Report 21: Page Templates Side-by-Side Comparison

Date: 2026-02-27 Scope: All root .cshtml files in Views/ (page templates and master layouts), excluding Partials/ subdirectories. V8 source: psCreditUnion/Progress.Web/Views/ V17 target: dbl.Progress/src/www/Views/

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1. Overview

Metric	Count
V8 root .cshtml files	48
V17 root .cshtml files	46
Migrated (1:1 or consolidated)	44
V8-only (not migrated)	3 (LoanBoxContactControl, NewsCategoryItems, TrustpilotWidget)
V17-only (new)	1 (_ViewImports.cshtml)
Consolidated	1 (masterNoHeaderNoFooter.cshtml merged into masterNoHeaderNof.cshtml in v17)

Migration Pattern Summary

Every migrated template applies the same set of repeating transformation patterns:

ID	Pattern	V8	V17
P1	Base class	@inherits Umbraco.Web.Mvc.UmbracoViewPage	@inherits Umbraco.Cms.Web.Common.Views.UmbracoViewPage
P2	Strongly-typed model	@inherits ...UmbracoViewPage<ContentModels.Xyz>	Removed; use Model.Value<T>() directly
P3	Settings lookup	Umbraco.ContentSingleAtXPath("//...")	@inject ISiteSettingsService SiteSettings
P4	CSS/JS bundling	Html.RequiresCss() / Html.RequiresJs() / Html.RenderCssHere() / Html.RenderJsHere()	<link> / <script> tags + Html.AddScript() / Html.RenderScripts() / Html.RenderCss()
P5	Cached partials	Html.CachedPartial("...", Model, 3600, true)	await Html.CachedPartialAsync("...", Model, TimeSpan.FromHours(1), cacheByPage: true)
P6	Sync partials	Html.Partial("...") / Html.RenderPartial("...")	await Html.PartialAsync("...")
P7	Grid rendering	Html.GetGridHtml(Model, "grid", "template", ...)	Model.Value<BlockGridModel>("grid") + Html.PartialAsync("blockgrid/...")
P8	BlockList rendering	Html.GetBlockListHtml(Model, "Blocks")	Model.Value<BlockListModel>("blocks") + Html.PartialAsync("blocklist/default", ...)
P9	Dictionary values	Umbraco.GetDictionaryValue("key")	@inject IDictionaryService Dictionary + Dictionary.GetValue("key")
P10	Color picker	#@color (double-hash bug)	.TrimStart('#') applied to all color values
P11	Bool properties	Model.Value<String>("x") == "True"	Model.Value<bool>("x")
P12	Bootstrap data attrs	data-spy, data-target, data-offset	data-bs-spy, data-bs-target, data-bs-offset
P13	Macro rendering	Umbraco.RenderMacro("...")	Replaced with BlockGrid/BlockList content or ViewComponents
P14	Surface controllers	Html.RenderAction("...", "...Surface")	await Component.InvokeAsync("...")
P15	Umbraco Forms	Html.RenderUmbracoFormDependencies()	Removed (v17 Forms handles its own dependencies)

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2. Side-by-Side Comparisons

A. master.cshtml -- The Main Layout

The most important file. Controls HTML shell, CSS/JS loading, header/footer, GTM, fonts, and search for every page.

Inherits and Imports

v8 (Umbraco 8)

@inherits Umbraco.Web.Mvc.UmbracoViewPage
@using ClientDependency.Core.Mvc
@using Progress.Core.Helpers
@using System.Web.Configuration
@using System.Text.RegularExpressions
@using Umbraco.Forms.Mvc

v17 (Umbraco 17)

@inherits Umbraco.Cms.Web.Common.Views.UmbracoViewPage
@using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Models.PublishedContent
@using System.Text.RegularExpressions
@using Progress.Umbraco.Helpers
@inject ISiteSettingsService SiteSettings
@inject IDictionaryService Dictionary
@inject Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.IWebHostEnvironment WebHostEnvironment

What changed:

• P1: Base class namespace changed from Umbraco.Web.Mvc to Umbraco.Cms.Web.Common.Views
• P3: ClientDependency.Core.Mvc removed entirely; replaced by DI-injected services
• P3: System.Web.Configuration (ASP.NET 4.x) removed; no WebConfigurationManager in .NET Core
• P3: Umbraco.Forms.Mvc removed; Forms handles its own dependencies in v17
• P3: Three @inject directives replace all XPath content queries

