What is the primary function of templates in Sitefinity?

The primary function of templates in Sitefinity is to define the layout and styling of content pages. Templates serve as the foundational blueprint for how a web page is structured and how its content is visually presented to the user. By using templates, developers can ensure consistency across the site, allowing for easy updates and maintenance of the look and feel of various pages.

Through templates, Sitefinity enables users to apply visual design elements such as headers, footers, sidebars, and specific content areas where various types of data can be rendered. This facilitates a streamlined content delivery approach, where different content items can be displayed using the same design framework, enhancing both the user experience and the efficiency of content management.

While user data storage, user permission management, and backend logic implementation are essential functionalities within Sitefinity, they fall outside the scope of what templates are designed to do. Instead, they pertain to other modules and features of the Sitefinity content management system.