Stackfindover

Posted on Apr 6, 2021 • Updated on May 17, 2021

Best way to use iframe on any website

#html #css #javascript #beginners

What is an iframe in HTML?

The <iframe> tag specifies an inline frame. An inline frame is used to embed another document within the current HTML document.
basically, an iframe is used to add another webpage to the same page.

Hello, guys In this tutorial we will try to solve the mentioned query. and also we will learn the best way to use iframe on any website.

Common Query

How to use an iframe
How to load an iframe on click
The Best way to use an iframe

First, we need to create three files index.html, style.css and youtube-iframe.js { a JS file} then we need to do code for it.

How to use iFrame Step:1

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8" />
  <title>Best way to use iframe in website</title>
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
  <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge" />
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
  <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com">
  <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Oswald&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
  <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
  <script src="youtube-iframe.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
    <div class="iframe-outer">
        <div class="simple-iframe">
            <h2>Before Optimize</h2>
            <iframe width="424" height="238" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OaEds7xQmkw" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
        </div>
        <div class="optimize-iframe">
            <h2>After Optimize</h2>
            <div class="youtube-player" data-id="OaEds7xQmkw"></div>
        </div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

How to use iFrame Step:2

Then we need to add code for style.css which code I provide in the below screen.

* {
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif;
}
body {
  height: 100vh;
  width: 100vw;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  background: #f2f4f6;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.iframe-outer {
  display: flex;
  column-gap: 20px;
}
.youtube-player img {
  object-fit: cover;
}
.iframe-outer > div {
  position: relative;
}
.play {
  height: 72px;
  width: 72px;
  left: 40%;
  top: 45%;
  background: url(play.png) no-repeat;
  cursor: pointer;
  position: absolute;
}

How to use iFrame Step:3

Then we need to create a JS file, in my condition, I have a JS file { youtube-iframe.js } add below code inside the JS file.

document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function(){
    var div, n, 
    v = document.getElementsByClassName("youtube-player");

    for(n =0; n < v.length; n++) {
        div = document.createElement("div");
        div.setAttribute("data-id", v[n].dataset.id);
        div.innerHTML = labnolThumb(v[n].dataset.id);

        div.onclick = labnolIframe;
        v[n].appendChild(div);
    }
})
function labnolThumb(id) {
    var thumb = '<img width="424" height="238" src="https://img.youtube.com/vi/OaEds7xQmkw/hqdefault.jpg" alt="youtube">', 
    play = '<div class="play"></div>';
    return thumb.replace("ID", id) + play;
}

function labnolIframe() {
    var iframe = document.createElement("iframe");

    iframe.setAttribute("src", "https://www.youtube.com/embed/" + this.dataset.id + "?autoplay=1");
    iframe.setAttribute("frameborder", "0");
    iframe.setAttribute("width", "424");
    iframe.setAttribute("height", "238");
    iframe.setAttribute("allowfullscreen", "1");
    this.parentNode.replaceChild(iframe, this);
}

How to use iFrame Video Output:

Fixed Navbar Codepen Output:

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Top comments (17)

manu • Apr 6 '21 • Edited

One reason I don't ever use iframes in HTML is because of it's security vulnerabilities!

You may get a submittable malicious web form, phishing your users' personal data.
A malicious user can run a plug-in.
A malicious user can change the source site URL.
A malicious user can hijack your users' clicks.
A malicious user can hijack your users' keystrokes.

And it also causes bad user experience

It tends to break the browsers' "Back" button.
It confuses visually impaired visitors, using screen readers.
It confuses users, suddenly opening the iframe content in a new browser window.
Content within the iframe doesn't fit in and looks odd.
Content within the iframe is missing since the source URL changed.
Navigation of the site in the iframe stops working.
Every in a page requires increased memory and other computing resources.

Solution: Use AJAX instead of Iframes!

var xhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
    if (this.readyState == 4 && this.status == 200) {
       document.getElementById("el").innerHTML = xhttp.responseText;
    }
};
xhttp.open("GET", "file.php", true);
xhttp.send();

Just don't use iframes too much ;)

Stackfindover • Apr 6 '21

I agree, but this article only improves web page speed, because by using this method we load iframe after clicking on the element.

Thanks for suggestion :)

Absolute001 • Apr 6 '21

What about the sandbox mode in iframes?

manu • Apr 6 '21

That works, but still, keep in mind that hackers can "intercept" data in iframes,
Basically hotlinking the site, and tracking keystrokes for example.

A way to prevent this is inserting this in your .htaccess file

header set x-frame-options SAMEORIGIN

Absolute001 • Apr 6 '21

It's just a personal feeling or nowadays,front end developers must have some skills in security field? Are best practices enough to guarantee a safe navigation to our user?

manu • Apr 6 '21

Are best practices enough to guarantee a safe navigation to our user

Well, technically, yes, but it's a good practice to write secure code, no matter what you are building!

Also, It's also not just front end devs who need to consider security, it's also backend too ;)

But this article is useful if you're embedding a youtube video in an iframe.

Otherwise, I prefer AJAX, since it "embeds" smooth, and clean. It doesn't restrict scrolling.

Absolute001 • Apr 6 '21

How can I use AJAX to achieve the same thing of Iframes? 🤔🤔🤔

manu • Apr 6 '21

var xhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
    if (this.readyState == 4 && this.status == 200) {
       document.getElementById("el").innerHTML = xhttp.responseText;
    }
};
xhttp.open("GET", "file.php", true);
xhttp.send();

manu • Apr 6 '21 • Edited

Check out demo for further clarification

Source code: replit.com/@ManuTheCoder/ajax#inde...

Absolute001 • Apr 6 '21

Thank you! ❤️

Madza • Apr 6 '21

Although completely different technologies, the iframe tag has always reminded me of something like adobe flash. Never felt pretty confident using it, as well as had a lot of headaches on sizing and responsiveness, etc.

Stackfindover • Apr 6 '21

But this article is useful if you're embedding a youtube video in an iframe.

Yes, actually this article for Embed youtube videos, if we have used it directly it increases the page load time,
So we can use this way it can decrease page load time because by using this method we load iframe on click element