Visual studio web app - is WIX good to help build a web app

Question

Hi, I want to build an MVC razor page web app. I am thinking it might be good to use something like WIX or word press to take advantage of some of there tools to create look and feel aspects to it.

 

 I am wondering if this is a good idea?

 

 Thanks for any advice or suggestions

 

Answer 1

Surely!

Wix:

• Pros: Easy to use, great templates, quick setup.
• Cons: Limited backend customization, potential performance issues.

WordPress:

• Pros: Highly customizable, large community support.
• Cons: Learning curve, requires regular maintenance.

MVC Razor Pages:

• Best for complex, customizable web apps with full control over backend and frontend.

Recommendation: Use Wix or WordPress for quick, visually appealing setups. Use MVC Razor Pages for robust, scalable solutions.

Answer 2

Hi @iqworks Information Quality Works,

Wix and WordPress are built for full-stack website development, not for exporting themes or UI components to be used in a custom ASP.NET Core app which will cause it is complex to integrated with ASP.NET Core.

I suggest you can use UI framework to design and build a ASP.NET Core application. For example, Bootstrap.

Besides, MVC and Razor Pages are different architectures, here are some tutorials which could help you get started:

Get started with ASP.NET Core MVC

Get started with Razor Pages in ASP.NET Core

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Answer 3

WIX and Wordpress are alternatives to MVC pages. they are not designers.

also In general sample templates (or designer output) take a bit of work to convert to razor page format. you need to factor out the layout markup, add razor page attributes, etc.

as suggested, the easiest approach is using a CSS framework like bootstrap, material or tailwind.

https://getbootstrap.com

https://materializecss.com

https://tailwindcss.com

Answer 4

Hi everyone. All of your answers contributed to my new insight about this issue.

From your contributions, i have decided to go with this:

1 - .Net Core 8.
2 - MVC and Razor pages.
3 - Bootstrap and angular for page manipulation.
4 - EF and Linq for data management.

How does that sound to everyone?

Thanks for your suggestions and advice.