Comments on: The Return of the <noscript> http://ikeif.net/2008/11/23/return-noscript/ iKeif.net - Web developer, father, and brewer. Sat, 05 Jun 2010 04:20:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: keif http://ikeif.net/2008/11/23/return-noscript/comment-page-1/#comment-210 keif Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:01:52 +0000 http://ikeif.net/?p=353#comment-210 I'm inclined to agree - the <noscript> gives analytics the ability to track no matter what, and it falls into the "with great power comes great responsibility" category.</noscript> I’m inclined to agree – the

]]> By: George Walters http://ikeif.net/2008/11/23/return-noscript/comment-page-1/#comment-209 George Walters Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:30:18 +0000 http://ikeif.net/?p=353#comment-209 Keith, I completely agree with you on this one with one caveat. There are valid uses of the noscript tag but most sites definitely use this tag for purposes it should not be used for. The most obvious use of this tag would be for tracking analytic data. Even if you cannot get all of the good details you can by using JavaScript, you at least get a small portion of information to know a page hit had occurred by use of the noscript tag and, in most cases, a simple image call. Keith,

I completely agree with you on this one with one caveat. There are valid uses of the noscript tag but most sites definitely use this tag for purposes it should not be used for. The most obvious use of this tag would be for tracking analytic data. Even if you cannot get all of the good details you can by using JavaScript, you at least get a small portion of information to know a page hit had occurred by use of the noscript tag and, in most cases, a simple image call.

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