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Unpopular opinion: I still run a site with frames from 1998
Most folks say frames make sites hard to use today. I never took mine down, and it actually lets people find things easier. Has anyone else found frames useful?
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theam726mo ago
Found that frames work great for my old reference wiki, keeps the navigation locked while you drill down. Guess they stuck around because they actually solve a specific problem for some sites.
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craig.grace6mo ago
Totally agree they have their place. Built a support wiki a while back where the left nav had to stay put no matter how deep you went. Modern single-page apps try to do the same thing but honestly, frames just worked without a ton of complex code. They get hate for being old school, but the back button actually functions right with them, which is a huge win. Sometimes the simple, ugly fix is the correct one.
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terry7705mo ago
Remember when browsers had that "open frame in new tab" option? That feature alone made frames way more usable for deep research. You could branch off without losing your place in the main nav. Modern SPAs often break that simple multi path workflow because they treat the whole page as one unit. Frames gave you independent pieces you could actually manage separately.
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