Does google index pages with hidden divs?

Question

I am starting to redesign and develop a site that contains a lot of text and I am thinking of ways to organize the information on the site so that it looks cleaner. On some

Answer 1

Aparently yes.

Nothing escapes the eye of sauron.

Answer 2

Poe's idea of using an "off stage" div (negative position) is widely used and is as well known to the Google bot as a div with display:hidden or visibility:none.

Here's how to do it:

Have all of your objects totally displayed and completely visible and right on stage in your HTML code, just as Google wants.... but THEN... have your javascript onload event apply the positioning that you want in the browser client.

The result... perfect SEO, and a perfect experience for the visitor.