Pages with frames

Learn what is checked in this report and how to fix any issues found

This report lists pages where frames have been found.

Why frames are problematic from an SEO perspective:

Frames are used to divide web pages into different areas, each with its own URL. Although search engines can recognize and index the individual pages (frames) of a frameset, this can often lead to problems.

The individual pages are then indexed without a header, navigation menu, or footer because they are accessible as separate URLs. This leads to a poor user experience, as the individual pages are not displayed within the actual frameset, but are instead taken out of context.

Since the introduction of HTML 5, frames are considered unwanted elements and should generally not be used anymore.

Alternatives to using frames:

A modern replacement for frames are iframes. These are often used to integrate external content such as tools, images, videos, and other media into your website that you can't provide on your own.

Note, however, that the content is usually not associated with the embedding page, as the source of the iframe is a separate resource/URL for search engines. Therefore, you should only use iframes to embed content if there is no other way to do so.

You can find more information on this in our wiki article on frames and framesets.