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Frames or NO-Frames?
A frame page usually consists of
three or more web site pages. A typical framed web site includes a navigation
system contained in one frame on the left, a content page contained in
a frame on the right and a third page surrounding these two pages to hold
the entire site together. When links are clicked in the left frame, the
content in the right frame changes while the left frame stays the same.
Advantages:
- 1. Frames will make the site
easier to navigate and maintain the site for future updates and adding
pages.
- 2. Frames will allow additional
content to be added to the site much easier and at reduced costs.
Disadvantages:
- 1. Some search engines have
a difficult time indexing web pages for relevancy. This can be partially
solved using complex JavaScripts, but not solved completely, resulting
in a loss of potential web site traffic.
- 2. IE 3.0 does not read JavaScript
so there is a chance that a small percentage of your web viewers may
encounter pages that have no navigation contained on the page. Internet
statistics show us that there is still a 10% user base of Internet Explorer
3.0.
- 3. All 2.0 browsers and under
cannot read frames pages. Internet statistics show us there is less
than 1% of the users who are still using 2.0 and under browsers.
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