Should I use I-Frames or Not?

Hey, I have hopefully a pretty simple question. I am puting together a site and want to include a simple machines forum into my site main page (it would appear in the column to the right). http://classexams.com/illusivetest/

The question is, should I use an iFrame to do this, or should I attempt to #include it somehow via php, javascript loads,etc.

What is the best way to go about this, and if I do use iFrames how would I remove the scrollbar on it?

 

scrolling=no

Wether you should use one or not depends on if you want search engines to find the links to the forum posts, which it won't do in an iframe.

See if SMF have a thread in their support forums that will allow you to do #include (which is the better option)

 

iframes should be a last resort, if that.

 

iframes = bad. stay away at all cost. very few major sites use iframes.

 

well if you have no choice, besides there are other site that use frames and have a good rankings...

 

You should avoid FRAMES, but IFRAMES are not too bad. And if the iFrame is from other site you're keeping most of your PR: you have only one outbound link, and not all the links inside the iframe.

Example:

<iframe frameborder="0" [B]scrolling="no"[/B] src="other_page.html" width="xxx" height="yyy"></iframe>

Code (markup):

 

Stay away from IFRAME's. There are so many other, nicer ways.

 

Thanks for the input I really appreciate it, I am looking into a method in which I try to include it in and see if I can make this work. It's just the CSS file on the forum seems to interfere with some of my CSS settings, so I might have to customize the SMF forum, we'll see though.

- joe

 

Well! Buddy IFRAME! is not recommendable by many of webmasters and SEO! because it's doesn't give any page strength for your frames! Be Aware of this thing also

 

I got it to work without iFrames, (enthusiastically said ->)yeah! I Read a tutorial on integration and it worked out well.

http://classexams.com/smf_1-1-3_install/index.php

=)

 

dont use iframes. stay away

 

I wouldn't use Iframes personally or professionally(except for opt-in)

 

agree stay away from i=frames..

 

Man why are you using Iframes???

Just edit the template of the forum you using. You can make a page link the same one you are using.

 

What do you want to do with the iframes?

If you want scrolling, you can do it with divs

My advice : Better stay away from frames and iframes

Cheers

 

But is is not possible to put contents from other pages with div tags and CSS.

Thats why every one still goes for IFrames. Because IFrames works without any supporting server or platform... Works with almost all the browsers.

 

I used to think iframes are cool but now I think divs/css are better!

 

Read my previous post..

that proves IFRAMES are better than Div and CSS.

 

For SEO, stay away from frames.

 

well yeah, I think you're right but what I mean is I like doing divs and CSS more than using iframes, maybe because it's not SEO friendly.