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Settings Resolution

v8 (Umbraco 8)

var settings = Umbraco.ContentSingleAtXPath("//websiteConfiguration");
string domainName = HttpContext.Current.Request.Url.GetLeftPart(UriPartial.Authority);
var Mobile = Request.Browser["IsMobile"];

var gtsettings = Umbraco.ContentSingleAtXPath("//googleTagManagerConfiguration");
var googleTagManagerHeader = gtsettings.Value<string>("googleTagManagerHeader");

var stylesSettings = Umbraco.ContentSingleAtXPath("//siteStyleConfiguration");
var menuSettings = Umbraco.ContentSingleAtXPath("//menuConfiguration");
var menuStyle = menuSettings.Value<string>("menuStyle");

var cookieNotice = Umbraco.GetDictionaryValue("cookieNotice");

string searchUrl = Umbraco.ContentAtXPath("//search")
    .Single(c => c.Parent.Id == Model.Root().Id)
    .Url();

v17 (Umbraco 17)

var website = SiteSettings.Website;
var styles = SiteSettings.Styles;
var menu = SiteSettings.Menu;
var gtm = SiteSettings.GoogleTagManager;

var gtmHeader = gtm?.GoogleTagManagerHeader;
var menuStyle = menu?.MenuStyle?.ToLowerInvariant();

var searchUrl = SiteSettings.SearchPage?.Url();

var cookieNotice = Dictionary.GetValue("cookieNotice");
var gotoTop = Dictionary.GetValue("GotoTop");

What changed:

• P3: Five separate ContentSingleAtXPath() calls replaced by a single ISiteSettingsService injection (cached per request)
• P9: Umbraco.GetDictionaryValue() replaced by Dictionary.GetValue()
• HttpContext.Current removed (not available in .NET Core)
• Request.Browser["IsMobile"] removed (responsive CSS replaces server-side mobile detection)
• Null-safe operators (?.) used throughout for robustness

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CSS and JS Loading

v8 (Umbraco 8)

Html.RequiresCss("~/vendor/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.min.css", 0);
Html.RequiresCss("~/vendor/slick/slick.css", 3);
Html.RequiresCss($"~/content/common{commonCssVersion}.css", 10);

Html.RequiresJs("/vendor/bootstrap/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js", 1, new { defer = "defer" });
Html.RequiresJs("/vendor/lazysizes/lazySizes.min.js", 12, new { async = "async" });

// In <head>:
@Html.RenderCssHere()

// Before </body>:
@Html.RenderJsHere()

v17 (Umbraco 17)

// Static <link> tags in <head>:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="~/vendor/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.min.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="~/vendor/slick/slick.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="~/content/CommonV2.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="~/css/umbraco-blockgrid.css" />

// Script helper calls before </body>:
Html.AddScript("~/vendor/bootstrap/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js", 1, defer: true);
Html.AddScript("~/vendor/lazySizes/lazySizes.min.js", 12, true);

// Partials can contribute CSS/JS:
@Html.RenderCss()
@Html.RenderScripts()

What changed:

• P4: ClientDependency framework (RequiresCss/RequiresJs/RenderCssHere/RenderJsHere) replaced entirely
• CSS now uses explicit <link> tags in <head> (order matches v8 priorities)
• JS uses custom Html.AddScript() helper with named parameters (async:, defer:)
• Versioned CSS file common{version}.css replaced by CommonV2.css
• New: umbraco-blockgrid.css added for BlockGrid layout support
• New: gridSlider.css and homeSlider.css loaded globally
• New: jQuery UI CSS/JS added globally (was loaded per-component in v8)
• jQuery CDN fallback added: window.jQuery || document.write(...)

