iFrame Links

Linking from an iframe

[dimo414]

I have a simple free website that I want to insert an iframe code into so that I can have the same navigation bar on each page, so that I don't have to do it for every page.

When I created the code
<iframe frameborder=0 width=90% src=file.htm></iframe>
it loads into the page just the way I want it, however, when I click a link inside the frame, it opens the page inside the same frame. So my question is, how can I make a link inside an iframe open in the original page?

Also, if there is a better way of doing this, other than iframes, I'd love to here it!

[encyclo]

Welcome to the forums dimo414!

In order to get the links within the iframe to load within the parent document, you need to specify this on the links themselves with the

target

attribute:

<a href="page.html" [b]target="_parent"[/b]>link to parent</a>

[dimo414]

Great, thank you so much for the help!

[dimo414]

Sorry, hit submit by accident.

So if I wanted to make a link, whether from a iframe or the parent page, open in an iframe, I simply say target="_iframe name"?

[tedster]

Right -- except if the link is in the iframed docment, then you don't need to add a target attribute. Doesn't hurt, but you don't need it.