Comments on: Refresh Meta Tag - does it still have a place in optimisation? http://www.kenkai.com/seo-blog-article-99.htm Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:12:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Sudhakar Kodati http://www.kenkai.com/seo-blog-article-99.htm#comment-36 Sudhakar Kodati Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:23:54 +0000 http://www.kenkai.com/seo-blog-article-99.htm#comment-36 Thanks. Could I use Javascript in place of a meta refresh tag, in the footer? <strong>The Big Man replies:</strong> If you are redirecting to another site, no, use a 301 redirect. Using Javascript to redirect a page is unethical and won’t help optimisation anyway – it is also used in cloacking techniques. If it’s for a legitimate automatic refresh of a page, to update content, you can use javascript, or Ajax to achieve this – again, as long as it is not being used as a method of cloaking. You don't say why you need to use a meta refresh tag, if you let me know whay you need the tag, I'll try to give you the best options to consider. Thanks. Could I use Javascript in place of a meta refresh tag, in the footer?

The Big Man replies:

If you are redirecting to another site, no, use a 301 redirect. Using Javascript to redirect a page is unethical and won’t help optimisation anyway – it is also used in cloacking techniques.

If it’s for a legitimate automatic refresh of a page, to update content, you can use javascript, or Ajax to achieve this – again, as long as it is not being used as a method of cloaking. You don’t say why you need to use a meta refresh tag, if you let me know whay you need the tag, I’ll try to give you the best options to consider.

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