: Directory Website - How to limit links for good SEO? I am working on a business directory website. It basically has the following structure. Service Type Page - www.example.com/service-name/ State

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I am working on a business directory website. It basically has the following structure.

Service Type Page - example.com/service-name/
State Page - example.com/service-name/california/
City Page - example.com/service-name/california/san-jose
I am planning to use Select2 JS library for autocomplete search and select of cities from the state page.

I am not sure, how much of javascript code can google read on a page these days. So, I am worried that google might see these filters as links because these drop down items are actually links generated through javascript.

Now, there are over 600 cities in California. I know having 600 links on a page is definitely not a good idea. So, what's the best way to provide users with filters without getting penalized by the search engines (google) for having too many links on the page?

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I am not asking how to index 600 city pages in google. I know I have to submit a sitemap for that. I am asking how to show the city filter to users (with large dataset) so they can choose their city out of say 600 cities without google reading these filter links and penalizing the page for having too many links. Also, I don't care much about visitors with javascript disabled for this filter.

Javascript Code

<script src="http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/select2/4.0.0/js/select2.min.js"></script>
<script>
if ($('#searchBox').length){
$("#searchBox").select2();
var optionValues = ["ACAMPO","ACTON","ADELANTO","AGOURA","AGOURA HILLS","AGUA DULCE","AGUANGA","AHWAHNEE","ALAMEDA","ALAMO","ALBANY","ALBION","ALHAMBRA","ALISO VIEJO","ALLENSWORTH","ALPAUGH","ALPINE","ALTA","ALTA LOMA","ALTADENA","ALTURAS","ALVISO","AMERICAN CANYON","ANAHEIM","ANDERSON","ANGELS CAMP","ANGWIN","ANNAPOLIS","ANTELOPE","ANTIOCH","ANZA","APPLE VALLEY","APTOS","ARBUCKLE","ARCADIA","ARCATA","ARLETA","ARMONA","ARNOLD","AROMAS","ARROYO GRANDE","ARTESIA","ARVIN","ATASCADERO","ATHERTON","ATWATER","AUBERRY","AUBURN","AVENAL","AVERY","AZUSA","BADGER","BAKER","BAKERSFIELD","BALDWIN PARK","BALLICO","BANGOR","BANNING","BARSTOW","BAY POINT","BAYSIDE","BEALE AFB","BEALE AIR FORCE BASE","BEAUMONT","BELL","BELL GARDENS","BELLA VISTA","BELLFLOWER","BELMONT","BEN LOMOND","BENICIA","BENTON","BERKELEY","BERMUDA DUNES","BERRY CREEK","BEVERLY HILLS","BIEBER","BIG BAR","BIG BEAR CITY","BIG BEAR LAKE","BIG BEND","BIG CREEK","BIG PINE","BIG SUR","BIGGS","BISHOP","BLOCKSBURG","BLOOMINGTON","BLUE LAKE","BLYTHE","BODEGA BAY","BOLINAS","BONITA","BONSALL","BOONVILLE","BORON","BORREGO SPRINGS","BOULDER CREEK","BOULEVARD","BRADLEY","BRAWLEY","BREA","BRENTWOOD","BRIDGEPORT","BRIDGEVILLE","BRISBANE","BROWNS VALLEY","BUELLTON","BUENA PARK","BURBANK","BURLINGAME","BURNEY","BURNT RANCH","BUTTONWILLOW","BYRON","CABAZON","CALABASAS","CALENTE","CALEXICO","CALIENTE","CALIFORNIA CITY","CALIFORNIA HOT SPRINGS","CALIMESA","CALIPATRIA","CALISTOGA","CAMARILLO","CAMBRIA","CAMERON PARK","CAMINO","CAMPBELL","CAMPO","CAMPTONVILLE","CANBY","CANOGA PARK","CANTUA CREEK","CANYON","CANYON COUNTRY","CAPISTRANO BEACH","CAPITOLA","CARDIFF-BY-THE-SEA","CARLOTTA","CARLSBAD","CARMEL","CARMEL VALLEY","CARMICHAEL","CARPINTERIA","CARSON","CARUTHERS","CASTAIC","CASTELLA","CASTIC","CASTRO VALLEY","CASTROVILLE","CATHEDRAL