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
PDF

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.

Introducing Visualforce

Visualforce consists of a tag-based markup language that gives developers way to build applications and customize the Salesforce user interface. With Visualforce, you can:
  • Build wizards and other multistep processes.
  • Create a custom flow control through an application.
  • Define navigation patterns and data-specific rules for optimal, efficient application interaction.

Interested in creating new Visualforce components? We recommend building Lightning web components instead. They’re more modern and powerful custom HTML elements for your Salesforce apps and sites. If you’re still curious about why you should use Lightning Web Components instead of Visualforce, find out more now.

Visualforce is available for desktop browsers and in the Salesforce mobile app. For desktop browsers, it’s available in both Lightning Experience and Salesforce Classic. Visualforce pages and custom iframes aren’t supported in Lightning Experience on iPad Safari. Visualforce is available in Contact Manager, Group, Professional, Enterprise, Unlimited, Performance, and Developer Editions.