Merge pull request #7304 from umbraco/v16/cms/maxquerystringlength-removal

V16 CMS: Removal of `MaxQueryStringLength`

Author: eshanrnh

14/umbraco-cms/reference/configuration/runtimesettings.md

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ An example of a configuration could look something like:
 }
 ```
 
-- `MaxRequestLength` is specified in kilobytes. Setting this limits the request size, including the size of uploaded files.
+- `MaxRequestLength` is specified in kilobytes. Setting this limits the request size, including the size of uploaded files. This only has an effect when hosting with Kestrel. See the [Maximum Upload Size Settings
+](./maximumuploadsizesettings.md) article for more information.
 - `MaxQueryStringLength` is specified in number of characters. Setting this limits the maximum query string length.
 - `Mode` can have three values: `BackofficeDevelopment` (default), `Development`, and `Production`. For more information, see the [Runtime modes](../../fundamentals/setup/server-setup/runtime-modes.md) article.
 - `TemporaryFileLifeTime` is specified as a timespan. The default value is one day - `1.00:00:00`.

15/umbraco-cms/reference/configuration/runtimesettings.md

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ An example of a configuration could look something like:
 }
 ```
 
-- `MaxRequestLength` is specified in kilobytes. Setting this limits the request size, including the size of uploaded files.
+- `MaxRequestLength` is specified in kilobytes. Setting this limits the request size, including the size of uploaded files. This only has an effect when hosting with Kestrel. See the [Maximum Upload Size Settings
+](./maximumuploadsizesettings.md) article for more information.
 - `MaxQueryStringLength` is specified in number of characters. Setting this limits the maximum query string length.
 - `Mode` can have three values: `BackofficeDevelopment` (default), `Development`, and `Production`. For more information, see the [Runtime modes](../../fundamentals/setup/server-setup/runtime-modes.md) article.
 - `TemporaryFileLifeTime` is specified as a timespan. The default value is one day - `1.00:00:00`.

16/umbraco-cms/reference/configuration/images/systeminformation-tempfileconfig.jpg

@@ -49,15 +49,14 @@ To customize this limit, adjust the `maxAllowedContentLength` value in your `web
 
 ## Using Kestrel
 
-Kestrel’s runtime settings allow you to configure `MaxRequestLength` and `MaxQueryStringLength`. If you want to upload files larger than 28.6MB, update these values in the `appsettings.json` file.
+Kestrel’s runtime settings allow you to configure `MaxRequestLength`. If you want to upload files larger than 28.6MB, update this value in the `appsettings.json` file.
 
 Example configuration:
 
 ```json
 "Umbraco": {
   "CMS": {
     "Runtime": {
-      "MaxQueryStringLength": 90,
       "MaxRequestLength": 2000
     }
   }
@@ -67,7 +66,13 @@ Example configuration:
 - `MaxRequestLength` is specified in kilobytes. For example:
   - 2000 KB = 2 MB
   - 100000 KB = 100 MB
-- `MaxQueryStringLength` sets the maximum number of characters in the query string.
+
+You can check the current configuration by inspecting the "System information" output in the Backoffice. You can access it by clicking the logo and then "System information":
+
+<figure>
+  <img src="images/systeminformation-tempfileconfig.jpg" alt="System Information with Maximum Upload Size Settings">
+  <caption>System Information with "Max allowed file size" Settings</caption>
+</figure>
 
 ## External Server Configurations
 

16/umbraco-cms/reference/configuration/maximumuploadsizesettings.md

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ An example of a configuration could look something like:
 "Umbraco": {
   "CMS": {
     "Runtime": {
-      "MaxQueryStringLength": 90,
       "MaxRequestLength": 2048,
       "Mode": "BackofficeDevelopment",
       "TemporaryFileLifeTime": "1.00:00:00"
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ An example of a configuration could look something like:
 }
 ```
 
-- `MaxRequestLength` is specified in kilobytes. Setting this limits the request size, including the size of uploaded files.
-- `MaxQueryStringLength` is specified in number of characters. Setting this limits the maximum query string length.
+- `MaxRequestLength` is specified in kilobytes. Setting this limits the request size, including the size of uploaded files. This only has an effect when hosting with Kestrel. See the [Maximum Upload Size Settings
+](./maximumuploadsizesettings.md) article for more information.
 - `Mode` can have three values: `BackofficeDevelopment` (default), `Development`, and `Production`. For more information, see the [Runtime modes](../../fundamentals/setup/server-setup/runtime-modes.md) article.
 - `TemporaryFileLifeTime` is specified as a timespan. The default value is one day - `1.00:00:00`.