It’s a news again, Microsoft on 6th September 2012 released the new looking WebMatrix 2 to the public which was available as a download as WebMatrix 2 Release Candidate till now. New set of features added from the initial version of the WebMatrix which is V1. For those who are new to WebMatrix in simple words we can tell
WebMatrix is a lightweight web development tool that lets you quickly install and publish popular open source applications or built-in templates. It bundles a web server, database engines, top programming languages and publishing capabilities into one tool – whether you use ASP.NET, PHP, Node.js or HTML5. [more]
So What are the new features?
- Extensibility model lets you write your own plug-ins or use community-built ones
- Extremely fast install of open source apps such as Joomla!, WordPress, Drupal, DotNetNuke and Umbraco
- New built-in templates for PHP, Node.js and HTML5, and mobile support for all templates
- Intellisense (code completion) for major languages, including Razor, C#, VB, PHP, Node.js, HTML5, CSS3 and Jquery
- Application-specific code completion for top apps like Umbraco, WordPress and Joomla!
- Simple UI to install what you need from thousands of NuGet packages
- Ability to preview your site using top mobile emulators
- Remote view to make quick edits to files on live sites
So Where to download?
WebMatrix is a free download software which can be downloaded from the official Microsoft website which is http://www.microsoft.com/web/webmatrix/
Where to learn about WebMatrix?
A series of How to videos has been provided by WebMatrix team for easy understanding and learning of the product which can be viewed using the links below.
Create and Publish Sites
- How to download a remote site
- How to edit a remote site
- How to publish a site
- How to create a site from OSS Apps
- Overview of the template gallery
- How to use the PHP Starter template
- How to use the Node.js Starter template
- How to use ASP.NET WebPages Starter template
- How to use ASP.NET WebPages Bakery template
- How to use ASP.NET WebPages Personal Site template
- How to use ASP.NET WebPages Photo Gallery template
- How to create an ASP.NET site from scratch
Edit Sites
- How to edit a single file
- Building mobile ready sites with Node
- Enabling Oauth in Node
- Building sites using Web Pages and VB
- How to Use Less CSS
- How to Use CoffeeScript
- How to Use Sass
- How to use the color picker
- Keyboard shortcut guide
Use Extensions
- How to install a NuGet package
- How to install extensions
- How to write extensions
- How to install and use the Windows Phone 7 emulator extension
- How to install and use the Electric Plum iPhone simulator extension
- How to install and use the Electric Plum iPad simulator extension
Learn, Database, Reports
- How to use the learn pane
- How to submit learn content
- How to use the DB workspace
- How to use the Site workspace
- How to use the Report workspace
- How to improve your site’s SEO ranking and performance
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