Time to go with the MVC flow!
Portal engine web development available
Hotfixes for Kentico 12 Portal Engine
Support for projects built on Kentico 12 Portal Engine
MVC web development is the best practice for Kentico projects
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By the end of 2020, Kentico will drop Portal Engine and use pure MVC web development.
Additionally, support for Kentico projects built on Portal Engine will cease by the end of 2023.
Why is Kentico moving to MVC?
Portal Engine MVC
The ASP.NET Web Forms framework is slowly The MVC development model
becoming obsolete is future ready
It is harder to find developer talent willing to use Easier hiring for developer talent as MVC
the Web Forms framework is a widely used modern development model
Harder maintenance and upgrades Easier maintenance and upgrades
Slower performance Faster performance
Page Builder’s drag-and-drop, widget-based
Drag-and-drop interface
interface with superior UX
Hundreds of default web parts natively
Open-source components and widgets
available out-of-the-box
Web parts can be customized to fit MVC Widgets can be perfectly tailored
particular projects' needs for a particular project
Widget selections cannot be natively MVC Widget selections can be easily limited to
limited to specific editable areas specific editable areas
Why is the ASP.NET Web Forms framework Is MVC going to last?
becoming obsolete? ASP.NET MVC is not new hype. It has been around since 2009
In 2016, Microsoft introduced the ASP.NET Core framework. and is not just a framework but also a new way of developing.
The framework is free, open-source, cloud-ready, Its Model-View-Controller approach makes code much easier
lightweight, and high performing with support for cross- to develop, maintain, and debug. It is built for the future!
platform development. It opens a vast range of possibilities
for developing high performing websites, regardless of I bet switching to MVC must be expensive, right?
the platform. The catch? It doesn’t support Web Forms Wrong. With a full set of open-source components and
anymore and focuses purely on MVC. widgets being developed, as well as Page Template support
launched in the Service Pack, getting started with MVC
In what other ways is MVC better than web forms? is easy. The only expense—making sure you have enough
Aside from the ease of hiring developer talent, the MVC developers for all the projects you will have.
future-proof framework, and clear separation of frontend
versus backend application development, MVC is also Where can I find other frequently asked questions
significantly more performant. The frontend MVC about MVC in Kentico?
application only loads the necessary content and allows Visit the MVC FAQ page for more answers!
websites to achieve much faster page loading times,
resulting in better responsiveness.
Quick links to make transitioning to MVC easier.
MVC Transition guide | MVC Blog posts | Kentico Xperience 13 Documentation | FAQ
Upgrade to Kentico Xperience 13 and enjoy all these features:
Kentico Xperience 13 Kentico 12
• A future-proof web framework on ASP.Net Core MVC • MVC Page Builder Service Pack
• Kentico Toolkit for third-party platforms • MVC Widgets • MVC A/B Testing
• Integrations with voice assistants Amazon Alexa and Google Home • MVC Form Builder • MVC Page Templates - Properties for
• Platform enhancements including Dynamic Routing, new Selector • MVC Content Sections
Components, new page type features, Search and Web Analytics, Personalization • Alternative URLs
Zapier integration and more. • Smart Forms • Page Selector, Path Selector,
• Improved best-of-breed Marketing Automation with built-in analytics • E-commerce Business API Media Selector, File Uploader Form
• Reusable Content Component
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• GDPR and Data Protection Support • Responsive Images Management • Enhanced Marketing Automation
• Advanced Email Marketing • Contact Management Redesign • Web Farm Support Optimized for
• Faceted Search • Enhanced Continuous Integration Support Cloud Deployments
• Azure Search • Campaigns Redesign • Email Marketing Simplified
• Gift cards • Roslyn Compiler – Enhanced First Page Load Time • Continuous Integration
• Modular E-commerce Framework • Power BI Integration • ASP.NET MVC Support
• Campaign and Email Insights • Support for SQL Server 2016 • Integrated Campaign Management
• Macro Signature Identities
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