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Will Googlebot read microformat data inserted via javascript?

I've already tried Google's Microformats Testing Tool, but it's not clear to me that it works the same way as Googlebot - it seems reasonable that Googlebot would have more options than a simple web testing tool.

So I'm wondering - does anyone have any real experience in successfully getting a Googlebot to parse microformat data inserted via javascript (e.g. external script via document.write).

Any reputable source would be great. I am now completely flying on this. Thank!

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Google crawler will not execute Javascript on the page. Your microformat is not written or interpreted by Googlebot.



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We need to update this answer. Ned's answer was correct at the time, but Google can now do JS and AJAX , according to SearchEngineLand, which I mean yes, microdata will be read by GoogleBot if generated in Javascript.



Sorry, I have no real life experience yet. I just get microdata 3 years after @tbarkow, but SearchEngineLand has always been pretty reliable. It's the same with SearchEngineWatch .

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