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DNN MVC Pipeline Proposal: Admin Settings Demo

Written By Timo Breumelhof.

2025-10-22

Take a first look at the DNN MVC Pipeline (MVCPL) in this admin settings demo! This walkthrough highlights how the upcoming MVC Pipeline enhances DNN’s rendering architecture — offering modern flexibility while maintaining full compatibility with existing sites.

More info about the idea of the MVC Pipeline

A True MVC Pipeline for DNN (Blog Post)

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Published

2025-10-22

Written By

Timo Breumelhof.

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DNN Projects dnnmvc dnnprojects

Total: 2 Comment(s)

Tycho de Waard (SU)

This is awesome! We talked about this just 5 months ago. Now seeing this (with annual leave in between) is just stunning. Many thanks to all those involved! Being able to switch even on page level is very clever.

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 · 3 0 0

Marco Alvarado

Great video! Thank you for sharing!

Monday, November 3, 2025 · 0 0 0

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