Could someone please tell me how hard is it to start using umbraco. So for example I have a site with bunch of static pages, contact forms, may be some dynamic content like team members or list of projects. How long would it take to set this up using umbraco (I have pretty good C# experience)? Assuming I have all frontend HTML ready.
It's hard to put a figure on it, but I'd say using Umbraco has had a massive impact on reducing my development time for a website like the one you mention. Even right from the start. I'd suggest watching the basic Umbraco.tv tutorials, then just get stuck in and have a go. The only learning curve for you really will be the terminology (data types, document types, templates etc - although they're very simple - they just take a while to 'get') and perhaps XSLT for your navigation etc. That said, there are lots of other options insead of XSLT now anyhow, and for most scenarios there's usually an existing template you can use and modify to your liking. Plus there's always the forum ;)
+1 for what Dan is saying above (well written Dan!).
I think that as a starting point you should either install Umbraco with one of the starter kits or install the Creative Website Starter package (CWS) done by Warren Buckley.
His package is making use of many of the different concepts in Umbraco, which makes it ideal for newbies to study and understand how it all works. It could perhaps also be the starting point for your own site. You can install the CWS package from the developer section -> repository -> starter kits.
For forms in Umbraco there are plenty of options if you don't want to write them yourself. Just have a look at the package repository.
switching to Umbraco - worth it or not?
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Could someone please tell me how hard is it to start using umbraco. So for example I have a site with bunch of static pages, contact forms, may be some dynamic content like team members or list of projects. How long would it take to set this up using umbraco (I have pretty good C# experience)? Assuming I have all frontend HTML ready.
Any help will be much appreciated.
Vlad.
Hi Vlad. Welcome to Umbraco!
It's hard to put a figure on it, but I'd say using Umbraco has had a massive impact on reducing my development time for a website like the one you mention. Even right from the start. I'd suggest watching the basic Umbraco.tv tutorials, then just get stuck in and have a go. The only learning curve for you really will be the terminology (data types, document types, templates etc - although they're very simple - they just take a while to 'get') and perhaps XSLT for your navigation etc. That said, there are lots of other options insead of XSLT now anyhow, and for most scenarios there's usually an existing template you can use and modify to your liking. Plus there's always the forum ;)
Give it a go. I'm certain you'll be glad you did!
Hi Vlad
+1 for what Dan is saying above (well written Dan!).
I think that as a starting point you should either install Umbraco with one of the starter kits or install the Creative Website Starter package (CWS) done by Warren Buckley.
His package is making use of many of the different concepts in Umbraco, which makes it ideal for newbies to study and understand how it all works. It could perhaps also be the starting point for your own site. You can install the CWS package from the developer section -> repository -> starter kits.
For forms in Umbraco there are plenty of options if you don't want to write them yourself. Just have a look at the package repository.
/Jan
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