OpenCms Features Version 5 and earlier

Here are some of the major features of OpenCms which were introduced with version 5 or earlier OpenCms releases.

Have a look at the following feature descriptions

  • The Explorer view of OpenCms

    The Explorer view is designed like common file managers and shows the contents of the website. It provides all functions for editors to work on the website.
  • Integrated WYSIWYG editor

    Editing unstructured page contents is easy with OpenCms by using the built-in WYSIWYG editor. It is similar to popular office applications and requires no HTML knowledge.
  • Previewing of modified content

    Preview modified page contents directly from the editor by clicking on the "Preview" button without leaving the editor.
  • Integrated Offline / Online workflow

    The project mechanism of OpenCms provides an integrated workflow environment with offline "staging" and online "live" systems on the same server.
  • Meta information (properties)

    Attach various kinds of meta information (known as "properties") to each resource in the virtual file system. Use the integrated dialogs to set the title and navigation properties or for more advanced functionality.
  • The Administration view of OpenCms

    Switch to the Administration view to perform advanced tasks like manage accounts, configure search indexes and many more.
  • Module Management of OpenCms

    Use the integrated module mechanism of OpenCms that allows convenient bundling of contents or functionality for deployment on other machines.
  • JSP integration in OpenCms

    The JSP integration in OpenCms allows easy and standards based creation of dynamic functionality for templates, dynamic forms and other use cases.
  • Static export

    Use the highly configurable static export feature to improve performance or to create a full static copy of a website.

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Latest News

  • OpenCms 16 available

    Oct 2, 2023 - OpenCms 16 brings the new app "Unused contents" that allows to find and delete content that is not actively used on any container page. It is now possible to select between several individual detail pages in the same website based on categories of the detail content. It can now be enforced that all content managers must set a new password after the next login. The default Mercury template brings several new features, e.g. the "Image tile display" formatter for the "Tabs / accordion" element.

  • OpenCms 16 Release Notes

    Oct 2, 2023 - The OpenCms 16 release notes contain detailed information about the new features and fixes in this version.

  • Alkacon OCEE 16

    Oct 2, 2023 - Alkacon OCEE 16 is the latest OCEE release for OpenCms 16. This version fixes an issue where deleting a user/group didn't flush the ACL cache.

  • OpenCms 15 available

    Apr 25, 2023 - OpenCms 15 provides role-based control to restrict who is allowed to update the sitemap configuration, including an editor for modifying selected sitemap attributes by any content manager. The new launchpad app "Person data search" reveals personal user data stored in the VFS. The Mercury template adds more than 1800 optional icons from the Bootstrap collection and numerous further enhancements.