Question 1

How to set up WebMarkupMin in an ASP.NET Core application?

Accepted Answer

Install the WebMarkupMin.AspNetCoreLatest package via NuGet for ASP.NET Core 8 or 9, then add the middleware in Program.cs using app.UseWebMarkupMin(). Configure options in the services section to customize minification settings such as removing comments or whitespace.

Question 2

WebMarkupMin or Microsoft Ajax Minifier: which is better for .NET?

Accepted Answer

WebMarkupMin is a markup minifier that can use Microsoft Ajax Minifier as an adapter for JavaScript and CSS minification. If you need standalone JS/CSS minification, use Microsoft Ajax Minifier directly; for comprehensive HTML, XHTML, and XML minification with framework integration, WebMarkupMin is the better choice.

Question 3

Does WebMarkupMin work with Angular 8 templates?

Accepted Answer

No, WebMarkupMin only supports minification for AngularJS 1.X templates, not Angular 2+ or newer versions like Angular 8. For modern Angular projects, you may need to rely on build-time minification tools or handle it separately.

Question 4

Can I use WebMarkupMin to minify external CSS files?

Accepted Answer

WebMarkupMin primarily minifies inline CSS and JavaScript within HTML markup. For external files, you can use its adapters with external minifiers like NUglify in a preprocessing step, but it's not designed for standalone file minification without markup context.

Question 5

What is the difference between WebMarkupMin.Core and WebMarkupMin.NUglify?

Accepted Answer

WebMarkupMin.Core provides basic markup minification with simple built-in JS and CSS minifiers. WebMarkupMin.NUglify adds adapters for the NUglify library, offering more advanced minification capabilities for JavaScript and CSS, such as variable renaming and dead code elimination.

Question 6

How to upgrade WebMarkupMin from version 1.x to 2.x?

Accepted Answer

Refer to the 'How to upgrade applications to version 2.X' section in the documentation wiki. It involves updating NuGet packages, adjusting configuration settings due to breaking changes, and potentially modifying code if using deprecated APIs or features.

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