Sitefinity for Site Contributors

Create and manage pages in the Sitefinity backend, set page names and urls, define root or child relationships, and configure seo fields including title, description, and keywords.

Choose a built-in homepage template, preview the default right sidebar header and footer, and drag-and-drop widgets to customize a bootstrap and mvc and asp.net hybrid page that adapts to mobile.

Compare WebForms and MVC in Sitefinity by using content blocks, drafts, and previews; observe how MVC reduces page code and view state versus WebForms.

Duplicate a page to reuse a template and content block, then edit the block and add it to the template’s right sidebar for all pages, and enable social share buttons.

Master the Sitefinity content editor by applying bold and italic, creating hyperlinks with tooltips and targets, inserting images and videos, and using the markup view.

Learn to share content blocks across pages and templates by creating a single shared copyright block that updates site-wide.

Upload and manage images with the image widget and image gallery, add alternative text for accessibility, and organize by categories and tags.

Learn to upload videos with the Sitefinity video widget, manage libraries, categories, and tags, and publish from database or external hosts like YouTube for efficient streaming.

Upload and manage documents within Sitefinity using document link and document list widgets. Create libraries, assign categories and tags, and tailor display with icons, paging, and table views.

Learn to create news items and press releases in Sitefinity's news module, including titles, content, summaries, taxonomy, author, source, and publishing workflows.

Display three published press releases on the home page using the news widget and web forms widget, pulling content from the database and rendering full press releases with comments.

Display news items in MVC widgets by placing the news widget on the home with MVC page; show a list of press releases with clickable titles, date, author, and summary.

Learn to customize the Sitefinity web form news widget by filtering content, configuring paging and sorting, and editing the list template to show the author and read more text.

Customize the NBC news mvc widget by tweaking filtering and list settings, and edit the built-in template via the mvc views in resource packages to tailor the list.

Learn how to automate news item publishing in sitefinity, scheduling publish and unpublish times as drafts. Configure single-item displays with hidden page and optional social share buttons.

Learn to create a blog engine, publish posts, and organize content with categories and tags in Sitefinity. Configure publishing settings, schedules, and on-page display using templates.

Create and manage calendars and events in Sitefinity, including entering event details, scheduling times, assigning calendars, using categories and tags, configuring location and geo location, and publishing with widgets.

Create and manage lists as faqs, add questions and answers, and categorize with taxonomy; explore widgets and ajax-driven expandable and anchor displays using mvc.

Create forms in the Sitefinity backend, using MVC or web forms with drag-and-drop widgets to collect email, questions, and resumes, enforce validation with required fields and regex, and publish.

Configure Sitefinity forms by adjusting the Bootstrap 12-grid layout for two- or multi-column designs, set submission restrictions, and enable after-submit actions and email notifications.

Learn how to collect and manage form submissions on affinity, validate required fields and PDF attachments, view and edit responses, and export data to Excel for analysis.

Learn versioning and rollback for pages and content in Sitefinity, using revision history to revert, publish, and compare changes between revisions.

Create a custom approval workflow in Sitefinity, assign editor roles, and apply it to pages, news, and press releases; test with a sample user, and learn publish and reject flows.

Set up responsive design rules in Sitefinity to transform layouts and navigation for smartphones and tablets, preview across devices, and optimize width-based breakpoints.

Discover how bootstrap automatically adapts pages for mobile and tablet screens with no extra rules, using a 12-block grid to create responsive four-column layouts and preserved navigation across devices.

Create and manage user segments in Sitefinity to personalize pages on the fly, using location, IP, referral, and profile data, then test, publish, and preview personalized pages.

Learn to combine multiple user segments on a single page for personalized experiences in Sitefinity, set priorities to control which segments hit, and ensure they hit together.