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Cached Partials (Header/Footer)

v8 (Umbraco 8)

@Html.CachedPartial("SiteLayout/headerMenu4", Model, 3600, true)
@Html.Partial("SiteLayout/footer")

@Html.RenderUmbracoFormDependencies()

v17 (Umbraco 17)

@await Html.CachedPartialAsync("SiteLayout/headerMenu4", Model,
    TimeSpan.FromHours(1), cacheByPage: true)
@await Html.PartialAsync("SiteLayout/footer")

What changed:

• P5: CachedPartial becomes CachedPartialAsync with await; cache duration uses TimeSpan instead of seconds
• P6: Html.Partial becomes await Html.PartialAsync
• P15: RenderUmbracoFormDependencies() removed entirely
• P12: data-spy="scroll" becomes data-bs-spy="scroll" (Bootstrap 5)

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Body Tag and Bottom Section

v8 (Umbraco 8)

<body id="page-@strBodyTagID" data-spy="scroll" data-target="#fixedNavbar" data-offset="1">

@Html.RenderJsHere()
@RenderSection("ScriptsBottom", false)
@Html.PageScripts()
<input id="cultureAll" name="culture" type="hidden"
       value="@System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture.ToString()">

v17 (Umbraco 17)

<body id="page-@bodyId" data-bs-spy="scroll" data-bs-target="#fixedNavbar" data-bs-offset="1">

@Html.RenderScripts()
@RenderSection("scripts", false)
<input type="hidden" id="cultureAll" name="culture" value="@fullCulture" />

What changed:

• P12: All Bootstrap data attributes gain bs- prefix
• P4: RenderJsHere() + PageScripts() consolidated into single RenderScripts()
• Section name changed from "ScriptsBottom" to "scripts" for consistency
• Culture uses Model.GetCultureFromDomains() instead of Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture

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B. home.cshtml -- Grid to BlockGrid Conversion

Shows the core content rendering transformation from v8 Grid to v17 BlockGrid.

v8 (Umbraco 8)

@inherits Umbraco.Web.Mvc.UmbracoViewPage
@using Progress.Core.Extensions
@using Umbraco.Web
@using Umbraco.Core.PropertyEditors.ValueConverters
@using ClientDependency.Core.Mvc
@using Umbraco.Web.Models;

@{
    Html.RequiresJs("~/Scripts/aosInit.js", 25, new { async = "async" });
}
@{
    Layout = "master.cshtml";
}
@Html.Partial("home/slider")

<div class="container bodyStart homepage">
    @Html.GetGridHtml(Model, "grid", "homePageGrid", true, false)
</div>

v17 (Umbraco 17)

@inherits Umbraco.Cms.Web.Common.Views.UmbracoViewPage
@using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Models.Blocks
@using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures
@using www.Extensions
@using Progress.Umbraco.Helpers
@{
    Layout = "master.cshtml";
}

@{
    Html.AddScript("~/Scripts/aosInit.js", 25, async: true);
}

@await Html.PartialAsync("Home/slider")

<div class="container bodyStart homepage">
    @{
        var grid = Model.Value<BlockGridModel>("grid");
        if (grid != null && grid.Any())
        {
            @await Html.PartialAsync("blockgrid/BootstrapGrid", grid,
                new ViewDataDictionary(ViewData) {
                    { "ColumnBreakpoint", "xl" },
                    { "RowClasses", "row clearfix" },
                    { "ColumnClasses", "column mx-0 mx-md-0" },
                    { "UseContainer", false },
                    { "MergeAreaClasses", true }
                }, true)
        }
    }
</div>

What changed:

• P1: Base class namespace updated
• P4: Html.RequiresJs() becomes Html.AddScript() with named async: parameter
• P6: Html.Partial("home/slider") becomes await Html.PartialAsync("Home/slider")
• P7: Single-line Html.GetGridHtml(Model, "grid", "homePageGrid", true, false) replaced with:
  • Model.Value<BlockGridModel>("grid") to get the typed model
  • Html.PartialAsync("blockgrid/BootstrapGrid", grid, viewData) for rendering
  • ViewDataDictionary with layout parameters (ColumnBreakpoint, RowClasses, UseContainer, etc.)
• Null-check added (grid != null && grid.Any()) -- v8 grid helper handled null internally
• Container <div> preserved exactly (class "container bodyStart homepage")

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C. standardPage.cshtml -- Generic Page with Grid + Header Image

Demonstrates header image/color handling, the color picker double-hash fix, and multi-section grid rendering.

v8 (Umbraco 8)

@inherits Umbraco.Web.Mvc.UmbracoViewPage
@using Progress.Core.Extensions
@using Umbraco.Web
@using Umbraco.Core.PropertyEditors.ValueConverters

