Since you asked.....why haven't you deleted it and gone back to see what happens?

There is nothing good, really, for using iframes when it comes to seo.

That does not mean they are bad either.

Iframes in and of themselves are not bad. Google promotes the use in various endeavors.

Are you sure it's the iframe? How were you gathering leads before? Why would you change to an iframe?

Paul

Hi Paul,

Thanks for the reply, well like you I wasn't 100% it was the iFrame... We built a local services site and collected leads with a real time ping/post integration to lead buyers.

So ya not sure what did, but the site was great for us for almost 2 years.

Do you think reaching to Google via Webmaster is worth it or we could just reupload files to a new domain on a new server.

Cheers

I sincerely doubt the iFrame, itself, is causing the issue unless there is some sort of malicious code embedded in it. Believe me, if it was something truly heinous, there would be a "love note" in Google Search Console which leads me to believe there is no malicious code. It is far more likely to be some other no-no you committed that an algorithm picked up.

Like Paul said, the best way to find out if it is the iFrame is to remove it and see what happens. I certainly wouldn't move to a whole new domain until you know the answer to that question as well as what caused the problem and if it is recoverable. If it is something on-site, uploading the same stuff to a new place would create the same problem.

The iframe has nothing to do with your site/pages missing from a site:domain.com search.

Google will index and cache entire pages that only consist of an iframe. The cache/text version will be a blank page but the cache source code will show the iframe code.

Iframes may not be properly parsed by the search engines at times, which rather means that you`d better not use it for any valuable content; search engines may fail to index some of the content and rank you lower as a result. But it`s highly unlikely you can get penalized or something for an Iframe. Especially get de-indexed. Are you sure there were no other changes that might have caused any indexation issues directly?

The google will always index cache blankpages that containing i frame ..This is the actual indexing strategy of google..

Thanks everyone for your replies, this is such a big help. I have my SEO guy on it now, I'm passing this info along to him now. Will keep you posted.

Also I have bought some links on Konker.io - But they came highly recommended...could be it as well. Just the timing, like 10 days after we added the iFrame.

Thanks again!

Well, konker is okay. Just like craigslist, ebay, fiverr, etc.

It's what someone might be selling. If someone sold junk that could hurt you, and you bought it,...well..word to the wise.

I would never buy anything where I opened up my site to potential knuckleheads. The potential for getting a knucklehead is great.

Paul

I will keep an eye out for the knuckleheads, ha...thanks

https://support.google.com/webmaster...er/34445?hl=en

Seems to be the problem... thanks again guys!

I dont think iframe plays any role in SEO. Something else might have triggered the problem