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{{Short description|Methods for indexing the Internet}}
{{Short description|Methods for indexing the Internet}}
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'''Web indexing''', or '''Internet indexing''', comprises methods for indexing the contents of a [[website]] or of the [[Internet]] as a whole. Individual websites or [[intranet]]s may use a [[back-of-the-book index]], while [[search engines]] usually use keywords and [[Metadata (computing)|metadata]] to provide a more useful vocabulary for Internet or onsite searching. With the increase in the number of [[periodical]]s that have articles online, web indexing is also becoming important for periodical websites.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Web Crawlers:Indexing the Web|url = https://webbrowsersintroduction.com/}}</ref>
'''Web indexing''', or '''Internet indexing''', comprises methods for indexing the contents of a [[website]] or of the [[Internet]] as a whole. Individual websites or [[intranet]]s may use a [[back-of-the-book index]], while [[search engines]] usually use keywords and [[Metadata (computing)|metadata]] to provide a more useful vocabulary for Internet or onsite searching. With the increase in the number of [[periodical]]s that have articles online, web indexing is also becoming important for periodical websites.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Web Crawlers:Indexing the Web|url = https://webbrowsersintroduction.com/|access-date = 2021-03-23|archive-date = 2021-12-06|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211206205907/https://webbrowsersintroduction.com/|url-status = dead}}</ref>


Back-of-the-book-style web indexes may be called "web site A-Z indexes".<ref name=kundu>{{Cite book|title = Advanced Computing, Networking and Informatics- Volume 1: Advanced Computing and Informatics Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Advanced Computing, Networking and Informatics (ICACNI-2014)|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=qjwqBAAAQBAJ|publisher = Springer|date = 2014-05-26|isbn = 9783319073538|language = en|first1 = Malay Kumar|last1 = Kundu|first2 = Durga Prasad|last2 = Mohapatra|first3 = Amit|last3 = Konar|first4 = Aruna|last4 = Chakraborty}}</ref> The implication with "A-Z" is that there is an alphabetical browse view or interface. This interface differs from that of a browse through layers of hierarchical categories (also known as a [[Taxonomy (general)|taxonomy]]) which are not necessarily alphabetical, but are also found on some web sites. Although an A-Z index could be used to index multiple sites, rather than the multiple pages of a single site, this is unusual.
Back-of-the-book-style web indexes may be called "web site A-Z indexes".<ref name=kundu>{{Cite book|title = Advanced Computing, Networking and Informatics- Volume 1: Advanced Computing and Informatics Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Advanced Computing, Networking and Informatics (ICACNI-2014)|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=qjwqBAAAQBAJ|publisher = Springer|date = 2014-05-26|isbn = 9783319073538|language = en|first1 = Malay Kumar|last1 = Kundu|first2 = Durga Prasad|last2 = Mohapatra|first3 = Amit|last3 = Konar|first4 = Aruna|last4 = Chakraborty}}</ref> The implication with "A-Z" is that there is an alphabetical browse view or interface. This interface differs from that of a browse through layers of hierarchical categories (also known as a [[Taxonomy (general)|taxonomy]]) which are not necessarily alphabetical, but are also found on some web sites. Although an A-Z index could be used to index multiple sites, rather than the multiple pages of a single site, this is unusual.
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* [[Information architecture]]
* [[Information architecture]]
* [[Search engine optimization]]
* [[Search engine optimization]]
* [[On-page factors|On-page]] Optimization
* [[Google Search Console|Google Webmaster]]  
* [[Google Search Console|Google Webmaster]]  
* [[Site map]]
* [[Site map]]
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*''Beyond Book Indexing: How to Get Started in Web Indexing, Embedded Indexing, and Other Computer-Based Media'', edited by Marilyn Rowland and Diane Brenner, American Society of Indexers, Info Today, Inc, NJ, 2000, {{ISBN|1-57387-081-1}}
*''Beyond Book Indexing: How to Get Started in Web Indexing, Embedded Indexing, and Other Computer-Based Media'', edited by Marilyn Rowland and Diane Brenner, American Society of Indexers, Info Today, Inc, NJ, 2000, {{ISBN|1-57387-081-1}}
* [http://www.eprodoffice.com/Shhh/abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.htm An example of an Internet Index A-Z]
* [http://www.eprodoffice.com/Shhh/abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.htm An example of an Internet Index A-Z]
{{Internet search}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
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[[Category:Internet search algorithms]]
[[Category:Internet search algorithms]]
[[Category:Index (publishing)]]
[[Category:Index (publishing)]]


4. [https://www.aoneseoservice.com/blog/what-is-website-indexing/ What is Website Indexing?]
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Latest revision as of 03:25, 10 October 2025

Template:Short description Template:More footnotes Web indexing, or Internet indexing, comprises methods for indexing the contents of a website or of the Internet as a whole. Individual websites or intranets may use a back-of-the-book index, while search engines usually use keywords and metadata to provide a more useful vocabulary for Internet or onsite searching. With the increase in the number of periodicals that have articles online, web indexing is also becoming important for periodical websites.[1]

Back-of-the-book-style web indexes may be called "web site A-Z indexes".[2] The implication with "A-Z" is that there is an alphabetical browse view or interface. This interface differs from that of a browse through layers of hierarchical categories (also known as a taxonomy) which are not necessarily alphabetical, but are also found on some web sites. Although an A-Z index could be used to index multiple sites, rather than the multiple pages of a single site, this is unusual.

Metadata web indexing involves assigning keywords, description or phrases to web pages or web sites within a metadata tag (or "meta-tag") field, so that the web page or web site can be retrieved with a list. This method is commonly used by search engine indexing.[3]

See also

Further reading

  • Beyond Book Indexing: How to Get Started in Web Indexing, Embedded Indexing, and Other Computer-Based Media, edited by Marilyn Rowland and Diane Brenner, American Society of Indexers, Info Today, Inc, NJ, 2000, Template:ISBN
  • An example of an Internet Index A-Z

References

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