HCI 201 Multimedia and the World Wide Web
Fall 1999 - Section 703 - Disadvantages to Frames
Not supported by older browsers.
May make site development and production more complicated.
Requires multiple files to fill one page.
Users cannot bookmark individual pages nested in a framed document.
There are workarounds for the 4.0+ Netscape and Explorer browsers.
May significantly increase load on server because of the increase in individual document requests.
Can be a problem for search engines and users using search engines.
Makes it difficult to track impressions or hits on individual pages.
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