Visualforce Developer Guide

Introducing Visualforce
What is Visualforce?
Why Should I Use Lightning Web Components instead of Visualforce?
Which Permissions are Required for Visualforce Development?
How is Visualforce Architected?
How Do Visualforce Pages Compare to S-Controls?
How Visualforce is Versioned
Tools for Visualforce Development
Getting a Quick Start with Visualforce
Customizing the Appearance and Output of Visualforce Pages
Standard Controllers
Standard List Controllers
Custom Controllers and Controller Extensions
Advanced Examples
Override Buttons, Links, and Tabs with Visualforce
Using Static Resources
Creating and Using Custom Components
Dynamic Visualforce Bindings
Dynamic Visualforce Components
Integrate Email with Visualforce
Visualforce Charting
Creating Maps with Visualforce
Render Flows with Visualforce
Templating with Visualforce
Developing Salesforce Apps with Visualforce
Adding Visualforce to a Salesforce AppExchange App
Using JavaScript in Visualforce Pages
Communicating Across the DOM with Lightning Message Service
Visualforce Best Practices
Standard Visualforce Component Reference
Appendices
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Note: This release is in preview. Features described here don’t become generally available until the latest general availability date that Salesforce announces for this release. Before then, and where features are noted as beta, pilot, or developer preview, we can’t guarantee general availability within any particular time frame or at all. Make your purchase decisions only on the basis of generally available products and features.

Which Permissions are Required for Visualforce Development?

Visualforce development requires various permissions, depending on the specific activity.
User Permissions Needed
To enable Visualforce development mode: “Customize Application”
To create, edit, or delete Visualforce pages: “Customize Application”
To create and edit custom Visualforce components: “Customize Application”
To edit custom Visualforce controllers or Apex “Author Apex”
To set Visualforce page security: “Manage Profiles and Permission Sets”
To set version settings for Visualforce pages: “Customize Application”
To create, edit, or delete static resources: “Customize Application”
To create Visualforce Tabs: “Customize Application”