Does inclusion of iFrames hurt website SEO?

[ruruuu99]

Hello, hope everyone is well.

So I've ran a few online SEO reports on our website and all the reports indicate that iFrames are being used.

Seeing as I just joined the forum, it won't let me post a link to the website so can't provide it as a reference and I'm not sure if I can say what needs to be typed into the search bar in case you're not allowed to do that here.

Basically, I'm very new to this so could someone point me in the right direction and let me know how I can diagnose exactly where the iFrames are located and how they can be fixed? Is there a specific online tool that can pinpoint where the iFrames are instead of just indicating their presence?

From my limited knowledge, iFrames can include things like videos and Google Maps. There used to be a video on the home page so I removed it, ran the report and it still said iFrames were present. Then I removed the Google Maps in the footer, ran the report and it said the same thing (have kept the Google maps widget for now as it's useful).

Also is the removal of iFrames absolutely necessary if it doesn't cause things layout issues? Or does their absence sit better with Google and therefore increase the likelihood of ranking higher due to being more SEO friendly?

Any advice would be much appreciated, thank you!

 

[Tornadoo]

Hello,
iframes don't directly hurt SEO but can impact load times and user experience. Tools like Screaming Frog can help identify iFrames. If they're necessary for functionality (like Google Maps), it's fine to keep them. Just ensure your content is strong and optimized.

 

[kenworth]

In the past Google wasn't able to crawl iframes, but now it can, so you don't need to remove them just for SEO. If you want to find where the iframes are in a page, just inspect the source code and look for the <iframe> tags