Can I use div instead of iframe?
It is able to integrate itself on the webpage using a div instead of an iframe when using IE. (Unfortunately it akways uses iframe for Gecko.) Having the editor integrate on the webage using div is huge convenience since it then perfectly integrates with the page’s CSS rules.
Is iframes deprecated?
IFrames are not obsolete, but the reasons for using them are rare. Using IFrames to serve your own content creates a “wall” around accessing the content in that area. For crawlers like Google, It’s not immediately clear that cotent in an iframe will be ranked as highly as if the content were simply part of the page.
What can I use instead of frames in HTML5?
O iframe : You can use the “cousin” of , , which in addition to HTML5, has gained some new attributes. With iframe , normal HTML can be used on the page, at the same time as iframe placed in body . iframes can be styled with CSS to position and occupy the desired size, behaving like any block element.
Are iframes responsive?
The iframe itself (‘the box’) can be responsive. But everything inside the iframe is a separate page, and therefore not in the domain of your CSS nor JS.
Should we still use iframes?
Google recommends refraining from creating iframes. At there Webmasters Help Forum, Google clearly stated that iframes may cause problems for them: IFrames are sometimes used to display content on web pages. Content displayed via iFrames may not be indexed and available to appear in Google’s search results.
Are HTML frames obsolete?
Frames have been deemed obsolete by the W3C in HTML5. The reasoning given for this is that frames create usability and accessibility issues.
Is iframe a security risk?
The iFrame contains a malicious form that can lead the user to submit sensitive information. This threat can be solved by using sandbox with removing allow-forms . The iFrame may unintentionally download malware to the user’s computer.
Is there a better alternative to the iframe?
In which case the iframe can be the MUCH easier alternative. As others have mentioned you can also use the embed tag and the object tag but that’s not necessarily more advanced or newer than the iframe. HTML5 has gone more in the direction of adopting web APIs to get information from cross domains.
Is there an HTML5 equivalent of the element?
No, there isn’t an equivalent. The element is still valid in HTML5. Depending on what exact interaction you need there might be different APIs. For example there’s the postMessage method which allows you to achieve cross domain javascript interaction.
Is it possible to display cross domain content in an iframe?
But if you want to display cross domain HTML contents (styled with CSS and made interactive with javascript) iframe stays as a good way to do. Show activity on this post. object is an easy alternative in HTML5: As currently, StackOverflow has turned off support for showing external URL contents, run code snippet is not showing anything.