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Surface Controllers
In the Surface Controllers chapter, you will learn more about some of the key functionality in Umbraco and how you can use MVC to programmatically add content and media to your Umbraco website.
Updating and creating content in Umbraco 8
Learn how to update and create new content in Umbraco 8
Translating content
In this chapter, we will look at how you can translate your content in Umbraco 8
Introduction
Learn the layout of the Umbraco 8 backoffice and how to use your web page as a tool to change the content.
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Going further
Adding validation messages and general user-feedback greatly improves the usability and the experience users have when using a form on your website.
Creating media
When creating media programmatically on your Umbraco Website, the Media Service will be your best friend, and it will also act as your gateway directly to the Media API.
Creating content
When creating content programmatically with Umbraco, the ContentService is your best friend - and also your gateway to the Content API.
Building the surface controller
With the model and the view in place, it's time to tie it all together by creating the surface controller.
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