BP_4039_en.md

Do not display documents within pages

Identifiers

GreenIT	V2	V3	V4

Categories

Life cycle	Tiers	Responsible
3. Implementation	User/Device	User

Indications

Priority	Implementation difficulty	Ecological impact
3	1	4

Saved resources
Network

Description

Some content creators sometimes feel the need to directly integrate documents into pages in order to view them directly. This is an unwelcome feature since it requires specific development. Loading documents within content hasn't been requested by users, and they might not be able to display them. Moreover, the file is downloaded to be displayed each time the page is opened.

Example

For example, a word processing file will need to call up suitable software to be displayed. However, this file cannot be read without important specific development if the requested software is not directly installed on users computers. It is rather preferred to insert document download links within the web page so that users can choose to download it when they want to.

Validation rule

The number of ...	is equal to or less than
documents displayed in the page content	0