Build, Manage, and Extend your own Content Management System Content Management System Create your own with the understanding needed to expand and add new functionality as your needs grow Learn to build a fully functioning application with very little code and manage users and groups in the application Manage your site layout you are using Master Pages, Content Placeholder, Themes, Regions, and Zone A step by step guide with many pieces of code and image display In Detail ASP.NET 3.5 comes with built-in security system, the standard design templates, and easy configuration for database connection, which makes it an ideal language for building content management systems. You can imagine how easy it is to get lost in a myriad of features, especially if you are a newcomer. This book shows you how to use ASP.NET features and create functional Content Management System quickly and easily. With book in hand, you can easily manage users and groups, creating valuable content for your users, and adjust the layout of your site efficiently. It begins with setting up your programming environment and coding Content Management System. What you will learn from this book? Set up your programming environment and jump right into coding fully functional Content Management System Installation and configuration of the database and link it to your Content Management System Learn all about n-tier architecture and how it can work in Content Management Systems Manage users and groups in your application and learn about the management tools Create and manage the valuable content in your site to users and learn how to make it available outside of the browser Learn all about Master Pages, Content Placeholder, Themes / Skins, and manage spatial Start exploring the location of your site into the site navigation and look to the concept of inheritance Administrator Use the right to manage your site from a single point Approach Step-by-step tutorial shows readers how to build an ASP.NET Content Management System from scratch. First you will learn the basics of content management systems and how to manage the tools you need to build your site. Then, you start building your site, user settings, and add content to your site. Towards the end, you will learn to manage your site from a single point and will have all the information you need to expand your site to make it stronger. Filled with lots of code snippets and screen images to keep you on track as well as additional samples of many to show all the interesting alternative to explore, this book prepares you for all the challenges that you face in development.