Report 14 — Orphaned *Element.cshtml Files Audit

Date: 2026-02-26 Updated: 2026-02-27 Status: COMPLETE

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Current State

Migration tool duplication fixes (commits 09935d2, 164069f, 76a17cf) reduced element types from ~455 to ~430 on fresh migration runs. The 4 orphaned redundant views identified below were removed (Phase 5E). The 6 active element views remain in production.

Summary

19 files match *Element.cshtml in blockgrid/Components/:

Status	Count	Action
ACTIVE	6	KEEP — these ARE the DB alias views
REDUNDANT	11	4 removed (Phase 5E); remaining 7 deferred to cross-DB validation
RESOLVED	2	Resolved — alias views now exist

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ACTIVE Files (6) — DO NOT REMOVE

These file names match actual DB element type aliases:

File	DB Alias
cookiesElement.cshtml	cookiesElement
loginElement.cshtml	loginElement
loginStatusElement.cshtml	loginStatusElement
registerElement.cshtml	registerElement
umbracoFormElement.cshtml	umbracoFormElement
audioTagElement.cshtml	audioTagElement

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REDUNDANT Files (11) — Remove after cross-DB validation

These files don't match any DB alias and duplicate existing views:

Element File	Already Covered By
accordionButtonElement.cshtml	accordionButtonMain.cshtml
accordionControlsElement.cshtml	accordionControls.cshtml
buttonModalElement.cshtml	buttonModal.cshtml
counterElement.cshtml	counter.cshtml
headingElement.cshtml	headingItem.cshtml
heroElement.cshtml	heroItem.cshtml
imageWithLinkElement.cshtml	imageWithLink.cshtml
linkListElement.cshtml	linkListControl.cshtml
embedElement.cshtml	grid_builtin_embed.cshtml (identical copy)
mediaElement.cshtml	grid_builtin_media.cshtml (wrong props in Element version)
rteElement.cshtml	grid_builtin_rte.cshtml (wrong props in Element version)

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RESOLVED (2) — Alias views now exist

Element File	Target Alias	Status
ctaElement.cshtml	cTAItem	cTAItem.cshtml now exists
faqElement.cshtml	faqControls	faqControls.cshtml now exists

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Path A/B Coverage

Path B Alias (DB)	Path B View	Path A Alias	Path A View
grid_element_psdataprotectiondpo	EXISTS	gridElementPsdataprotectiondpo	MISSING
grid_element_psdataprotectionname	EXISTS	gridElementPsdataprotectionname	MISSING
grid_element_psdataprotectionsummarytable	EXISTS	gridElementPsdataprotectionsummarytable	MISSING
grid_element_psdataprotectionweare	EXISTS	gridElementPsdataprotectionweare	MISSING
grid_element_socialfooter	EXISTS	gridElementSocialfooter	EXISTS
grid_element_stickysocial	EXISTS	gridElementStickysocial	EXISTS
grid_element_largegooglemap	EXISTS	gridElementLargegooglemap	EXISTS

Note: Data protection Path A views (gridElementPsdataprotection*) don't need to exist — content references Path B aliases.