Clearing the Roadblocks Caused by Image Maps
Image maps used infrequently these days, but when they are they can pose significant problems to the indexing of a site. If you have to use an image map, be sure to create a text link navigation system equivalent to ensure search engines can navigate and index all pages.
<img src=”i/Malaysia-map.gif” alt=”Map of Uitm Melaka locations in the Melaka” longdesc=”mapnavigation” usemap=”#map”/>
<map name=”map” id=”map”>
<area shape=”poly” cords=”322,126,311,130,305,134,305,137,297” href=”university-locater.html#lendu/>
<area shape =”poly” cords=”283,163,273,163,263,168”
href=”university-locater.html#alor gajah”/>
…
</map>
<ul id=”map-navgation”>
<il><a href=”university-locater.html#lendu”>Lendu</a></il>
<il><a href=”university-locater.html#alor gajah”>Lendu</a></il>
</ul>
Using the same longdesc technique we saw earlier , we can link the image map to an unordered list containing a text link navigation alternative.
There are nice alternatives to old –school image maps that provide users with more features, and deliver content in a way that is naturally search engine friendly.
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