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Custom Products module: Create the project

To create a project for the Products custom module, perform the following:

Open the Sitefinity CMS Project Manager.
Select the desired Sitefinity CMS application.
NOTE: It is recommended to develop your module in a clean Sitefinity CMS application. After finalizing the module you can reuse the .dll in other Sitefinity CMS applications.
Navigate to Actions » Edit in Visual Studio.
Save the solution, in which the Sitefinity CMS project is opened in by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+S or by selecting File » Save All from the menu.
Choose a location and a name for the solution and click Save.
From the main menu, click File » Add » New Project.
From the dialog click Visual C# » Windows » Class Library.
Name the project ProductsModule and click Add.
A project with a single class file is generated in the solution.
Delete the Class1.cs file from the ProductsModule project.

Next: Custom Products module: Create the folder structure

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