Disadvantage of using multipart form

forms, html, multipartform-data

Solution

Will the request be bigger?

Slightly.

Or are there any other consequences (except for decreased readability in Firebug / DevTools)?

No.

Problem

I was wondering if there is any disadvantage of adding `enctype="multipart/form-data"` to a form when there's no file input field. I declare the form in a template and I only need multipart on some pages. Should I always add it or only when I need it? Will the request be bigger? Or are there any other consequences (except for decreased readability in Firebug / DevTools)?

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