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If the main content of a page is loaded only after a user clicks and is not present in the initial HTML, Googlebot will not see it. Clickable elements must be actual links with HREF pointing to URLs containing the content, or the content must be loaded in the HTML even if it is visually hidden.
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TL;DR
Googlebot ignores content that is loaded only after a user clicks if it's absent from the initial HTML. Use HREF links for URLs or load the content in the HTML even if it's hidden.
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