@{
    Layout = "master.cshtml";

    if (Model.Value<IPublishedContent>("headerImage") != null)
    {
        var myHeaderImage = Model.Value<IPublishedContent>("headerImage");
        myHeaderImageUrl = myHeaderImage.Url;
        var fileExtensionOne = myHeaderImage.GetProperty("UmbracoExtension").GetSourceValue();
        fileExtension = fileExtensionOne.ToString();

        if (fileExtension.ToString() != "mp4")
        {
            var headerImage = Model.Value<IPublishedContent>("headerImage").Url;
            myImage = headerImage + mycrop;
            style = "background-image: url('" + myImage + "')";
        }
    }
    else
    {
        var backgroundColorNew = Model.Value<String>("headerColour");
        if (backgroundColorNew != "")
        {
            backgroundColor = backgroundColorNew;
        }
        var solidColor = Model.Value<String>("solidColour");
        if (solidColor == "True")
        {
            style = "background-color:#" + backgroundColor;
        }
    }
}

<div class="container content-page with-header">
    @Html.GetGridHtml(Model, "grid", "standardPageGridBootStrap", true, false)
</div>

v17 (Umbraco 17)

@inherits Umbraco.Cms.Web.Common.Views.UmbracoViewPage
@using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Models.Blocks
@using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures
@using www.Extensions

@{
    Layout = "master.cshtml";

    var headerImage = Model.Value<IPublishedContent>("headerImage");

    if (headerImage != null)
    {
        myHeaderImageUrl = headerImage.Url();
        fileExtension = headerImage.Value<string>("umbracoExtension") ?? "";

        if (fileExtension.ToLowerInvariant() != "mp4")
        {
            myImage = myHeaderImageUrl + mycrop;
            style = $"background-image: url('{myImage}')";
        }
    }
    else
    {
        var backgroundColorNew = Model.Value<string>("headerColour") ?? "";
        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(backgroundColorNew))
        {
            backgroundColor = backgroundColorNew.TrimStart('#');
        }
        var solidColor = Model.Value<bool>("solidColour");
        if (solidColor)
        {
            style = $"background-color:#{backgroundColor}";
        }
    }
}

<div class="container content-page with-header">
    @{
        var grid = Model.Value<BlockGridModel>("grid");
        if (grid != null)
        {
            @await Html.PartialAsync("blockgrid/_MultiSectionGrid", grid,
                new ViewDataDictionary(ViewData) {
                    { "PageName", Model.Name },
                    { "InjectH1", true },
                    { "ColumnBreakpoint", "md" },
                    { "RowClasses", "row clearfix mainbody" },
                    { "ColumnClasses", "column" },
                    { "UseContainer", true },
                    { "ContainerClass", "container" },
                    { "SectionBreakpoint", "lg" }
                }, true)
        }
    }
</div>

What changed:

• P1: Base class namespace updated
• P10: Color values get .TrimStart('#') to prevent double-hash bug (##e47d51)
• P11: Model.Value<String>("solidColour") == "True" becomes Model.Value<bool>("solidColour")
• Media property access: myHeaderImage.GetProperty("UmbracoExtension").GetSourceValue() becomes headerImage.Value<string>("umbracoExtension")
• .Url property becomes .Url() method call
• Null-safe patterns: ?? "" and !string.IsNullOrEmpty() replace bare != ""
• String interpolation: $"background-color:#{backgroundColor}" replaces concatenation
• P7: Html.GetGridHtml() replaced with _MultiSectionGrid partial (supports v8 multi-section layout structure)
• Grid partial receives layout config via ViewDataDictionary (InjectH1, UseContainer, ContainerClass, etc.)

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3. Complete File Mapping Table

Master Layouts

#	v8 File	v17 File	Status	Patterns	Notes
1	master.cshtml	master.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P3,P4,P5,P6,P9,P12,P15	Main layout; XPath to DI; ClientDependency to static tags
2	masterNoHeaderNoFooter.cshtml	masterNoHeaderNoFooter.cshtml	CONSOLIDATED	P1,P3,P4	Was 4 lines in v8 (Layout=null); v17 is full standalone layout identical to masterNoHeaderNof
3	masterNoHeaderNof.cshtml	masterNoHeaderNof.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P3,P4	Full standalone layout with CSS/JS but no header/footer; v17 identical to masterNoHeaderNoFooter
4	MasterThirdParty.cshtml	MasterThirdParty.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P3,P4,P5,P6,P9,P12	Near-identical to master.cshtml; same transformation patterns
5	MasterLogin.cshtml	MasterLogin.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P3,P4,P5,P6,P9,P12	Simplified layout for login pages; uses <cache> tag helper instead of CachedPartialAsync
6	--	_ViewImports.cshtml	NEW	--	v17-only; provides global @using and @addTagHelper directives

