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Huge confusion about javascript, frame or i frame

by anushka123
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Hi, guys

I have heard that JavaScript, frame or i frame is not good for seo. So, I just want to know, why Google don't like all this.
#confusion #frame #huge #javascript
  • Profile picture of the author nettiapina
    Frames or iframes are splitting the document in chunks. In the worst case there's no content on the actual page, but it's somewhere else. Google either indexes the frame content, or nothing at all.

    Javascript may load content after page load, or change the page after user interaction. However, you can use Javascript in so many ways that you'd need to look at the implementation to see if it's causing problems.
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    • Profile picture of the author paulgl
      Forget frames. That's 1997 and so outdated, it's not even funny.
      Frames are extinct in 2014.

      Google looks at the page that contains the iframe.

      Javascripts are pretty worthless too, for SEO. That is, what they
      do or spit out. Google is not going to run some javascript just
      because they say they might in rare cases. Those rare cases
      are like unicorns.

      But javascripts can speed up or slow down your website. That
      might, in a very slight way, effect something.

      Nothing beats title, h1, and plain text.

      Getting back to your question. Except for frames, neither javascript
      or iframes are good or bad for your website. Not doing anything for
      or against SEO is really the vanilla answer. Both iframes and
      javscript have their place on the internet. Not helping SEO does not
      mean it's hurting.

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  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    There's nothing wrong with frames or javascript, they both have a purpose for SEO If you understand how to use them the correct way as far as SEO goes.

    Example, If I didn't want Google to use some on-page text, link or whatever, use complicated javascript. If I wanted Google to follow that same link or read that same text I would simply use basic HTML.

    Even embedded Youtube videos use iframes, yep, still happening in 2014.

    On the other hand, If you had a CMS theme that was bloated with javascript nav links just to make the site look pretty, well, that sucks as far as SEO.

    Understand how each thing works (ex: HTML, javascript, frames, etc...) & SEO gets easier. Comparing a live web page to a Google Cache (text version) can help reverse engineer what Google is looking at (plain text).
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    • Profile picture of the author nettiapina
      Originally Posted by yukon View Post

      Even embedded Youtube videos use iframes, yep, still happening in 2014.
      That's a good use for an iframe. The video is hosted elsewhere so iframe is very straightforward way to include it on your site. The same goes for all sorts of 3rd party apps such as event lists, calculators, and enrollment/appointment forms. In these cases there's usually no need to have the iframe contents appear as a part of the site from spiders point of view.
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