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Why Client-Side Rendering Causes Complexity The adoption of client-side rendering (CSR) in SharePoint brings certain performance benefits but also introduces new complexities when building large-scale deployments. As more application logic shifts to the browser, the number of network requests increases dramatically, creating dependency issues and versioning challenges. Increases load times with more requests With CSR,…

Identifying the Issue Client-side rendering issues in SharePoint can manifest in various ways that hamper the user experience. Being able to recognize common symptoms is the first step in diagnosing and resolving problems. Common symptoms of client-side rendering problems Blank pages with no errors Partially rendered content Pages failing to load completely Delays in page…

What is Conditional Rendering? Conditional rendering refers to the ability to show or hide form fields, sections, and other elements dynamically based on specified conditions. It allows displaying form content conditionally to improve relevance, reduce clutter, and personalize forms for different users. With conditional rendering, form fields and sections show or hide based on values…

Handling PDFs in SharePoint 2010 What Changed and Why It Matters Microsoft made significant modifications to the way SharePoint 2010 platforms ingest, index, and extract semantic entities from Portable Document Format (PDF) documents. The software giant discontinued reliance on third-party PDF iFilter components, instead enabling parsing and analysis of PDF files through intrinsic Windows operating…

Enabling PDF Functionality in SharePoint 2010 To enable robust PDF functionality in SharePoint 2010, administrators must configure several components. The Internet Information Services (IIS) role must have PDF rendering enabled. An Adobe PDF iFilter must be installed to enable searching and indexing of PDF content. SharePoint document libraries can then be configured to display PDF…

Configuring Browser File Handling SharePoint 2010 provides administrators fine-grained control over which file types users can open directly within the browser. By configuring browser file handling settings, admins can enable or disable the ability to open certain file extensions in-browser across all SharePoint document libraries and lists. When a user clicks on a file link…

Identifying the Root Cause When PDF files do not open directly in the browser from a SharePoint 2010 library, the root cause can often be traced back to either browser configuration issues, problems with SharePoint settings, or corrupt PDF files. The first troubleshooting steps focus on properly diagnosing the underlying reason why the PDFs fail…

Understanding the Risks of Enabling PDF Rendering Enabling in-browser PDF rendering in SharePoint 2010 introduces additional attack surfaces that can be exploited by malicious actors. The PDF rendering software itself as well as the integration points with SharePoint need to be secured to prevent attacks such as cross-site scripting and other injection threats. The PDF…

The Problem of Long URLs in SharePoint By default, SharePoint sites generate lengthy and complex URLs for pages, documents, and other items stored in SharePoint libraries. These excessively long default URLs can negatively impact the performance and user experience of SharePoint sites in several ways: Long URLs exceed the browser’s maximum recommended URL length, causing…

What are URL Rewrites and Why Use Them? URL rewriting is the process of modifying request URLs on the fly before they are processed by the server. Rewrites create an abstraction layer between the resource’s physical location and the URL used to access it. This allows the underlying resource to change locations without affecting the…