Home Page Templates

#	v8 File	v17 File	Status	Patterns	Notes
7	home.cshtml	home.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P4,P6,P7	Grid to BlockGrid via BootstrapGrid partial
8	homeGrid.cshtml	homeGrid.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P4,P7,P14	Html.RenderAction to Component.InvokeAsync; homepageH1 script externalized
9	homeFullWidthSection.cshtml	homeFullWidthSection.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P4,P6,P7,P14	Two grids (grid + bottomGrid) both converted to BlockGrid

Standard Page Templates

#	v8 File	v17 File	Status	Patterns	Notes
10	standardPage.cshtml	standardPage.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P7,P10,P11	Header image + color picker + _MultiSectionGrid
11	StandardPageNew.cshtml	standardPageNew.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P4,P7,P8	BlockList header + Grid body; case normalized in v17
12	standardPageWow.cshtml	standardPageWow.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P4,P7,P10,P11	AOS animations; height dropdown wrapped in try-catch for Flexible.Dropdown bug
13	standardPageWithImageText.cshtml	standardPageWithImageText.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P4,P7,P10,P11	Similar to standardPageWow with image+text header
14	StandardPageNewNoHeaderNoFooter.cshtml	StandardPageNewNoHeaderNoFooter.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P4,P7,P8	Uses masterNoHeaderNoFooter layout
15	StandardPageThirdParty.cshtml	StandardPageThirdParty.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P7,P8	Uses MasterThirdParty layout

Article Templates

#	v8 File	v17 File	Status	Patterns	Notes
16	article.cshtml	article.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P6,P10,P11	Color picker fix; renders ArticleContent partial
17	articleList.cshtml	articleList.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P7,P10,P11	Article listing page
18	articleListPaging.cshtml	articleListPaging.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P7	Paginated article list
19	articleType2.cshtml	articleType2.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P6,P7	Alternate article layout
20	ArticleContentType2.cshtml	ArticleContentType2.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P6,P7	Alternate article content type
21	LatestArticlesPaging.cshtml	LatestArticlesPaging.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P7	Latest articles with pagination

FAQ Templates

#	v8 File	v17 File	Status	Patterns	Notes
22	Faq.cshtml	Faq.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P4,P7,P8	BlockList + Grid; uses _MultiSectionGrid
23	Faq1.cshtml	Faq1.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P4,P7,P8	Alternate FAQ layout
24	FaqWithSchema.cshtml	FaqWithSchema.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P4,P7,P8	FAQ with JSON-LD schema markup

Functional Templates

#	v8 File	v17 File	Status	Patterns	Notes
25	search.cshtml	search.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P3,P9,P10,P11	Umbraco.ContentQuery.Search replaced with Examine fluent API; form-group to mb-3; no-gutters to g-0
26	contactus.cshtml	contactus.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P7,P10,P11	ContactUsGrid to _MultiSectionGrid
27	error.cshtml	error.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P7,P10,P11	Error page with grid content
28	sitemap.cshtml	sitemap.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1	XML sitemap; @helper syntax replaced with @functions returning IHtmlContent; HttpContext.Current replaced with Context.Request
29	robots.cshtml	robots.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1	text/plain output; Request.Url replaced with Context.Request.Scheme/Host; v8-only paths removed
30	cookies.cshtml	cookies.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P7	Cookie policy page
31	privacyPolicy.cshtml	privacyPolicy.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P7	Privacy policy page
32	termsAndConditions.cshtml	termsAndConditions.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P7	Terms page

Login and Authentication Templates

#	v8 File	v17 File	Status	Patterns	Notes
33	Login1.cshtml	Login1.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P7,P13	Umbraco.RenderMacro("Login") replaced with BlockGrid content rendering
34	CustomerOnlyPage1.cshtml	CustomerOnlyPage1.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P3,P7,P10,P11	Uses MasterLogin layout; grid content
35	TokenAuthentication.cshtml	TokenAuthentication.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P4,P7,P8	BlockList + Grid; same pattern as StandardPageNew

