Including MVC in existing Sitecore Project - sitecore

Question

we have a Sitecore Project up and running, that is based on the regular aspx/ascx approach.
Over time we would like to transform our existing sublayouts to MVC.
For test purposes I am trying to add a very simple MVC text component to the project, still I am stuck somehow.
What I have done so far:
Installed MVC 5.2
Installed WebPages
Added references and bindings
Added the MVC Scaffold
Right now, the Site does compile and run.
I have this Controller:
public class TextComponentController : Controller
{
public ActionResult Index()
{
return View();
}
}
And my view:
<h2>Index</h2>
<p>Hello from my View Template</p>
So absolutely nothing special here ;)
How can I create a sublayout (without a datasource) that just displays this simple MVC component?

Answer 1

In the very simplest way, you need to have the following:
Item for your page, the one that has URL; that is as normal in Sitecore
That page Item should have Layout assigned. From Presentation --> Details menu select at least a layout on that stage. If you do not have layout yet, you need to create a layout definition item under /Layout/Layouts folder and associate it with certain *.cshml file. Also mention that layout should have a placeholder where you will "inject"your rendering.
#Html.Sitecore().Placeholder("Main")
You need to create a Controller Rendering under /Layout/Renderings folder in Sitecore. Make sure you set Controller and Controller Action fields to your controller name and action method name.
Finally, go again to Presentation --> Details --> Edit --> Controls and add your newly created rendering into a placeholder that you have on your layout *.cshtml file.
That's all done.
Hope this helps!