GB_001 Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Hello, I'm creating a site that utilizes AJAX for everything (links ect.). Only problem is that bookmarking and the back button functionality will be hard and will not be implemented until I'm able to. My question is how much do you believe this will affect users? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/111621-full-ajax-website/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbullmarky Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 lots. Unless you have a specific reason for using it, avoid AJAX. What I've found is that it's great for server-side lookups (such as auto suggest) or stuff like saving forms, but for serving entire pages it's a waste of time and pointless. Not to mention that accessibility goes out the window, and Google doesn't utilise Javascript when crawling your site so may not be able to index your site correctly. My list goes on, but like I say - avoid unless you really need it. When you really need it, you'll just know... Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/111621-full-ajax-website/#findComment-573041 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklink Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Yeah, you will lose out on a lot of things building an Ajax-based website. It should be used as a small tool instead. You could however make it so that the site can run using Ajax (if javascript is enabled) and as a normal site (if disabled). Or give the option for the user!? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/111621-full-ajax-website/#findComment-573057 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid Fire Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 lots. Unless you have a specific reason for using it, avoid AJAX. What I've found is that it's great for server-side lookups (such as auto suggest) or stuff like saving forms, but for serving entire pages it's a waste of time and pointless. Not to mention that accessibility goes out the window, and Google doesn't utilise Javascript when crawling your site so may not be able to index your site correctly. My list goes on, but like I say - avoid unless you really need it. When you really need it, you'll just know... I agree that using ajax for the whole website is not a great idea from a usability standpoint however as far as google i am pretty sure that you can create a separate file for google to crawl your site. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/111621-full-ajax-website/#findComment-573177 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngodles Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 I would definatly not do AJAX for an entire site. That is the same thing Flash websites have trouble with. While you may believe it speeds things up, your sacrificing a useful part of the User Interface (The Back/Formard Buttons) for a nifty gimmick. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/111621-full-ajax-website/#findComment-573738 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB_001 Posted June 25, 2008 Author Share Posted June 25, 2008 Thanks for the feed back, I am currently working on a AJAX hack to renew lost functionality to my site. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/111621-full-ajax-website/#findComment-574292 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russellwoot Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 do not use ajax for a full website. its up to you though Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/111621-full-ajax-website/#findComment-576521 Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeB Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 http://www.chiptune.com/ Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/111621-full-ajax-website/#findComment-576750 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acs Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Cool website, so cool it crashed my ff3 Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/111621-full-ajax-website/#findComment-579482 Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbullmarky Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 damn that brings back some memories Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/111621-full-ajax-website/#findComment-579567 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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