# Microsoft WebMatrix

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{{Short description|Web development software}}
{{More footnotes|date=January 2012}}
{{Infobox software
| name                   = Microsoft WebMatrix
| logo                   = Microsoft WebMatrix icon.png
| screenshot             = Microsoft WebMatrix screenshot.png
| caption                = Microsoft WebMatrix 3.0
| developer              = [Microsoft](/source/Microsoft)
| discontinued           = Yes
| latest release version = 3.0 (v7.1.1932.0)
| latest release date    = {{Start date and age|2013|10|12|df=yes}}
| programming language   = 
| operating system       = [Windows 7 SP1](/source/Windows_7_SP1) and later<ref name=WM3-readme />
| platform               = [IA-32](/source/IA-32); [.NET Framework](/source/.NET_Framework)
| size                   = 17.1 [MB](/source/Megabyte)<ref name="ms-d" />
| language               = English, Austrian, Belgian, Chinese, French, German, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Netherlands, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Turkish<ref name="ms-d" />
| genre                  = [HTML editor](/source/HTML_editor) and [website builder](/source/website_builder)
| license                = [Freeware](/source/Freeware)<ref name="ms-d">{{cite web
  |url = https://www.asp.net/web-pages/overview/exploring-webmatrix
  |title = Web Matrix 3
  |work = Microsoft/web
  |publisher = [Microsoft](/source/Microsoft)
  |access-date = 10 February 2016
  }}</ref>
}}
'''Microsoft WebMatrix''' is a discontinued cloud-connected [website builder](/source/website_builder) and [HTML editor](/source/HTML_editor) for Windows, geared towards [web development](/source/web_development).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brooks |first=Jason |date=2011-01-26 |title=Microsoft WebMatrix Lowers Barriers to Web Development on Windows |url=https://www.eweek.com/it-management/microsoft-webmatrix-lowers-barriers-to-web-development-on-windows/ |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=eWEEK |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Heller |first=Martin |date=2011-01-25 |title=Microsoft WebMatrix is a mixed bag |url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/2625337/microsoft-webmatrix-is-a-mixed-bag.html |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=InfoWorld |language=en}}</ref> WebMatrix enables developers to build websites using built-in templates or popular open-source applications, with full support for [ASP.NET](/source/ASP.NET), [PHP](/source/PHP), [Node.js](/source/Node.js) and [HTML5](/source/HTML5). [Microsoft](/source/Microsoft) developed WebMatrix for the purpose of providing web developers with coding, customization, and publishing capabilities all in one place.

==History==
WebMatrix is a successor of [ASP.NET Web Matrix](/source/ASP.NET_Web_Matrix), which was released in 2003 and later discontinued.

In 2011, WebMatrix was released to support the large number of open source [content management systems](/source/content_management_systems) and to provide a lightweight web development environment for PHP and the new, simplified ASP.NET web pages. It focused on a clean, simple user interface allowing web developers to build websites from scratch or by customizing open-source web content management systems such as [Orchard](/source/Orchard_Project), [DotNetNuke](/source/DotNetNuke), [Umbraco](/source/Umbraco), [Joomla!](/source/Joomla!), [Drupal](/source/Drupal) and [WordPress](/source/WordPress).

From 2011 to 2012, WebMatrix 2 Beta and RC releases added support for Node.js, [mobile simulator](/source/mobile_simulator)s, additional website templates, and support publishing to [Microsoft Azure](/source/Microsoft_Azure) web sites. On September 6, 2012, the official release of WebMatrix 2 went public. The release of WebMatrix 3 was made available on May 1, 2013. Unlike WebMatrix 2, WebMatrix 3 requires [Windows 7](/source/Windows_7) or later.<ref name=WM3-readme>{{cite web|title=WebMatrix 3 Release Notes|url=http://www.microsoft.com/web/post/webmatrix-3-release-notes?id=a05ebf33-93c7-48bc-9f29-5315a29ef404|work=Microsoft /web|publisher=[Microsoft](/source/Microsoft)|access-date=15 March 2014|date=6 March 2013}}</ref>

In 2016, Microsoft announced the discontinuation of WebMatrix in favour of [Visual Studio Code](/source/Visual_Studio_Code) with formal support ending on November 1, 2017.<ref name="Discontinued">{{Cite web |url=https://blogs.iis.net/webmatrix/webmatrix-product-support-ends-on-november-1st-2017 |title=WebMatrix product support ends on November 1st, 2017 |website=blogs.iis.net |publisher=[Microsoft](/source/Microsoft) |date=28 October 2016}}</ref>

==Features==
* Simplified creation, publishing, and synchronization of companion cloud websites
* Integration with source control systems including [Git](/source/Git_(software)) and [Team Foundation Server](/source/Team_Foundation_Server)
* [Code completion](/source/Code_completion) and [syntax highlighting](/source/syntax_highlighting) for [HTML5](/source/HTML5), [CSS3](/source/CSS3), [JavaScript](/source/JavaScript) and [TypeScript](/source/TypeScript)
* Editing for [server-side language](/source/server-side_language)s [ASP.NET](/source/ASP.NET), [PHP](/source/PHP) and [Node.js](/source/Node.js)
* Support for [jQuery](/source/jQuery), [jQuery Mobile](/source/jQuery_Mobile), [Less](/source/Less_(stylesheet_language)) and [Sass](/source/Sass_(stylesheet_language))
* [Mobile simulator](/source/Mobile_simulator)s
* Database manager for [MySQL](/source/MySQL), [Microsoft SQL Server](/source/Microsoft_SQL_Server) and [SQL CE](/source/SQL_CE)
* Deployment tools for files and database
* Deployment to either shared hosting, dedicated servers or [Microsoft Azure](/source/Microsoft_Azure)
* Publishing websites using [FTP](/source/FTP), [FTPS](/source/FTPS) and Web Deploy (an [IIS](/source/Internet_Information_Services) feature for publishing websites)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mittal|first1=Harsh|title=Introduction to Web Deploy|url=http://www.iis.net/learn/publish/using-web-deploy/introduction-to-web-deploy|website=iis.net|publisher=[Microsoft](/source/Microsoft)|date=December 9, 2011}}</ref>
* Built-in [search engine optimization](/source/search_engine_optimization) and performance reports
* Remote and offline editing{{elucidate|date=February 2016}}
* Downloading remote sites for local editing
* Database migration from [SQL Server Compact](/source/SQL_Server_Compact) 4.0 database to [SQL Server Express](/source/SQL_Server_Express) or SQL Server<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/web/post/migrate-a-database-to-sql-server Migrate a Database to SQL server]</ref>
* Extensibility through [plug-in](/source/plug-in_(computing))s

==See also==
* [Visual Studio Code](/source/Visual_Studio_Code)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book|last=Lydford|first=Steve|title=Building ASP.NET Web Pages with Microsoft WebMatrix|publisher=Apress|year=2011|isbn=978-1-4302-4020-4}}

==External links==
* {{Official website}}
* [http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/856/webmatrix-overview/ WebMatrix] at ''IIS.NET website''

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