Using the MVC Design Gallery
- (Q) Why is Microsoft hosting an ASP.NET MVC Design Gallery?
- We want to help you make great looking ASP.NET MVC websites.
- (Q) What is an ASP.NET MVC Design Template?
- You can use an ASP.NET MVC Design Template to change the appearance of an ASP.NET MVC website. An ASP.NET MVC Design Template can include Cascading Style Sheets, images, View Master Pages, View User Controls, JavaScript, and custom HTML Helpers.
- (Q) Are ASP.NET MVC Design Templates free?
- Yes. Each contributor licenses his/her design under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license.
- (Q) How do I use an ASP.NET MVC Design Template?
- After downloading and decompressing a Design Template from the ASP.NET Design Gallery, you'll see a folder named DesignTemplate. To use the template with an ASP.NET MVC project, you need to copy all files from the DesignTemplate folder to your project. For example, if the DesignTemplate folder contains a file with the path DesignTemplate\Content\Site.css then you need to copy this file to the exact same location in your ASP.NET MVC application. A Design Template can include Cascading Style Sheets, View Master Pages, View User Controls, JavaScript, custom HTML Helpers, and other types of files.
If a Design template contains programming language specific files (C# or Visual Basic .NET) then the template will contain a folder named DesignTemplateCS that contains C# files and/or a folder named DesignTemplateVB that contains Visual Basic .NET files. Copy the files from the folder that corresponds to the programming language used in your ASP.NET MVC project.
Any special instructions associated with a design will be placed in a file named ReadMe.txt.
- (Q) What should I do when I like an ASP.NET MVC Design Template?
- Click the thumbs-up button next to a Design Template to vote for the template. The highest rated Design Templates appear above other templates in the Gallery.
- (Q) What should I do when I don’t like an ASP.NET MVC Design Template?
- Click the thumbs-down button next to a Design Template to vote against the template. The lowest rated Design Templates appear beneath other templates in the Gallery.
- (Q) How can I see a preview of an ASP.NET MVC Design Template?
- Click the magnifying glass that appears next to a Design template to view a preview of the template. A larger image representing the design appears.
Submitting a Design to the MVC Design Gallery
- (Q) Who can submit a new ASP.NET MVC Design Template?
- You can! Anyone can submit an original website design to the ASP.NET MVC Design Gallery. Submitting a design is a great way to gain recognition for your skills as a website designer.
- (Q) What can I include in a Design Template?
- An ASP.NET MVC Design Template can include any type of file that you want including Cascading Style Sheet, images, JavaScript files, View Master Pages, View User Controls, and custom helper methods. If your template includes an assembly (a .dll file) then please include the source code.
- (Q) What can't I include in a Design Template?
- All content that you submit must be original. You cannot include material that doesn't belong to you. You must agree to give your ASP.NET MVC Template to the community. If your template includes an assembly (a .dll file) then please include the source code.
- (Q) How do I create a Design Template?
- Create a folder named DesignTemplate. Include all of the files required by your design - Cascading Style Sheets, images, and so on - in the DesignTemplate folder. Don't include any files that are not required for your design. For example, don't include the Site.Master file in the template if you didn't make any modifications to this file.
If you have any special instructions for using your Design Template, include a ReadMe.txt file in your submission.
If you need to include programming language specific files (C# or Visual Basic .NET) then don't create a DesignTemplate folder. Instead, create a folder named DesignTemplateCS (for C# files) and/or a folder named DesignTemplateVB (for Visual Basic .NET files).
- (Q) How do I submit a Design Template?
- Click the Submit Yours Now button that appears at the top of the ASP.NET MVC Design Gallery page.
- (Q) Why isn’t my ASP.NET MVC Design Template appearing in the gallery?
- A Design Template does not appear immediately in the gallery after you submit it. We reserve the right to review a submission for quality or other reasons, and to respond to any complaints about a submission, including taking down any complained-of submissions.
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