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title: Create a page programmatically
slug: cms-13/docs/create-a-page-programmatically
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createdAt: 2026-07-30T20:22:05.862Z
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Programmatic page creation lets you generate content from code, for example, during imports, migrations, or automated workflows. Use `IContentRepository` to create, configure, and publish pages.

1. Decide where to publish the page in the site structure by specifying a `ContentReference` object that points to the desired parent page, such as the start page:
   `var parent = ContentReference.StartPage;`
2. Create an empty page with default values according to the property settings of its page type. Specify the parent under which to create the page and the page type:

```csharp
IContentRepository contentRepository = EPiServer.ServiceLocation.ServiceLocator.Current.GetInstance<IContentRepository>();
PageData myPage = contentRepository.GetDefault<StandardPage>(parent);
```

3. After you create an empty page under the specified parent page, specify page property values before you publish the page, as shown in the following example:
   `myPage.PageName = "My new page";`
   The following example shows how to define the user-defined property `MainBody`:
   `myPage.MainBody = "<p>This is produced programmatically.</p>";`
   The following example shows how to assign a content property when a typed model is not known:
   `myPage.Property["MainBody"].Value = "<p>This is produced programmatically.</p>";`
4. Publish the newly created page by calling the `Save` method on `IContentRepository`:
   `contentRepository.Save(myPage, EPiServer.DataAccess.SaveAction.Publish);`

:::hint{type="info"}
**Note**
The `Save` method requires that the current user has permissions to publish a page in this location. If the current user is anonymous and the page still needs to be published programmatically, use the overload that bypasses access checks: `contentRepository.Save(myPage, EPiServer.DataAccess.SaveAction.Publish, EPiServer.Security.AccessLevel.NoAccess);`
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