Official documentation

NEW: Visit OpenCms Documentation Central - http://documentation.opencms.org for all the OpenCms documentation in one place.

OpenCms Mailinglist

The mailing list [opencms-dev] offers the opportunity to get in touch with OpenCms (core) developers. Here you get all information concerning the mailing list.

The Maling list has been around for many years and can be searched through an archive. The years of accumulated knowledge is a great resource for questions and answers.

Literature

Referenced OpenCms litarature on Wikipedia:

  • Dan Liliedahl,  Opencms 7 Development, Packt Publishing,  ISBN 978-1847191052
  • Matt Butcher,  Managing and Customizing Opencms 6 Websites: Java/JSP XML Content Management, Packt Publishing,  ISBN 978-1904811763
  • Matt Butcher,  Building Websites with OpenCmsISBN 978-1904811046

Latest News

  • OpenCms 17 available

    Apr 9, 2024 - OpenCms 17 gives content managers the new app "Date search" to find content that has been changed in a certain time range. The "Websites" app allows to easily export the content of a complete site for archiving. An option has been added to hide "sensitive" content in the Offline project. The default Mercury template has been further improved, e.g. with SEO optimized job postings, a "spacer" function and marker clusters for maps. OpenCms 17 has also been tested and certified using Java 17 LTS and 21 LTS.

  • OpenCms 17 Release Notes

    Apr 9, 2024 - The OpenCms 17 release notes contain detailed information about the new features and fixes in this version.

  • Alkacon OCEE 17

    Apr 9, 2024 - Alkacon OCEE 17 is the latest OCEE release for OpenCms 17. This version improves the cluster shutdown behaviour when using the CmsShell.

  • OpenCms Docker image

    Apr 9, 2024 - Test OpenCms using the official image from the Docker hub registry - the fastest way to evaluate and test OpenCms. The image is well suited for evaluation and test purposes of the latest OpenCms release. We provide a docker-compose file to get OpenCms and the database running with just one command.

OpenCms Days 2016

  • OpenCms Days 2016 Conference and Expo

    OpenCms Days 2016 will take place September 26 to 27 in Cologne, Germany.

    Highlight of the international user conference and expo will be the introduction of OpenCms 10.5. OpenCms Days will be the perfect opportunity to exchange experiences around OpenCms with high profile participants and speakers from all over the world.

    Visit this 2 day conference and expo to meet and mingle with leading OpenCms experts and other OpenCms users.

    OpenCms Days 2016 is targeted towards an international audience. The language spoken at the event and used for all presentations is English.

    More information...

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