1. Kentico CMS Web parts development
Karol Jarkovsky
Consultant, Kentico Software s.r.o.

2. Motivation
“Learning is a lifetime process, but there comes a time when we must stop adding and start updating.”
Robert Brault
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3. Agenda Web parts Life Cycle Web parts Architecture
Web parts Development
Web parts Future
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4. Web parts Life Cycle Page Web part Init Init Load Load PreRender
OnContentLoaded
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5. Web parts Life Cycle CMSPortalManager .CMSPortalManager_Init()
CMSPortalManager .LoadContent()
CMSPagePlaceholder .LoadContent()
CMSAbstractWebPart .LoadContent()
CMSWebPartZone .LoadWebPartsContent()
CMSAbstractLayout .LoadContent()
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6. Web parts Architecture
CMSAbstractWebPart class
Properties
Methods
bool RenderEnvelope
GetValue()/SetValue()
object RelatedData
CMSWebPartZone ParentZone
ClearCache()
bool StandAlone
bool StopProcessing
ReloadData()
string NotResolveProperties
string SQLProperties
ReloadConsumers()
ViewModeEnum ViewMode
string CacheItemName
string CacheDependencies
GetCacheDependency()
bool IsWidget
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7. Web parts Development
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8. Portal Engine for ASPX templates
Web parts Future
Layout web parts
New base class CMSAbstractLayoutWebPart
Advanced layout as web part
Saves development time
Dashboard
New section in CMS Desk-> My Desk and Site Manager-> Dashboard
Personalized content
Widget support
Portal Engine for ASPX templates
Allows developers define template as ASPX
Allows editors to further enhance template from CMS Desk-> Design tab
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9. Questions ?
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10. Questions
Thank you