window.innerHeight-18
dropmenuobj.contentmeasure=dropmenuobj.offsetHeight
if (windowedge-dropmenuobj.y < dropmenuobj.contentmeasure){ //move up?
edgeoffset=dropmenuobj.contentmeasure+obj.offsetHeight
if ((dropmenuobj.y-topedge)<dropmenuobj.contentmeasure) //up no good either?
edgeoffset=dropmenuobj.y+obj.offsetHeight-topedge
}
}
return edgeoffset
}

function populatemenu(what){
if (ie4||ns6)
dropmenuobj.innerHTML=what.join("")
}


function dropdownmenu(obj, e, menucontents, menuwidth){
if (window.event) event.cancelBubble=true
else if (e.stopPropagation) e.stopPropagation()
clearhidemenu()
dropmenuobj=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("dropmenudiv") : dropmenudiv
populatemenu(menucontents)

if (ie4||ns6){
showhide(dropmenuobj.style, e, "visible", "hidden", menuwidth)
dropmenuobj.x=getposOffset(obj, "left")
dropmenuobj.y=getposOffset(obj, "top")
dropmenuobj.style.left=dropmenuobj.x-clearbrowseredge(obj, "rightedge")+"px"
dropmenuobj.style.top=dropmenuobj.y-clearbrowseredge(obj, "bottomedge")+obj.offsetHeight+"px"
}

return clickreturnvalue()
}

function clickreturnvalue(){
if (ie4||ns6) return false
else return true
}

function contains_ns6(a, b) {
while (b.parentNode)
if ((b = b.parentNode) == a)
return true;
return false;
}

function dynamichide(e){
if (ie4&&!dropmenuobj.contains(e.toElement))
delayhidemenu()
else if (ns6&&e.currentTarget!= e.relatedTarget&& !contains_ns6(e.currentTarget, e.relatedTarget))
delayhidemenu()
}

function hidemenu(e){
if (typeof dropmenuobj!="undefined"){
if (ie4||ns6)
dropmenuobj.style.visibility="hidden"
}
}

function delayhidemenu(){
if (ie4||ns6)
delayhide=setTimeout("hidemenu()",disappeardelay)
}

function clearhidemenu(){
if (typeof delayhide!="undefined")
clearTimeout(delayhide)
}

if (hidemenu_onclick=="yes")
document.onclick=hidemenu

</script>

<a href="default.htm" onClick="return clickreturnvalue()" onMouseover="dropdownmenu(this, event, menu1, '150px')" onMouseout="delayhidemenu()">
<img border="0" src="file:///C:/Users/Embrey/Desktop/dbs3.png" width="200" height="25"></a>
</p>
</td>
        <td height="100%" width="390" align="center"><form action="http://www.google.com/cse" id="cse-search-box" target="_blank">
  <div>
    <input type="hidden" name="cx" value="partner-pub-6341648289900751:pw95wgotmpe" />
    <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1" />
    <input type="text" name="q" size="31" />
    <input type="submit" name="sa" value="Search" style="font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold"/>
  &nbsp;&nbsp;</div>
</form>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/coop/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box&amp;lang=en"></script>
</td>
    </tr>
</table>

According to what i have read .... moving the links like so.... and making the first line of the box an image file should fix all my issues is this correct?

[DieselMinded]

Code 1 is current style and SEO bots are reading the text in the drop down !! Very BAD !!!

Im tring to use a different javascript something SEO bots cannot read , CODE 2

Will This work? or will the seo bots still be able to read the contents of the drop down as its still text , if so i will have to make each option in the drop down an image file ??

[DieselMinded]

I think i got this !!!

I tweaked my second code listed above ... and now the SEO bots see this

#[1]Diesel Bombers RSS Feed

[2]Diesel Bombers

[3]Go To The Home Page [4]About Us [5]Join The Bombers

[6][dbs4.png]
_______________________________ Search

[7]Bomb Site [8]Arcade [9]Casino [10]BOMBARDIER [11]Bomb Bay [0]
[12]Sweepstakes [13]Clubs

Diesel Bombers

User Name __________ [_] Remember Me?
Password __________ Log in

[14]Register [15]Blogs [16]Search [17]Today's Posts [18]Mark Forums
Read [19]Chat Room [4]

[20][amjbanner.gif]

[21][holland.gif]



Insted of this ...

#[1]Diesel Bombers RSS Feed

[2]Go To The Home Page [3]About Us [4]Join The Bombers

[Diesel Bombers Sites......]
_______________________________ Search

[5]Diesel Bombers

[6]Bomb Site [7]Arcade [8]Casino [9]BOMBARDIER [10]Bomb Bay [6]
[11]Sweepstakes [12]Clubs

Diesel Bombers

User Name __________ [_] Remember Me?
Password __________ Log in

[13]Chat Room [5] [14]Register [15]Blogs [16]Search [17]Today's Posts
[18]Mark Forums Read

[19][amjbanner.gif]

[20][base.gif]

They was putting the text from [Diesel Bombers Sites......] in my google search engine result descriptions .

I think i have it taken care of ...