Syncfusion® Project Templates - ASP.NET MVC

11 Nov 20252 minutes to read

Syncfusion® provides the Visual Studio Project Templates for the Syncfusion® ASP.NET MVC platform to create the Syncfusion® ASP.NET MVC Web Application with the Essential® JS 2 components.

The Syncfusion® ASP.NET MVC project templates are available from v16.2.0.41.

Use the following steps to create the Syncfusion® ASP.NET MVC (Essential® JS 2) Web Application through the Visual Studio Project Template.

Before use the Syncfusion® ASP.NET MVC Project Template, check whether the ASP.NET MVC Extensions - Syncfusion® installed or not in Visual Studio Extension Manager by clicking on the Tools -> Extensions and updates -> Installed for Visual Studio 2022 or later by clicking on the Extensions -> Manage Extensions -> Installed. If this extension not installed, please install the extension by follow the steps from the download and installation help topic.

  1. To create the Syncfusion® ASP.NET MVC (Essential® JS 2) project, follow either one of the options below:

    Option 1:

    Click Extensions > Syncfusion® and choose Essential Studio® for ASP.NET MVC > Create New Syncfusion® Project….

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    Option 2:

    Choose File > New > Project from the menu. This launches a new dialogue for creating a new application. Filtering the application type by Syncfusion or typing Syncfusion as a keyword in the search option can help you to find the Syncfusion® templates for ASP.NET MVC.

    Syncfusion MVC Project Wizard

  2. Name the Project, choose the destination location, and set the .NET Framework of the project, and then click OK. The Project Configuration Wizard appears.

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    Project configurations

    Target MVC Version: Select the version of ASP.NET MVC Project, either MVC5 or MVC4.

    Theme Selection: Choose the required Theme. The Theme Preview section shows the controls preview with selected theme before creating the Syncfusion® project.

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    Assets From: : Load the Syncfusion® Essential® JS 2 assets to ASP.NET MVC Project, either NuGet, CDN, or Installed Location.

    Installed location option will be available only when the Syncfusion® Essential® JavaScript 2 setup has been installed.

  3. Click Create, the Syncfusion® ASP.NET MVC (Essential® JS 2) Application will be created.

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  4. The required Syncfusion® NuGet packages, Scripts, and CSS have been added to the project.

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  5. Then, the Syncfusion® licensing registration required message box will be shown, if you installed the trial setup or NuGet packages since Syncfusion® introduced the licensing system from 2018 Volume 2 (v16.2.0.41) Essential Studio® release. Navigate to the help topic, which is shown in the licensing message box to generate and register the Syncfusion® license key to your project. Refer to this blog post to learn more about the licensing changes introduced in Essential Studio®.

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