Making my AJAX powered WordPress Crawlable

Specifically AVOID using “hashbang” (“!#”) in order to make AJAX powered WordPress sites crawlable.

You really don’t want to use the “hashbang” method on a WordPress site.

The “!#” is more like a hacky patch for sites that cannot provide a static analog to it’s AJAX version. Its use in general is not recommended by Google unless no alternative is available.

There is no benefit to implementing a hashbang system in WordPress. A front-end AJAX solution for WordPress should work around the existing url scheme (no hash, no bang).

Summary: WordPress is naturally crawlable; simply don’t break it using hash-bangs.

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