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Asked: 2026-05-11T02:30:29+00:00

I would like to know your experience with ASP.NET webparts as a reusable component

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I would like to know your experience with ASP.NET webparts as a reusable component in your website.

How useful did you find it? Did you find any serious issues with it? Would you recommend it using in any asp.net project?

Any best practices or tips you would like to highlight with respect to this.

Would you recommend using webparts as part of the asp.net portal design or would our center your design around our good old UserControl as the foundation.

This input would help me make my decision for an asp.net application that I am developing.

In case you require more clarification please do leave comments.

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  1. Advantages of WebParts over UserControls:

    1. Support for user editable properties and personalization built in
    2. Customizable Editor Parts
    3. Customizable standard WebPart menus
    4. Drag’n’Drop WebParts between WebPartZones
    5. Support for connections between WebParts, useful for master/detail views, filters, and more
    6. Can load UserControls

    Disadvantages:

    1. Higher Resource Usage
    2. Visual Studio currently does not have designer support for WebParts

    Like ocdecio mentioned, ASP.NET MVC would probably be a better choice nowadays, at least outside of the SharePoint world, where WebParts are very important.

    EDIT:

    For an overview of ASP.NET 2.0 WebParts, you may want to look at:

    Using WebParts in ASP.Net 2.0 and Personalize Your Portal with User Controls and Custom Web Parts

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