How to create custom scaffold templates in ASP.NET MVC5?

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I'm using ASP.NET MVC5 and VS2013 I've tried to copy CodeTemplates folder from C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\Common7\IDE\VWDExpress\ItemTemplates\CSharp\Web\MVC 4\CodeTemplates with subfolders "AddController", "AddView" and T4 templates inside them, then I modified some templates, but nothing happened when I tried to add View nor Controller..

Accepted Answer

First, it looks like you have Visual Studio 2013 and 2012 both installed on your computer. I tried looking up the path you provided, I couldn't find it. On your path it looks like you're trying to use MVC4 templates. Here is my path:

```
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\
Common7\IDE\Extensions\Microsoft\Web\Mvc\Scaffolding\Templates
```

Below is how I customized my scaffold template for the BaseController:

Create folder called "CodeTemplates" directly in the project folder.

Go to below path, find MvcControllerWithActions folder copy all to folder "CodeTemplates"

```
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\
Common7\IDE\Extensions\Microsoft\Web\Mvc\Scaffolding\Templates
```

Go to CodeTemplates -> MvcControllerWithActions in your project.

There are two files, `Controller.cs.t4` and `Controller.vb.t4` in MvcControllerWithActions, if you used C#, you can delete `Controller.vb.t4`.

Open the `Controller.cs.t4` file, modify the Controller name to BaseController, like below:

```
public class <#= ControllerName #> : BaseController
{
}
```

Now, when you try to create MVC5 Controller using "add new scaffold item", it'll use the template you customized.

Hope it helps.

How to create custom scaffold templates in ASP.NET MVC5?

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