Start Developing with EPiServer CMS 5 R2

EPiServer CMS 5 R2 is a powerful and flexible Web Content Management system in which web developers can achieve outstanding results in only a short amount of time. The aim of Getting Started is to provide a starting point for developing an EPiServer CMS Web site.

The information presented here is intended for developers who are looking for an introduction to help them get started developing solutions with EPiServer CMS 5. Here we attempt to outline the basics and the important concepts developers need to be aware of when developing with EPiServer CMS 5 R2. In the Introduction to EPiServer CMS section list (see the list below) you will find short introductory articles to EPiServer CMS 5 R2.

In the How to section we include some simple code examples which are intended to give a basic understanding of the major concepts when beginning developing with EPiServer CMS 5.

We also provide some more advanced information when developing EPiServer CMS 5 Web sites.

Introduction to EPiServer CMS: Important Concepts Oct 17 2008; EPiServer CMS 5 and .NET Jun 10 2008; Example Site Installation! Sep 01 2008; Introduction to Search Jun 02 2008; Web Controls Oct 08 2008; EPiServer List and Menu Controls Sep 16 2009; Property Types Aug 07 2008; Introduction to Installation and Deployment Sep 02 2009; Introduction to XForms Aug 31 2009; Working With Page Properties in EPiServer CMS Sep 17 2009
Getting Started - How To: Setting Up a New EPiServer Site with Visual Studio Jun 13 2008; Create a Master Page May 22 2008; Page Template May 22 2008; Page Type May 22 2008; Create a Main Menu with EPiServer:MenuList May 22 2008; Create a Sub Menu with EPiServer:PageTree May 22 2008; Create a News List - EPiServer:NewsList May 22 2008; Add a Property Oct 17 2008; Add a Property to a Page Template Oct 17 2008; Create a Simple Search Page Jun 04 2008; Create a Page Programmatically Jul 09 2008; Custom Property Jun 13 2008; Create a GUI Plugin Jun 13 2008; Create a Web User Control Jun 13 2008
How To - Continued: Use Link Collection Property Oct 07 2008; Working with Page Properties Oct 07 2009; Linking Multiple Page Lists Jul 09 2008; DropDownList with EPiServer Pages Jul 07 2008; Read Site Settings Programmatically Jun 13 2008; Create and Use a Workflow Jun 13 2008; Create an Editor Plug-In Jun 13 2008; Change the Create URL Segment Functionality.htm Jun 13 2008; Change the CSS for the editor and the XForm editor Jun 13 2008
Advanced EPiServer CMS: Dynamic Content Oct 08 2008; Page Providers Oct 08 2008; PageData Cache Jun 13 2008; PluggableRuntimeCache Jun 13 2008; Workflows Overview Jun 13 2008; Developing Workflows Jun 13 2008; Copy / Import-Export / Mirroring Jun 13 2008; Theming Jun 13 2008; Permanent Links Jun 13 2008; Membership and Role Providers Jun 13 2008; Language Settings Jun 13 2008; Friendly URL Jun 13 2008; Data Source Controls Jun 13 2008; Virtual Path Providers Jun 13 2008

How to Set Up the Development Environment

By: Peter Sunna, EPiServer AB

In this video you will learn how to set up the development environment in Visual Studio 2005 and the standard packages. ...

Custom Property Types in EPiServer CMS 5

By: Mari Jørgensen

In this video we will give you an architectural overview of the new property system in EPiServer CMS 5, what you need ...

Understanding and Using the Security Model in EPiServer CMS 5

By: Chris Klüg, EPiServer AB

We have rebuilt the security model in EPiServer CMS 5 to be able to support more flexible user management than before. ...

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EPiServer CMS 5 SDK

Further information to help start developing with EPiServer CMS 5 can be found in the EPiServer CMS 5 SDK which is available for download and on-line.

The EPiServer CMS 5 SDK includes a Developer's Guide, How-Tos and also the EPiServer CMS 5 framework reference (complete information regarding namespaces and class information etc).

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» EPiServer SDK Online
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» EPiCode
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» EPiServer labs
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