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 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.