iframes - Best Choice or Not?! - Webmaster Forums - Webmaster forum for HTML, PHP, ASP, CSS and more

madison · 03-04-2008, 01:45 PM

I am building a web site with an FAQ page. For doing this FAQ page I am planning to use iframes. I thought of going with iframes because one iframe would help me finish this whole job. However, I hear that people don't usually prefer using iframes. Why is this? I would like to know the drawbacks associated with iframes. Also, can anyone suggest an equivalent technology that I can use to complete my FAQ?

dxlwebs · 03-10-2008, 03:25 AM

Well i don't know about others but i am not a fan of iframes they are not that useful unless you are only using html, now a days with ajax and php there isn't much that you can't do if you are a beginner i recommend going to a scripts site and just downloading a FAQ system that you can integrate into your website and get full support.

there are hundreds of systems with a free FAQ script on there site and its easy to control!

Before spending hours trying to create your own FAQ give a script a chance it saves time!

p.s. remember to only integrate scripts into a demo version of your site before adding it to your real site just in case anything goes wrong!

xJennax · 03-10-2008, 03:49 AM

Iframes are generally not search-engine friendly which is the main reason people don't use them.

awatson · 03-10-2008, 10:47 AM

I have a hard time thinking of of a good reason to use an iframe - you could just put the content in a fixed height div with and set it to "overflow: scroll" in the css to get a similar effect without the problems with iframes like SEO unfriendliness, analytics issues, usability, etc.

roje0913 · 03-12-2008, 04:24 PM

I agree, much better ways to accomplish what your trying to do without using frames.

bogs · 03-12-2008, 06:56 PM

i prefer not.. when it comes to seo... but it still depends on how to use.. there some site that use frames but still have a good rankings..