Special Templates

#	v8 File	v17 File	Status	Patterns	Notes
36	SPALoader.cshtml	SPALoader.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P3,P9	HtmlAgilityPack parsing; Server.MapPath to WebHostEnvironment.WebRootPath; Dictionary injection
37	popUpForms.cshtml	popUpForms.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P2,P13	Macro form rendering; v17 has TODO placeholder for Umbraco.Forms integration
38	NoPreviewAvailable.cshtml	NoPreviewAvailable.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1	Standalone info page; v17 simplified with flexbox layout
39	TestimonialsBlock.cshtml	TestimonialsBlock.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P7	Testimonials display page
40	testimonials.cshtml	testimonials.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P7	Alternate testimonials template
41	gallery.cshtml	gallery.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P7,P10	Photo gallery page
42	galleryList.cshtml	galleryList.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P7	Gallery listing page
43	help.cshtml	help.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P7	Help/support page
44	loanInputCTA.cshtml	loanInputCTA.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P7	Loan calculator CTA page
45	releaseNotesWidget.cshtml	releaseNotesWidget.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1,P2	Release notes dropdown; strongly-typed model removed
46	TermsAndConditionsMobile.cshtml	TermsAndConditionsMobile.cshtml	MIGRATED	P1	Mobile T&C view

V8-Only (Not Migrated to V17)

#	v8 File	v17 File	Status	Patterns	Notes
47	LoanBoxContactControl.cshtml	--	OBSOLETE	--	Empty template (Layout = null only); content type unused in active databases
48	NewsCategoryItems.cshtml	--	OBSOLETE	--	Empty template (Layout = null only); content type unused in active databases
49	TrustpilotWidget.cshtml	--	OBSOLETE	--	Empty template (Layout = null only); content type unused in active databases

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4. Gaps and Notable Differences

Templates Not Migrated (3)

v8 File	Reason
LoanBoxContactControl.cshtml	Empty stub template (4 lines: @inherits + Layout = null). No content rendering. Content type appears unused.
NewsCategoryItems.cshtml	Empty stub template (3 lines). No content rendering. Content type appears unused.
TrustpilotWidget.cshtml	Empty stub template (3 lines). No content rendering. Content type appears unused.

All three are empty templates that only set Layout = null with no body content. They were likely created by ModelsBuilder but never implemented. Per the shared codebase policy, these should be cross-validated against all client databases before removal from the codebase.

V17-Only Template (1)

v17 File	Purpose
_ViewImports.cshtml	Global @using directives and @addTagHelper registrations. ASP.NET Core convention (no v8 equivalent). Imports: Umbraco.Extensions, Umbraco.Cms.Web.Common.PublishedModels, Progress.Baseline.Core.Services, Progress.Umbraco.Extensions, www.Services, Umbraco.Community.UmbNav.Core.

Consolidated Template (1)

v8 Files	v17 Result
masterNoHeaderNoFooter.cshtml (4 lines) + masterNoHeaderNof.cshtml (159 lines)	Both exist in v17 with identical full layout code. The v8 masterNoHeaderNoFooter.cshtml was a minimal 4-line file; v17 expanded it to a full standalone layout matching masterNoHeaderNof.cshtml.

Key Architectural Differences

1. Grid to BlockGrid: Every @Html.GetGridHtml(Model, ...) call is replaced with Model.Value<BlockGridModel>(...) + Html.PartialAsync("blockgrid/..."). Two partial renderers are used:

   • blockgrid/BootstrapGrid -- for simple single-section pages (home, homeGrid)
   • blockgrid/_MultiSectionGrid -- for multi-section pages with H1 injection (standardPage, contactus, error, etc.)

2. Macro Elimination: All Umbraco.RenderMacro() calls removed. Login macro replaced with BlockGrid content. Form macro has a TODO placeholder.

3. Surface Controller Elimination: Html.RenderAction("...", "...Surface") replaced with Component.InvokeAsync("...") ViewComponents.

4. popUpForms.cshtml: The Umbraco Forms rendering is currently a TODO placeholder in v17. The v8 version used Umbraco.RenderMacro("renderUmbracoForm", ...) which is not available in v17. This needs the Umbraco.Forms v17 package integration.

5. Search Implementation: v8 used Umbraco.ContentQuery.Search() which is removed in v17. Replaced with direct Examine index querying via IExamineManager with fluent API.