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Peter - 2/5/2009 7:16:44 PM

Portal vs. aspx development

Hi,

we are in a stage of evaluating KenticoCMS and would like to hear some comments from developers. I've read the documentation in regards to portal vs. aspx development but some things are not clear at this stage.

Can we use CMSWebPartZone on aspx pages if we choose aspx development?
Can we write our own aspx pages if we choose portal development or are we only limited to develop web parts?

We normally develop in C# ASP.NET and use source control (TFS).

Has anyone had any good or bad experiences and would like to share some thoughts on this?

Thanks,
Peter

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kentico_jurajo - 2/6/2009 9:04:50 AM

RE:Portal vs. aspx development

Hi,

You cannot use CMSWebPArtZone in aspx since it is a control made for portal engine to display the zones on Design tab (this tab is not present in ASPX templates). When using aspx templates, you can use standard ASPX coding for creating the layout and insert the web parts and controls where you want to, so there is no need for zones.

You can write your own aspx templates and then combine it with portal engine - http://www.kentico.com/docs/devguide/combining_aspx_templates_and_p.htm.

In general, Portal engine is better for less experienced users and it is little bit limited in usage. ASPX templates are better for experienced developers whare they can edit the code directly.

Best Regards,
Juraj Ondrus

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