List of MVC and Web Forms widgets

The following sections give you an overview of the types of Sitefinity CMS built-in widgets and which widgets you can use when working with the MVC or Web Forms technology. For quick comparison between the two technologies, see ASP.NET MVC and Web Forms.

Content widgets

Widget MVC Web Forms
Blog posts check-icon
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Blog list check-icon
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Calendar check-icon
 
Card check-icon
 
Comments check-icon
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Content block check-icon
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Document link check-icon
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Document list check-icon
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Events check-icon
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Feed check-icon
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Form check-icon
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Forums   check-icon
Image check-icon
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Image gallery check-icon
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List check-icon
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News check-icon
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Reviews check-icon

Video check-icon
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Video gallery check-icon
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Navigation widgets

Widget MVC Web Forms
Archive
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Breadcrumb check-icon
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Language selector check-icon
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Navigation check-icon
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Site selector check-icon
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Scripts and styles widgets

Widget MVC Web Forms
CSS check-icon
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Embed code check-icon

NOTE: You can use the Embed code widget to include Google Analytics code on a page.


Google Analytics
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JavaScript check-icon
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Login widgets

Widget MVC Web Forms
Change password check-icon check-icon
Login form/Login check-icon
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Login name
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Login and Logout button check-icon

NOTE: You can use this widget to replace the functionality of the Web Forms Login name and Login status widgets to display the name of the logged in user and enable them to login or logout via buttons, instead of links. 

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Search widgets

Widget MVC Web Forms
Search box/Search check-icon
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Search results check-icon
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User account widgets

Widget MVC Web Forms
Account activation check-icon
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Profile check-icon
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Registration check-icon
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Users list check-icon
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Classification widgets

Widget MVC Web Forms
Categories check-icon
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Tags check-icon
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Email campaigns

Widget MVC Web Forms
Subscribe form check-icon
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Unsubscribe form
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Social widgets

Widget MVC Web Forms
Twitter
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Twitter feed
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