Morticia
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Don't make me think also has to include don't make me call, write or otherwise engage with a human while I'm doing my research.From a SEO perspective Chris wouldn't you prefer visitors to have to look at more pages for longer rather than give them the quick "how much?" answer then leave? I'd be tempted to just use the "weekly rates from..." then have them go to your full availability calender to see all rates and availability. Just my thoughts.Good idea.Why don't you pose the question as what you are trying to achieve/why - whatever to explain what you want it to do. There are some brains here that will probably be able to help if they know what result you are looking for. (I am NOT one of them.)I don't have the answer but I am sure google does.
I know that iframes are pretty big no nos for security purposes now on the web as it is vulnerable. I know many of us used iframes when we wanted to embed our online reservation system and it would not show the httpS..Hi,Joey Bloggs said:I don't have the answer but I am sure google does.
I know that iframes are pretty big no nos for security purposes now on the web as it is vulnerable. I know many of us used iframes when we wanted to embed our online reservation system and it would not show the httpS.
I can't find anything on Google about it but then I may be asking the wrong question or it is so obvious no one has asked the question before.
I didn't realise that Iframes were a security issue. Any idea why? In general I don't use Iframes but I just can't think of another way of achieving what I am after. Maybe I will have to come up with another 'cunning plan'.
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Here is what I am trying to do:
If you have a look at http://www.bolehill.com/peak-district-cottages_2.php (this is a test site so don't worry about my stats etc). At the bottom right hand side of each Cottage tab is a Rates per week area. What I am planning to do is add a form with a dropdown calendar and length of stay box. This would submit an Ajax request for the result (all the sever side code is already working as I use it on other pages already). Now to do this for a single Tab/cottage is trivial but to do it for 8 seems a bit messy if I just replicate the code 9 times (two pages need this). So my thought was produce the code once, get it working then use an Iframe to display the little form then put the response back on the parent page.
I could use a php call (as is the current 'Rates per week' ) but that would mean writing the html in php which from past experience isn't that easy, if the html has any complexity and needs testing. Its the testing of the code that is the killer to me.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
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.Good point. I had never thought of it that way.anniesguesthouse said:From a SEO perspective Chris wouldn't you prefer visitors to have to look at more pages for longer rather than give them the quick "how much?" answer then leave? I'd be tempted to just use the "weekly rates from..." then have them go to your full availability calender to see all rates and availability. Just my thoughts.
I suppose I design web pages using the concept of "Don't make me Think" (brilliant book if anyone has read it) and therefore the concept of getting someone to go to another page to search is a bit against this concept. Our old web pages gave the user the ability to 'see' availability for each cottage in a monthly calendar view but not prices so this time round I was looking to be able to give the users availability and prices.
Regarding SEO I gave up any attempt at SEO after Panda and Penguin. I just got fed up of Google wagging my tail. I spent hours and hours on it and was relatively successful (Page one for most of our primary keywords) but once Panda and Penguin arrive and with the OTA dominance of search I just couldn't see the justification any longer. The site is now written for users not Google.
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As a guest I do want easy access to prices before I fall in love and realize I cant afford to stay there.
But I have to have the desire to stay there. That's done with engaging photos and your location in an area I want to be. Then I will delve into the calendar with prices.
You could also give a range of prices on the pages with the cottage photos. "See availability calendar for exact rates during your stay."
I don't think any US websites give the rates on the homepage unless that's the only page they have. (2 places in my town do that.) Not that you want to design for us.