SidebarSite navigation.
More
Cert++
Close

Lightning App Builder versus custom programmatic UI

Key Takeaway

When the standard and available components can't meet a requirement, developers build custom UI in code, usually as Lightning web components. Admins can then place those components on pages in Lightning App Builder.

Lightning App Builder is a point-and-click tool for building custom pages for Lightning Experience and the Salesforce mobile app. You build a page by dragging components onto it. The key skill is knowing where clicks stop and where code is needed.

What you can build with Lightning App Builder

You can use Lightning App Builder to build these apps and pages:

  • Single-page apps
  • Dashboard-style apps
  • "Point" apps that solve one task, such as an expense app
  • Custom record pages
  • Custom Home pages
  • Custom forecasts pages

Lightning App Builder also configures Lightning apps. When you edit a Lightning app from the App Manager in Setup, it opens in Lightning App Builder. There you update these items:

  • Branding
  • Navigation
  • App options
  • The Lightning pages assigned to the app
Platform App Builder Study Guide

Checklist progress

0/340Learned

Given a scenario, identify the boundaries of declarative customization and the use cases for programmatic customization

0/10

Declarative business logic tools

Learn this concept

Apex use cases beyond Flow Builder

Learn this concept

Prepare for the Exam

Play Today's Certle

Study Community

Ask questions and get the latest info from other Platform App Builder studiers.

Go to Discord