Developing custom widgets in OpenCms

Date: May 6, 2008
Time: 14:00 - 15:00
Track: Technical
Type: Presentation
Speakers: Dan Liliedahl (eFoundry Corp.)

Abstract

This session is intended for developers familiar with OpenCms. It covers the use of custom widgets in structured content editors.

In the session the audience will be taken through the process of designing and creating a custom widget that obtains its data dynamically. In developing the widget a framework will also be introduced which can be used for creating other custom widgets that have dynamic data sources.

At the end of the session the audience will be able to design and create their own custom widgets for use in structured content editors.

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