Starter Sites

Both novices and experts can find their way with C1

The default C1 installation comes in three flavors.

Starter Site

The Starter Site is designed for both novices and advanced front-end developers and is based on the 1140 CSS Grid for styling.

It comes with a set of minimalistic templates and a set of skins for starting a new site, which can be easily customized and extended. The basic customization will require just a few tweaks and no special XSLT or CSS skills. Experts may want to use their advanced skills in CSS, XSLT and/or ASP.NET Razor to rebuild the entire website at will.

You can choose between these versions of the Starter Site:

ASP.NET Razor based
ASP.NET Razor based templates are used, intended for developers friendly with ASP.NET Razor technology.
ASP.NET Master Page based
ASP.NET Master Pages are used instead of HTML or XSLT based templates and are intended for developers friendly with ASP.NET Master Pages technology.
HTML based
Only includes simple HTML templates that require no programming to adapt.
XSLT based
The logical parts of the templates are based on XSLT functions that are intended for developers friendly with XSLT technology.

Besides, you can apply one of the four skins to the starter site, it comes with:

  • Default
  • Simple
  • Brown
  • Fresh Green
Default Skin / Starter SiteThe default skin for a starter site.Simple Skin / Starter SiteThe simplistic skin for a starter site.Brown Skin / Starter SiteThe brown-themed skin for a starter site.FreshGreen Skin / Starter SiteThe green-themed skin for a starter site.

Read more on the Starter Site skins

Bare Bones

The Bare Bones setup targets those web designers and developers who know what they want and are ready to build their websites from scratch.

The Bare Bones option provides a minimum setup and is recommended for those who are familiar with C1 or willing to experiment.

OmniCorp Demo Site

The OmniCorp demo website is intended for those who learn by observing and following examples.

The OmniCorp option installs a full-fledged demo website with some functionality implemented and some dummy content on pages.

This option is recommended for those who are new to C1 or would rather see first how other people use it.