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Modernizing Enterprise CMS Using Pimcore

You're reading from   Modernizing Enterprise CMS Using Pimcore Discover techniques and best practices for creating custom websites with rich digital experiences

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801075404
Length 412 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Francesco Minà Francesco Minà
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Marco Guiducci Marco Guiducci
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Daniele Fontani Daniele Fontani
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Chapter 1: Introducing Pimcore 2. Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Pimcore Development Environment FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 3: Getting Started with Pimcore Admin UI 4. Chapter 4: Creating Documents in Pimcore 5. Chapter 5: Exploring Objects and Classes 6. Chapter 6: Using Digital Asset Management 7. Chapter 7: Administrating Pimcore Sites 8. Chapter 8: Creating Custom CMS Pages 9. Chapter 9: Configuring Entities and Rendering Data 10. Chapter 10: Creating Pimcore Bricks 11. Chapter 11: Finalizing the Website 12. Chapter 12: Implementing Product Information Management 13. Chapter 13: Implementing Master Data Management 14. Chapter 14: Data Integration 15. Other Books You May Enjoy

Using the MVC Model

In this section, we will learn how the MVC (Model View Controller) model works and how to use it for creating a standalone web page that works outside the document scope. This is very important for covering all possible needs that you may encounter on your path with Pimcore as a Content Management System.

The MVC principle is very easy. When a URL matches a set of rules (Routing), a controller class is activated and this will compute data (Model) using certain business logic (Controller). The data is then sent to the View that implements the presentation logic and shows content to the user.

In this section, we will cover the most important concepts relating to building embedded web pages using the MVC pattern:

  • Controllers
  • Views (template helpers)
  • Routing

Let's see them in detail.

Controllers

Pimcore Controllers implement the "C" part of the MVC pattern. Controllers are responsible for business logic or, in simpler...

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