Ask How can you position an iFrame with a SRC that is actually a redirect domain?

[Brajet]

I'm working on embedding a website using an iframe, and I want it to display NewSite.com. However, the only URL I currently have access to is OldSite.com. When I visit OldSite.com in a regular browser tab, it automatically redirects me to the new site, which is great. But when I try to use OldSite.com as the src of an iframe, the iframe remains blank—it doesn't display anything at all. I believe this happens because the original site no longer has actual content; it only performs a redirect. Since I don't know the final URL of NewSite.com, I can't set it directly in the iframe. Is there any method to follow that redirect within the iframe or otherwise reach the new site automatically?

 

[Anthony Joshua]

I'm working on embedding a website using an iframe, and I want it to display NewSite.com. However, the only URL I currently have access to is OldSite.com. When I visit OldSite.com in a regular browser tab, it automatically redirects me to the new site, which is great. But when I try to use OldSite.com as the src of an iframe, the iframe remains blank—it doesn't display anything at all. I believe this happens because the original site no longer has actual content; it only performs a redirect. Since I don't know the final URL of NewSite.com, I can't set it directly in the iframe. Is there any method to follow that redirect within the iframe or otherwise reach the new site automatically?

Honestly, I've run into this exact problem before and it's super frustrating. The blank iframe usually happens because modern websites block themselves from being loaded inside iframes. Even if OldSite.com redirects correctly in a normal browser, the iframe doesn't always follow the redirect. What I ended up doing was just finding the final URL and using that in the iframe. It's much simpler and avoids weird blank screens. Sometimes you can check with a redirect checker or just copy the final address from the browser.

 

[Felix😎]

The blank iframe issue is likely due to cross-origin restrictions or security headers like X-Frame-Options. If you can't embed OldSite.com, try setting up a server-side proxy to fetch the final content. Alternatively, find the redirected NewSite.com URL manually or ask the site owner directly. Sometimes, opening it in a new tab is the simplest fix.