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This tour of X requires iframes. If you cannot see the tour then please go to the <a href="[URL]">[Page Name] on Panoramic Earth.</a>
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Is this highlighted link likely to be indexed by the search engines (SEs), and will it be treated as a link back to the site in terms of site ranking purposes? What do SEs do now with iframes and the content they display?
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Is this highlighted link likely to be indexed by the search engines (SEs)?
Yes it is. It falls within the area that is defined for "alternative content" and is treated as so.
And will it be treated as a link back to the site in terms of site ranking purposes?
I'm thinking a link within an <iframe> that goes offsite would present some potential issues. First off, the user is probably going to get a warning that they are being redirected across frames and do they wish to continue.
Second, I don't think that link would have the same value as if it were outside of the frameset. You could add a line above the frameset that allows them to view that resource "outside of the frame".
What do SEs do now with iframes and the content they display?
<iframe>Alternative content here.</iframe>16.5 Inline frames: the IFRAME element
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The information to be inserted inline is designated by the src attribute of this element. The contents of the IFRAME element, on the other hand, should only be displayed by user agents that do not support frames or are configured not to display frames.
That would be a bot. So, whatever you have between those opening <iframe> and closing </iframe> elements is whats available for indexing. But, because of exploits which occur in framed environments, I'd be concerned about using <iframe>s with third party content.
Hey, we surely didn't mean to let this one slip into oblivion. Hope you're still around?
