> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://cbwire.ortusbooks.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://cbwire.ortusbooks.com/v2-1/essentials.md).

# Essentials

- [Configuration](https://cbwire.ortusbooks.com/v2-1/essentials/configuration.md): Alter CBWIRE's behavior with these nifty configuration options.
- [Wires](https://cbwire.ortusbooks.com/v2-1/essentials/creating-components.md): Wires are reactive UI elements you create. They include a powerful feature-set provided by CBWIRE.
- [Data Properties](https://cbwire.ortusbooks.com/v2-1/essentials/properties.md): Define reactive properties for your UI Wires with just a few lines of code.
- [Computed Properties](https://cbwire.ortusbooks.com/v2-1/essentials/computed-properties.md): Create dynamic properties for your UI Wires.
- [Computed Properties ( Proxied )](https://cbwire.ortusbooks.com/v2-1/essentials/computed-properties/computed-properties-proxied.md): Create dynamic properties for your UI Wires.
- [Actions](https://cbwire.ortusbooks.com/v2-1/essentials/actions.md): The magic sauce. Actions allow you to easily listen to page interactions and call a method on your Wires.
- [Templates](https://cbwire.ortusbooks.com/v2-1/essentials/templates.md): Your Wire's HTML. Simple as that. Honestly.
- [Events & Listeners](https://cbwire.ortusbooks.com/v2-1/essentials/events.md): You can emit events from both your Wires and JavaScript. Superb!
- [Wire Lifecycle](https://cbwire.ortusbooks.com/v2-1/essentials/lifecycle-events.md): Everything that has a beginning has an end. - The Oracle, Matrix
- [JavaScript](https://cbwire.ortusbooks.com/v2-1/essentials/javascript.md): Seamlessly connect between the front-end and your server back-end using JavaScript and CFML.
- [Testing](https://cbwire.ortusbooks.com/v2-1/essentials/testing.md): Front-end testing of your UI Wires using a beautiful test API.


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