Intrepid Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 So when you use the <blockquote> element, you can put a "cite" attribute, and a web address as a value. e.g., <blockquote cite="http:.en.wikipedia......> But when you look at it as a webpage, it doesnt display the web address or have any other way to access it apart from viewing the page source. So, I was wondering what is the main purpose of adding the citation? My guess is its more for the SEO, or is there another reason for having it. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tejasamrute Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 It is purely for SEO.....but there is always a fear to use too much cite as google may take it as duplicate content and may affect your site ranking.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intrepid Posted December 2, 2014 Author Share Posted December 2, 2014 Interesting. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolverine Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 And here I was thinking it was for such things as giving appropriate credit when you Cited something in a Academic Paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingolme Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 It's not intended primarily for SEO. It is just an attribute that tells where the quotation comes from. The fact that browsers decided not to show anything is just a design choice by the browser vendors themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valenciajoshua Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 The cite attribute specifies the source of a quotation. Tip: It's a good habit to always add the source of a quotation, if any. The cite attribute does not render as anything special in any of the major browsers, but it can be used by search engines to get more information about the quotation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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