Form in HTML

[shivani.shm]

I have a html page but i m not using any form tag

wht are the disadvantage of not using the form tag.... i m using AJAX to refer the php file and interact with the database.....

 

[haku]

If you are using AJAX, you can get by without adding a form tag.

 

BUT...

 

If you are making a site that you want search engines to index well, you should use form tags. Search Engine robots look at tags to get an idea of what type of content is in the site, so its very important to use tags that match the content inside. Since the contents of a form are form contents, its good to put them into a form. This will help the search engine robots better understand your site.

 

AND ALSO (another but)

 

You should program your site without AJAX (using a serverside scripting language - for example PHP, ROR or ASP) and then add AJAX after. Some people will visit your site with javascript turned off. If they do, they will not be able to use your site. If you program it first without ajax, then add ajax after, all users will be able to use your site. But if its just a hobby site (I.E. not a business site and not a portfolio site), then you can probably safely ignore the people who have javascript turned off. You wont be losing money or not getting  a job because of sloppy programming. But if it is a portfolio site or a site for a business, ignoring people who have javascript turned off is sloppy programming.

[haku]

Please do not double post. You only need to post a topic once.