Working with Templates¶

Template Synchronization¶

When creating a template through the Umbraco back office, the template markup is saved to a .cshtml file in the Views\ folder, and the database.

Copying .cshtml files from one Umbraco setup to another is not enough to make the copied templates available in the back office. The database must reflect the contents of the Views\ folder.

uJet supports template synchronization. When your Umbraco application is started, uJet will scan the Views\ folder, looking for .cshtml files. Found files will be used as blueprints to synchronize your database. When your database has been updated, the copied templates will be available in the back office.

Note

uJet will not synchronize files with file names that starts with an underscore. E.g. files such as _layout.cshtml and _viewstart.cshtml will be excluded when synchronizing templates. uJet does not scan subfolders in the Views\ folder.

Preview Template¶

The preview button in the Umbraco back office does not support documents of types without templates. This is by design in Umbraco.

When developing applications in uJet, using ASP.NET MVC conventions, Umbraco templates are not used. And, as a result, the preview button will be unavailable.