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Tutorials: Event system

Sitefinity CMS event system provides you with a list of default events fired by built-in modules that you can subscribe to.

In this section you can learn how to complete some specific event scenarios.

In some cases, for example, not all events can be exposed in a way that lets the EventHub class use them. In such situations, you can still subscribe for an event using the DataProvider or the Manager class itself by hooking up to the class's Executing method.

In other cases you may want to implement your custom Subscriber class. Or, to save memory, you can disable modules or services that you do not use on your website. When less modules and services are load, startup times are faster. 
This section contains:
  • Tutorial: Subscribe to events using PreApplicationStartMethodAttribute class
    In this tutorial, you will learn how to subscribe to events using the PreApplicationStartMethodAttribute class. In general, Sitefinity enables you to subscribe for events using the Application_Start method of the Global.asax file. If you have custom code in the Global.asax file and you do not want to edit the file, you can subscribe to events using the PreApplicationStartMethodAttribute class of the .NET framework. The class provides expanded support for application startup.
  • Tutorial: Subscribe to events using DataProvider or Manager class
    You can subscribe in EventHub to any event that implements the IEvent interface and specify the logic that will be executed upon firing that event. In some cases, however, not all events can be exposed in a way that lets the EventHub class use them. In such situations, you can still subscribe for an event using the DataProvider or the Manager class itself by hooking up to the class's Executing method.
  • Tutorial: Unsubscribe a module from all events during a soft restart
    To save memory, you can disable modules or services that you do not use on your website. When less modules and services are load, startup times are faster.

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