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Command pattern

Get started with CMS

Get started with CMS 11
Set up a development environment
Install CMS 11 and Commerce 13
Install updates to CMS 11 and Commerce 13
Install a sample site
Learn basic editing
Create a starter project
CMS documentation videos
System requirements for CMS
Class libraries and APIs

CMS learning path

Learning path
Developer prerequisites
What is a CMS?
Technology stack
Alloy demonstration templates
Initial configuration
Upgrade CMS
CMS user interface
Content model and views
Create and edit content
Media support
Page tree and routing
Listings and navigation
Security checklist
Deployment

Upgrade CMS

Upgrade to CMS 12
Upgrade to CMS 11
Upgrade to CMS 10
- Breaking changes in CMS 10
Upgrade to CMS 9
- Breaking changes in CMS 9
- Episerver Mail 8
Upgrade to CMS 8
Upgrade to CMS 7.5
Upgrade to CMS 7
- Breaking changes in CMS 7
Upgrade from legacy versions

Integrate Optimizely Products

Install the Optimizely DAM Asset Picker

Architecture

Architecture

BLOB storage and providers

BLOB storage and providers
Add Azure Blob Provider to your .NET Core application

Cache

Cache options
Cache objects
Cache read-only objects
Configure file caching

Client resources

Client resources

Configure

Configure CMS
Configure DataAccess and DynamicDataStore
Change edit and admin view URLs
episerver
episerver.basicAuthentication
episerver.datastore
episerver.framework
episerver.packaging
episerver.search
episerver.shell
Image Service
module.config
.NET SignalR
staticFile
Link validation
Read application settings programmatically

Content

Content
Page types and templates
Block types and templates
IContentLoader and IContentRepository
Persist IContent instances
Synchronization
Validate object instances
ContentType attribute
Group content types and properties
Content Metadata properties
EditHint in MVC
Content versions
Create a page programmatically
Select content
Convert page types for pages
Refactor content type classes
Multilingual content
Properties
Links
- Link to other content
Assets and media
Content approvals
- Work with content approvals
- Configure email notifications for content approvals
Content providers
- Configure content providers
Inline edit blocks
Resolve the currently loaded content context

Deploy

Plan deployments
Deploy CMS
Deployment scenarios
- Deploy to Azure Web Apps
- Deploy to Windows servers
Install database schema
Automatic schema updates
Set up multiple sites
Manage cloud licenses
Configure CDN
Configure email server
Mirroring
- Install and configure mirroring
- Monitor mirror services
Store UTC date and time in the database
Database mode

Dynamic content

Dynamic content
Configure dynamic content
Migrate dynamic content to blocks
Render dynamic content with interfaces
Create UI settings for dynamic content
Create a plug-in
Create a "hello world" dynamic content

Dynamic Data Store

Dynamic Data Store
Configure Dynamic Data Store (11.3-11.x)
Configure Dynamic Data Store (10-11.2)
Index properties
Map stores
Support LINQ
Identity, date, and time

Editing UI

Editing user interface
On-page editing with client-side rendering
Register a custom editor
Create an editor widget

Events

Manage events and event providers
Use the Event API
Configure events over WCF
Implement a custom event provider

Forms

Forms
XForms

Globalization

Globalization
Localize the UI
Configure a custom localization provider
Localization service
Add languages
Globalization scenarios
Determine languages

Initialize CMS

Initialize CMS
Create an initialization module
Dependency injection

Logging

Logging
Log into .Net Diagnostics Trace
Configure the change log
Log with log4net

Personalize Content

Personalize content
Create custom visitor group criteria
Example: Create visitor group criteria
Localize the visitor group criterion
Editor templates
Configure personalized content
Disable personalized content
Session handling in visitor group criteria

Projects

Projects
Program projects

Render content

Render content
View models and partial views
TemplateDescriptor and tags
Select templates
Display channels
- Change template programmatically
Display options
Preview rendering for blocks
Add editing attributes
Navigate menus and listing
- Create a main menu with EPiServer:MenuList
- Create a submenu with EPiServer:PageTree
Use data source controls

Reports

Reports

Routing

Routing
Partial routing
- Example of News partial routing
BLOB routing
Internationalized Resource Identifiers (IRIs)

Scheduled jobs

Scheduled jobs

Search

Search
Search for pages based on page type
Add a search provider
Search and filter
Full-text search

Security

Security
Integrate Entra ID using OpenID Connect
EPiServer.CMS.UI.AspNetIdentity OWIN authentication
Permissions to functions
Decoupled setup
Virtual roles
Configure OWIN authentication
Configure mixed-mode OWIN authentication
Configure forms authentication
Configure federated security
Cookie usage
Protect users from session hijacking
Secure edit and admin user interfaces
ASP.NET security setting recommendations
Configure Active Directory membership provider
Authenticate and authorize

User interface

User interface
Add a module initializer
Configure Shell modules
Configure CMS user interface
Text box width example
Context-sensitive components
Service locator
Describe content in the UI
Dialog boxes
Shell profile
Store architecture
Message service pool
Publish and subscribe messaging system
Debug CMS UI
Dojo JavaScript framework
Create a React component
Plug in a gadget
Create an MVC component for the UI
Extend the CMS navigation
Command pattern
Edit objects
- UI wrapper types
- Configure the default editor wrapper
Plug-in areas
Views
Drag-and-drop
WebSocket support
Extend the Tasks pane with custom queries

User notifications

User notifications
User notification examples
Subscription keys

Virtual path providers

Virtual path providers

Apps

Apps (add-ons) platform compatibility
Install apps
Integrate Optimizely apps
Develop apps
- About the app verification process
- Migrate apps to ASP.NET Core
Package and deploy CMS apps
Optimizely A/B testing (legacy)
Optimizely App Marketplace
AvaTax tax compliance
MA Connectors
Optimizely Connect for SharePoint
Optimizely DataCash payment provider
Optimizely DIBS payment provider
- DIBS installation and configuration
Optimizely Forms
Google Analytics for Optimizely
Optimizely Labs
Optimizely Languages
Optimizely Live Monitor
Optimizely PayPal payment provider
Optimizely PDF Preview
PowerSlice for Optimizely Content Management System
Optimizely Self-Optimizing Block
Optimizely Social Reach
Optimizely Spellchecker for TinyMCE
Optimizely Strategy Container Block
Optimizely Visitor Group Criteria Pack
TinyMCE editor
TinyMCE editor (Legacy)
- Property settings for TinyMCE (Legacy)

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