Next steps in MVC development

At this point, you have basic knowledge of how to build a simple website using Kentico MVC development. You know how to install Kentico in the MVC development model and define content-only page types to add data to your website. You also know how to display the content of pages on the live site, as well as create a dynamic navigation menu in a separate MVC application.

How did you like the tutorial?

We hope you have enjoyed this short introduction to Kentico. Let us know how you liked the experience through the Send us feedback button at the end of this page!

Take an e-learning course

We highly recommend attending our e-learning course, Kentico MVC for Developers, which walks you through the process of building a website more thoroughly, while providing best practices, tips, and optimization tactics.

In the e-learning course, you will create a more complex medical clinic website.

Besides other topics, you’ll learn how to:

• Develop an MVC application using enterprise-scale development patterns.
• Define the website’s page types and the overall content structure.
• Display Kentico content on a performant MVC front-end website.
• Build MVC widgets that let editors create pages in a near-WYSIWYG style.
• Create custom components for online forms.
• Build infrastructure that lets visitors register and access secured sections of the front-end MVC website.

Find out more about the course and sign up at Kentico MVC for Developers.

Engage in the community

Take a look at devnet.kentico.com, where you can find the latest Kentico articles, released hotfixes, a questions & answers section and also a form to submit support issues.

Learn how to deliver projects with Kentico

The Kentico Advantage guide will walk you through all phases of delivering a successful web project. This resource leverages the collective experience of our solution architects to identify best practices as well as pitfalls through every stage of a project.

Note that some information in the guide may not apply to the MVC development model.

Continue learning

To continue learning how to build a website, see the following recommended topics:

• Retrieving content in MVC applications – learn how to load and display various types of content on your website.
• Page builder development – prepare components that allow editors to build pages directly in the Kentico administration interface.
• Form builder development – learn how to create components that allow editors to build forms for your website.
• Integrating Kentico membership – read about user management on MVC sites.
• Kentico Xperience sample sites – read about our different sample sites you can use for inspiration.