Re: New web site

There is no rationale for blocking javascript on the rfc-editor.org website
(or ietf websites in general).
Absolutely zero third-party scripts or resources are being loaded. We even
self-host our fonts instead of using Google Fonts.

One of the main goals of the new site was to reduce reliance on serving
content from the server.
This is achieved using SPA (Single Page Application), prefetching / dynamic
resource fetch and as-you-type search.
All of these require javascript to work.

We use server pre-rendering so that you can still access content without
javascript / accessibility / SEO, but don't expect dynamic features like
search to work.

It's debatable whether disabling JavaScript on certain websites is the
right thing to do, but assuming all websites will fully work without it in
2026 is an unrealistic and dated expectation.
The same will apply to other IETF websites over time as they get upgraded
to newer technologies.

Nick

On Thu, May 21, 2026 at 9:50 AM Stephen Farrell <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
>
> On 21/05/2026 14:27, Deb Cooley wrote:
> > This link:  https://www.rfc-editor.org/ ?  It loaded fine for me
> (Firefox
> > v150.0.3 (64-bit) on a bog standard Dell laptop.
>
> The front-page loads for OK me but also says (in a banner): "Your
> browser has JavaScript disabled. Most of this site works without JS,
> but some features, like search, require it. If something seems
> broken please try enabling JavaScript and reloading the page."
>
> I'd prefer if more of the site worked without JS. I don't think
> the "Most" above seems correct at first glance.
>
> Cheers,
> S.
>
> >
> > Deb Cooley
> >
> > On Thu, May 21, 2026 at 6:29 AM tom petch <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >
> >> I clicked on the link in the e-mail that you sent about the new website
> >> and got
> >> 'Firefox prevented this site from opening a pop-up window.'
> >> No reason given by Firefox.
> >>
> >> Ah well, back to e-mail.
> >>
> >> Then I thought I might as well report it and got
> >> 'tools-help'  not found
> >> so I cannot send to tools-help.  Can I send to [email protected]?  Let's
> try.
> >>
> >> This is one of those days when work is banned:-(
> >>
> >> Tom Petch
> >>
> >
>
>