Restricting the Core Components

Hi @subrahmanyamj ,

In Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), it's generally recommended to follow best practices and guidelines provided by Adobe to ensure system stability, maintainability, and compatibility with future updates. Here are some considerations regarding your questions:

Restricting the Number of Characters:

1. Text Components: You can enforce character limits for text components by using client-side validation or custom scripts. However, it's important to communicate these restrictions clearly to authors and provide meaningful error messages when the limits are exceeded.

2. Title Components: Similar to text components, you can enforce character limits for titles using client-side validation or custom scripts.

Removing Unwanted Properties:

1. Core Component Extension: If you're extending core components to create custom components, you have the flexibility to modify or remove properties that are not required for your specific use case. This approach allows you to tailor components to your project's needs while still benefiting from the core functionality provided by AEM.

2. Adobe's Recommendations: While Adobe recommends using core components whenever possible, they also understand that customization may be necessary to meet specific requirements. As long as you carefully consider the implications of removing or modifying core component properties and thoroughly test your customizations, it's acceptable to make changes as needed.

Best Practices:

1. Documentation: Clearly document any customizations or restrictions applied to core components for future reference and maintenance.

2. Compatibility: Ensure that your customizations remain compatible with future AEM updates by following Adobe's upgrade guides and testing your components after each upgrade.

3. User Experience: Keep the user experience in mind when implementing restrictions or removing properties. Striking a balance between simplicity for authors and flexibility for content creation is key.

4. Testing: Thoroughly test your custom components and any associated restrictions to ensure they function as expected in different scenarios.

By carefully considering these factors and adhering to best practices, you can effectively implement restrictions on core components and customize them to meet your project's requirements in AEM.