Frontend Variant
Every portal runs one of two frontends. The Frontend Variant setting on the portal configuration document sets the default.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Classic (legacy UI) | The original portal frontend. Deprecated; scheduled for removal in 2027.1. |
| Studio (new UI) | The current frontend, built on the Pimcore Studio stack. |
Newly created portals use Studio. Portals that already exist keep the variant they have until it is changed.
What switching means
The portal your users see changes: navigation, dashboard and content pages, listings, detail views, the login page and the error pages all come from the selected frontend.
Two things to check when switching an existing portal:
- Style settings. The two frontends use different ones, so review them after switching. The primary colour carries over; the remaining brand colours start from the design defaults. See Styling Settings and Frontend Build.
- Content page bricks. A brick can be offered to one frontend only, so a content page may show fewer elements after a switch. Nothing is deleted — the elements return if the portal is switched back.
To see a page in the other frontend before switching, add ?ui=new or ?ui=old to its
URL. This affects that request only and does not change the portal's setting.