Why Can't HTML Import HTML?
2025-05-03
The author is obsessed with a simple web development need: reusing the same header across multiple HTML pages. He finds many solutions, but none are purely HTML-based. This leads him to question why HTML can't directly import other HTML files like CSS or JavaScript can. He explores potential reasons, such as preload scanners, asynchronous loading issues, the complexity of nested includes, increased web requests, and more, and solicits reader input.
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