How to create Asp.Net WebPage Project in VS 2012?

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From another question, got to know that there are three development models in Asp.Net. I have installed VS 2012 in my laptop, but when I try for new web project, I am not able to see the WebPages project template.

Do I need to download the template or Am i doing it in wrong way?

In Asp.net/WebPages, it has a WebMatrix downloadable link. Does that mean, Asp.net webpage project can be created only with WebMatrix?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 16 '14 at 21:08

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Web Pages projects are Web Site Projects, so you create them by choosing File » New Web Site, then choose ASP.NET Web Site (Razor v2).

answered Jul 16 '14 at 21:08

Mike Brind

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I find that web site "projects" should be avoided, as they are very different from all other project types. – John Saunders Jul 16 '14 at 21:17
If you want to use the Web Pages framework, you can't avoid them. – Mike Brind Jul 16 '14 at 21:19
That would seem to be a reason to avoid the web pages framework. – John Saunders Jul 16 '14 at 21:38
I'm happy to use it for some tasks. Each to their own. – Mike Brind Jul 16 '14 at 21:42
It's hard to get answers to some questions on web site projects, since everyone else will assume it's a real project. – John Saunders Jul 16 '14 at 21:43
It is a real project - just different to a Web Application project. And you are right - everyone assumes that cshtml questions are MVC questions. Way too much ignorance out there... – Mike Brind Jul 16 '14 at 21:46
Real projects have project files. These web site "projects" are the only kind which do not. At any rate, this discussion is off topic. – John Saunders Jul 16 '14 at 21:48
Irony: see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24790341/object-reference-not-set-to-an-instance-of-an-object-asp-net-web-forms-project – John Saunders Jul 17 '14 at 00:12

How to create Asp.Net WebPage Project in VS 2012?

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