Did you have a poor Sitefinity website implementation? How to tell and what to do about it.

Hey r/SitefinityCMS friends,

We recently wrote a detailed blog post titled “Sitefinity Site Implemented Poorly? Common Frustrations and Solutions.” It dives into common symptoms of poorly implemented Sitefinity sites and offers clear, practical fixes.

Here are a few key highlights:

• Overcomplicated widgets: Ever see widgets loaded with too many fields, custom logic, or lacking documentation? That tends to create confusion and breakages. The recommended fix? Keep them focused, modular, and documented, customize only what editors need, and optimize both UX/UI for frontend and backend.
• Not leveraging dynamic content: When everything is hardcoded or static (pages and blocks), it restricts reusability and complicates personalization or localization. The article advises using dynamic modules and structured content to streamline and scale content delivery.
• Legacy frontend tech: If your implementation still relies on Web Forms or older MVC versions, you’re probably stuck on unsupported or deprecated tech. The blog emphasizes Progress’s recommendation to build new Sitefinity frontends with ASP.NET Core or Next.js, moving away from Web Forms entirely.

Why this matters?

If you’ve felt let down by your Sitefinity setup or noticed weird setups, broken widgets, poor editor experience, or sluggish performance, this article outlines actionable fixes that can make a real difference.

Our goal is to share more conversations here about modernization, cleaner architecture, and smoother editor workflows, and this article highlights these things.

Takeaway for the community:

I'd love to hear your stories:

• Have you ever encountered these frustrations in your Sitefinity projects?
• Do you have an experience with an implementation of any CMS that worked well, and what set them apart?
• Are there any additional solutions/fixes that you would add to this list?

Let’s help each other raise the bar on Sitefinity implementations!

Link to full article: https://www.smoothfusion.com/blog/post/how-to-know-if-sitefinity-was-implemented-poorly-and-how-to-fix