ASP.NET Core CMS(Content Management System)

This is a simple Content Management System created using ASP.NET Core and Entity Framework Core with Multi-Layered architecture.

How to run this Project

• Download this Project
• Open this Project in Visual Studio 2022 (Make sure .NET 7 SDK is installed)
• Click on Build Solution in Visual Studio 2022 so that all the nuget packages gets installed/restored.
• Modified the SQL Server Database Connection String in appSettings.json
• Execute Update-Database EF Core Migration command to get the database created in SQL Server
• Run the application by pressing F5

Login Details for this Project

• UserName: test
• Password: TEST@#123

EF Core Seeding

The CoreCMSContext class will seed test/dummy data for sidebar, pages, user and roles using the overridden OnModelCreating() method.

Project Details

• Multi-Layered Architecture
• Separate projects for Data, Model, Services and Web
• Managing package dependencies using Nuget
• Using Models and ViewModels(DTOs)
• Using EF Core Code-First for Data Access
• EF Core Code-First Migration
• Managing service dependencies using IoC and DI
• Using EF Core Eager Loading for loading related data
• CMS Features: Pages, Sidebars and Navigation bar
• Using RichTextEditor for Pages and Sidebars
• Using Areas for PagesController and SidebarsController
• Creating ViewComponents to display Navigation and Sidebar in Layout file
• Using ASP.NET Core Identity for Register, Login and Logout functionality
• Restricting permissions & functionality to admin role users only using Authroize attribute

Project Feature Snapshots