Editing Microsoft WebMatrix

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{{Infobox software
| name                   = Microsoft WebMatrix
| logo                   = Microsoft WebMatrix icon.png
| screenshot             = Microsoft WebMatrix screenshot.png
| caption                = Microsoft WebMatrix 3.0
| developer              = [[Microsoft]]
| discontinued           = Yes
| latest release version = 3.0 (v7.1.1932.0)
| latest release date    = {{Start date and age|2013|10|12|df=yes}}
| programming language   = 
| operating system       = [[Windows 7 SP1]] and later<ref name=WM3-readme />
| platform               = [[IA-32]]; [[.NET Framework]]
| size                   = 17.1 [[Megabyte|MB]]<ref name="ms-d" />
| language               = English, Austrian, Belgian, Chinese, French, German, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Netherlands, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Turkish<ref name="ms-d" />
| genre                  = [[HTML editor]] and [[website builder]]
| license                = [[Freeware]]<ref name="ms-d">{{cite web
  |url = https://www.asp.net/web-pages/overview/exploring-webmatrix
  |title = Web Matrix 3
  |work = Microsoft/web
  |publisher = [[Microsoft]]
  |access-date = 10 February 2016
  }}</ref>
}}
'''Microsoft WebMatrix''' is a discontinued cloud-connected [[website builder]] and [[HTML editor]] for Windows, geared towards [[web development]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brooks |first=Jason |date=2011-01-26 |title=Microsoft WebMatrix Lowers Barriers to Web Development on Windows |url=https://www.eweek.com/it-management/microsoft-webmatrix-lowers-barriers-to-web-development-on-windows/ |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=eWEEK |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Heller |first=Martin |date=2011-01-25 |title=Microsoft WebMatrix is a mixed bag |url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/2625337/microsoft-webmatrix-is-a-mixed-bag.html |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=InfoWorld |language=en}}</ref> WebMatrix enables developers to build websites using built-in templates or popular open-source applications, with full support for [[ASP.NET]], [[PHP]], [[Node.js]] and [[HTML5]]. [[Microsoft]] developed WebMatrix for the purpose of providing web developers with coding, customization, and publishing capabilities all in one place.

==History==
WebMatrix is a successor of [[ASP.NET Web Matrix]], which was released in 2003 and later discontinued.

In 2011, WebMatrix was released to support the large number of open source [[content management systems]] and to provide a lightweight web development environment for PHP and the new, simplified ASP.NET web pages. It focused on a clean, simple user interface allowing web developers to build websites from scratch or by customizing open-source web content management systems such as [[Orchard Project|Orchard]], [[DotNetNuke]], [[Umbraco]], [[Joomla!]], [[Drupal]] and [[WordPress]].

From 2011 to 2012, WebMatrix 2 Beta and RC releases added support for Node.js, [[mobile simulator]]s, additional website templates, and support publishing to [[Microsoft Azure]] web sites. On September 6, 2012, the official release of WebMatrix 2 went public. The release of WebMatrix 3 was made available on May 1, 2013. Unlike WebMatrix 2, WebMatrix 3 requires [[Windows 7]] or later.<ref name=WM3-readme>{{cite web|title=WebMatrix 3 Release Notes|url=http://www.microsoft.com/web/post/webmatrix-3-release-notes?id=a05ebf33-93c7-48bc-9f29-5315a29ef404|work=Microsoft /web|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|access-date=15 March 2014|date=6 March 2013}}</ref>

In 2016, Microsoft announced the discontinuation of WebMatrix in favour of [[Visual Studio Code]] with formal support ending on November 1, 2017.<ref name="Discontinued">{{Cite web |url=https://blogs.iis.net/webmatrix/webmatrix-product-support-ends-on-november-1st-2017 |title=WebMatrix product support ends on November 1st, 2017 |website=blogs.iis.net |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |date=28 October 2016}}</ref>

==Features==
* Simplified creation, publishing, and synchronization of companion cloud websites
* Integration with source control systems including [[Git (software)|Git]] and [[Team Foundation Server]]
* [[Code completion]] and [[syntax highlighting]] for [[HTML5]], [[CSS3]], [[JavaScript]] and [[TypeScript]]
* Editing for [[server-side language]]s [[ASP.NET]], [[PHP]] and [[Node.js]]
* Support for [[jQuery]], [[jQuery Mobile]], [[Less (stylesheet language)|Less]] and [[Sass (stylesheet language)|Sass]]
* [[Mobile simulator]]s
* Database manager for [[MySQL]], [[Microsoft SQL Server]] and [[SQL CE]]
* Deployment tools for files and database
* Deployment to either shared hosting, dedicated servers or [[Microsoft Azure]]
* Publishing websites using [[FTP]], [[FTPS]] and Web Deploy (an [[Internet Information Services|IIS]] feature for publishing websites)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mittal|first1=Harsh|title=Introduction to Web Deploy|url=http://www.iis.net/learn/publish/using-web-deploy/introduction-to-web-deploy|website=iis.net|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|date=December 9, 2011}}</ref>
* Built-in [[search engine optimization]] and performance reports
* Remote and offline editing{{elucidate|date=February 2016}}
* Downloading remote sites for local editing
* Database migration from [[SQL Server Compact]] 4.0 database to [[SQL Server Express]] or SQL Server<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/web/post/migrate-a-database-to-sql-server Migrate a Database to SQL server]</ref>
* Extensibility through [[plug-in (computing)|plug-in]]s

==See also==
* [[Visual Studio Code]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book|last=Lydford|first=Steve|title=Building ASP.NET Web Pages with Microsoft WebMatrix|publisher=Apress|year=2011|isbn=978-1-4302-4020-4}}

==External links==
* {{Official website}}
* [http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/856/webmatrix-overview/ WebMatrix] at ''IIS.NET website''

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