Developing websites

Portal Engine

Familiarize yourself with the basics

A quick introduction to the Portal Engine development process. What are page templates? What are the roles of developers, administrators, and content editors?

Decide on the format and structure of your content

Acquaint yourself with Kentico’s data structure. Learn how pages and files are organized, and how page types and custom tables function.

Peek under the hood of Portal Engine

Build structured websites via the browser-based Portal Engine. On your journey, enlist the help of page templates, web parts, and widgets.

Present content on sites

Present various types of content on your website’s pages. Using data sources, load the required data and convert it into a viewable format using Transformations.

Create responsive images

Create and display responsive variants of image page attachments on your sites.

Style your website

Adapt the appearance and design of your websites to suit your needs. Manage CSS files directly in Kentico, or use styles generated by your favorite automation tools.

MVC

Familiarize yourself with the basics

A brief overview of the MVC development process in Kentico. Configure the prerequisites, and set up the content repository together with the separate MVC application.

Decide on the format and structure of your content

Acquaint yourself with Kentico’s data structure. Learn how pages and files are organized, and how page types and custom tables function.

Set up the page builder

Build reusable widget components, which allow editors to compose dynamic pages using a simple drag-and-drop interface.

Serve content from Kentico

Present various types of content on your website. Using the Kentico API, retrieve and display all content quickly and efficiently.

Create responsive images

Create and display responsive variants of image page attachments on your sites.

Fine-tune your website

Speed-up your website by adhering to these simple guidelines.