CITY","CATHEYS VALLEY","CAYUCOS","CAZADERO","CEDARVILLE","CERES","CERRITOS","CHALLENGE","CHATSWORTH","CHESTER","CHICO","CHINESE CAMP","CHINO","CHINO HILLS","CHOWCHILLA","CHUALAR","CHULA 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WELLS","INDIO","INGLEWOOD","INVERNESS","INYOKERN","IONE","IRVINE","ISLETON","IVANHOE","JACKSON","JACUMBA","JAMESTOWN","JAMUL","JANESVILLE","JOHANNESBURG","JOSHUA TREE","JULIAN","JUNCTION CITY","JURUPA VALLEY","KELSEYVILLE","KENSINGTON","KENTFIELD","KENWOOD","KERMAN","KERNVILLE","KETTLEMAN CITY","KEYES","KING CITY","KINGS BEACH","KINGSBURG","KINGVALE","KLAMATH","KNEELAND","KNIGHTS FERRY","KNIGHTS LANDING","KNIGHTSEN","KORBEL","KYBURZ","LA CANADA","LA CRESCENTA","LA GRANGE","LA HABRA","LA HONDA","LA JOLLA","LA MESA","LA MIRADA","LA PALMA","LA PUENTE","LA QUINTA","LA SELVA BEACH","LA VERNE","LADERA RANCH","LAFAYETTE","LAGUNA BEACH","LAGUNA HILLS","LAGUNA NIGUEL","LAKE ARROWHEAD","LAKE ELSINORE","LAKE FOREST","LAKE HUGHES","LAKE ISABELLA","LAKE VIEW TERRACE","LAKEPORT","LAKESIDE","LAKEVIEW TERRACE","LAKEWOOD","LAMONT","LANCASTER","LANDERS","LARKSPUR","LAS FLORES","LATHROP","LATON","LAWNDALE","LAYTONVILLE","LE GRAND","LEBEC","LEE VINING","LEGGETT","LEMON COVE","LEMON 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HELENA","STANFORD","STANTON","STEVENSON RANCH","STEVINSON","STEWARTS POINT","STOCKTON","STONYFORD","STRATFORD","STRATHMORE","STUDIO CITY","SUISUN","SUISUN CITY","SUMMERLAND","SUN CITY","SUN VALLEY","SUNLAND","SUNNYVALE","SUNOL","SUSANVILLE","SUTTER","SUTTER CREEK","SYLMAR","TAFT","TAHOE CITY","TARZANA","TAYLORSVILLE","TECOPA","TEHACHAPI","TEMECULA","TEMPLE CITY","TEMPLETON","TERMO","TERRA BELLA","THERMAL","THORNTON","THOUSAND OAKS","THOUSAND PALMS","THREE RIVERS","TIBURON","TIPTON","TOLLHOUSE","TOMALES","TOPANGA","TORRANCE","TRABUCO CANYON","TRACY","TRANQUILLITY","TRAVER","TRAVIS AFB","TRES PINOS","TRINIDAD","TRINITY CENTER","TRONA","TRUCKEE","TUJUNGA","TULARE","TULELAKE","TUOLUMNE","TUPMAN","TURLOCK","TUSTIN","TWAIN HARTE","TWENTYNINE PALMS","TWIN PEAKS","TWO HARBORS","UKIAH","UNION CITY","UPLAND","UPPER LAKE","VACAVILLE","VALENCIA","VALINDA","VALLECITO","VALLEJO","VALLEY CENTER","VALLEY GLEN","VALLEY HOME","VALLEY SPRINGS","VALLEY VILLAGE","VAN NUYS","VANDENBERG AFB","VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE","VENICE","VENTURA","VICTOR","VICTORVILLE","VILLA PARK","VINA","VISALIA","VISTA","WALNUT","WALNUT CREEK","WALNUT GROVE","WALNUT PARK","WALNUT VALLEY","WARNER SPRINGS","WASCO","WASHINGTON","WATERFORD","WATSONVILLE","WEAVERVILLE","WEED","WEIMAR","WELDON","WEOTT","WEST COVINA","WEST HILLS","WEST HOLLYWOOD","WEST LOS ANGELES","WEST POINT","WEST SACRAMENTO","WESTLAKE VILLAGE","WESTLEY","WESTMINSTER","WESTMORLAND","WESTWOOD","WHEATLAND","WHITETHORN","WHITMORE","WHITTIER","WILDOMAR","WILLIAMS","WILLITS","WILLOW CREEK","WILLOWS","WILMINGTON","WILTON","WINCHESTER","WINDSOR","WINNETKA","WINTERHAVEN","WINTERS","WINTON","WLANUT PARK","WOODLAKE","WOODLAND","WOODLAND HILLS","WOODSIDE","WOODY","WRIGHTWOOD","YERINGTON","YERMO","YETTEM","YOLO","YORBA LINDA","YOSEMITE","YOUNTVILLE","YREKA","YUBA CITY","YUCAIPA","YUCCA VALLEY","ZENIA"];
var option = '';
for (var i=0;i<optionValues.length;i++){
var link = 'http://example.com/service-type/california/';
link = link+optionValues[i].replace(/s+/g, '-').toLowerCase();
// console.log("link:"+link);
option += '<option value="'+ link + '">' + optionValues[i] + '</option>';
}
$('#searchBox').append(option);
}
</script>

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