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Hello Guys,
i knew about flash content, which is not seo friendly, but some people said to me that using iframe itself cause seo.

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Short answer: iframes are not an automatic SEO “poison,” but they embed a separate HTML document (a nested browsing context) so the text and links inside that embedded page are normally treated as the embedded page—not the parent page. That is why and recommended avoiding them for core content, and why ’s “use carefully” advice is sensible. (mdn2.netlify.app)

Practical rules you can apply right away:

  • Never put your primary page copy or target keywords only inside an iframe; host that text in the parent HTML.
  • If you control the embedded page and want it indexed only when embedded, Google supports the indexifembedded robots directive (used together with noindex) on the embedded page. Example: 
    <meta name="googlebot" content="noindex,indexifembedded" />

    Use this only when you understand the indexing tradeoffs; otherwise the embedded URL remains the canonical source. (developers.google.com)

Performance, accessibility and crawlability tips:

  • Iframes add extra requests and can hurt Core Web Vitals; lazy-load them (loading="lazy") or use a click-to-load thumbnail for videos/maps.
  • Give embedded frames a descriptive title for screen readers and provide a plain-HTML summary plus a crawlable link to the embedded resource so bots and users can reach the content without relying on the iframe.
  • If SEO matters, prefer server-side includes or render the content in the parent page instead of embedding it. (developers.google.com)

Bottom line: use iframes for widgets, third-party tools, or non-critical embeds (maps, players, widgets). Do not rely on them for the main content you want to rank—make that content part of the parent page or ensure the embedded page’s indexing behavior is explicitly controlled. This reconciles the points raised by , , and while giving a clear, implementable approach.

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Member Avatar for mindstreak

As per google guidelines , it is better to have less number of iframes for a website since it could affect the seo process.

Member Avatar for advent_geek

As per google guidelines , it is better to have less number of iframes for a website since it could affect the seo process.

Thanks Mr.mindstreak

so better we should avoid the usage of iframe.

Member Avatar for samauden

Iframes or anmation should not be used for website if you want to have SEO for your website. The usage of it affects the rankings of your website in SERP'S.

Member Avatar for Kelly Burby

Well, here I would say things are little okay if you have used it wisely but if you have used to it hide your porblems then things could go wrong over here and its bad for your site. So, I would prefer the term "Okay" here!

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Thanks for your Valuable answers, thanks a lot guys

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