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by ds_ 13y ago
It doesnt crawl (although I will offer this soon) but it doesnt require entering any domains or sitemaps like the other options (easier to configure). You just submit your top level domain and let google do the crawling.
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by ds_ 13y ago
I'm using crawlspa for crawlspa, you can see how google has indexed the homepage: https://www.google.com/#q=crawlspa+ajax from http://crawlspa.com?_escaped_fragment_=
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by ds_ 13y ago
Apologies, I wanted to validate the idea before I invested much more. I will surely improve the design moving forwards.
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by ds_ 13y ago
Thanks, that's great. And yes, I have considered it. Actually, I've had that suggested before - a number of developers have said they would have liked it for their last client.
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by ds_ 13y ago
Understood - so I should clearly state that crawlers can't usually see AJAX content and that this will allow them to see and index it, leading to more search engine traffic. I was cautious of spelling out the obvious, I didn't wa
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by ds_ 13y ago
> developers who would like a quick solution for seo until they have time to address it in more detail later" Makes sense. I'd hope that the price is low enough that they decide it's not worth ever having their own setup.
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by ds_ 13y ago
2 is just a generalization of 1 and 3. To expand on 4, currently I display how many crawler requests were made and the average response time. If I were to further invest, I'd split these metrics by path requested and have it available
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by ds_ 13y ago
It shouldn't, because the crawler should only see your server (your server stands in front of crawlspa as a proxy). If you don't have access to your server config and redirect in the code, then it's possible.
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by ds_ 13y ago
Thanks, will try to make it clearer. I think the value proposition is this: 1) You can configure it in minutes, whereas it may take a competent developer several hours to set this up on your own servers (possibly $100s in wages = several ye
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by ds_ 13y ago
Updated, thanks.
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by ds_ 13y ago
Angular people try to avoid the extra dependency whenever possible, as most things can be accomplished with jqLite. Beginners often use jQuery when there is a 'more angular way'.
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by ds_ 13y ago
So you would prefer a round $4? I didn't concentrate much on the problem it solves and how it saves time, partly because I thought that if you don't know the problem, you're not the target market. I'm starting to reconsi
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by ds_ 13y ago
The feedback I got was mostly from other developers (perhaps not my target market). They actually suggested I target wordpress theme-makers and the like, potentially it could be marketed next to ajax-heavy themes for non-technical people.
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by ds_ 13y ago
Yes, if you are competent to build a quality single-page app you are more than likely competent to set something like this up yourself. I was trying to offer it at a price point where it just wouldn't be worth the trouble and to add m
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by ds_ 13y ago
It's http://crawlspa.com . I'm interested if anyone has any rules of thumb along the lines of "well, I didn't get a), b) or c), so I'm not going to invest any more time in this".
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Ask HN: When to give up?
17 points by ds_ 13y ago|49 comments
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Ionic – A front-end framework for developing hybrid mobile apps in HTML5(ionicframework.com)
178 points by ds_ 13y ago|88 comments
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by ds_ 13y ago
Thanks, I was hoping I wouldn't have to make changes to the js which makes upgrading a headache. I'm probably better off writing my own angular directive.
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by ds_ 13y ago
Can anyone tell me how to make a split button / dropdown that goes upwards (dropup)? This is one thing bootstrap has which I've been missing in foundation.
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by ds_ 13y ago
It would depend how you're serving the static pages. How did you do a fair comparison of a non-ajax/ajax site?
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by ds_ 13y ago
I don't think it will, ideally you need to recognise _escaped_fragment_ requests at the server level and respond appropriately.
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by ds_ 13y ago
You should be pre-rendering them, since a long wait to first byte negatively impacts SEO. Google suggests this https://developers.google.com/webmasters/ajax-crawling/docs/... . I recently launched http:/
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by ds_ 13y ago
I recently launched a service which addresses (1) [ http://crawlspa.com ]. An example page usually rendered with javascript: http://crawlspa.com/?_escaped_fragment_=dashboard .
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Show HN: Make your single page app crawlable by Google with a simple redirect.(crawlspa.com)
5 points by ds_ 13y ago|0 comments
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Show HN: Make your single page app crawlable by Google with a simple redirect(crawlspa.com)
2 points by ds_ 13y ago|0 comments
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by ds_ 13y ago
Is there a current build anywhere or do I have to build it myself?
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by ds_ 13y ago
We still use miles in the UK too.
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by ds_ 13y ago
The docs are fine. There can always be improvements, but it isn't orders of magnitude worse than other frameworks as people persistently claim.
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by ds_ 13y ago
Are you including the time it takes to open whatever applications you need to be productive?
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by ds_ 13y ago
I may have been naive and I won't make the same mistake again. However, most people are used to trials expiring and being forced to explicitly upgrade to continue using X product. This practice seems scammy because it is something unex

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