iFrame
The iFrame is basically an inline frame, an HTML element that loads a secondary page within the primary HTML document – in other words, another webpage within the parent page to load ads, videos, interactive content, and web analytics. It is written like this: <iFrame>, as it’s a tag. The child frame is a stand-alone browsing environment capable of loading its own JavaScript and CSS separately from the parent.
All major browsers support iFrame, and it is part of the newest HTML5 specifications. A new HTML doc is created by the browser when it comes across <iFrame>, though it is displayed to the user as a single page. This offers several benefits:
- iFrame is user-friendly and needs just a few lines of code, and external content can be embedded into the main web page.
- It enables displaying external content on the site without uploading it to your server, saving storage space and time.
- There is seamless integration of external content on your site, allowing users to interact with it like it’s part of the main page.
- You can access outside content from various domains, facilitating easy integration of content from different sources into your site
- Customization is easy; you can configure the size of the iFrame window, and add styling options like borders, scrolling, etc