OpenCms Development Sprints

Alkacon Software is regularly hosting OpenCms Development Sprints.

OpenCms sprints are a gathering of programmers who want to actively shape the future of OpenCms. Anyone interested in developing with OpenCms now or in the future is invited.

The first OpenCms Sprint was recently held September 2008 in Cologne, Germany. Proceedings of the Sprint are available for download.

The schedule and location of the next OpenCms Sprint will be announced in due course.

Check our news section regularly or subscribe to our news RSS feed to be informed.

The main goals of OpenCms sprints are:

  • To get to know each other better
  • Working on interesting OpenCms code and concepts
  • Increase the cooperation in the OpenCms community

For more information:

Latest News

  • OpenCms 18 available

    Oct 8, 2024 - OpenCms 18 adds a new "Place element" mode in the page editor that allows precise element placement as an alternative to drag & drop. Reused content is now clearly marked. Automatic typographical correction of quotation marks has been added to all of the editors. “Dead links” in content that is entered in a WYSIWYG editor are now automatically disabled. Our Mercury template includes several new features, such as setting different image formats for mobile and desktop and many more.

  • OpenCms 18 Release Notes

    Oct 8, 2024 - The OpenCms 18 release notes contain detailed information about the new features and fixes in this version.

  • Alkacon OCEE 18

    Oct 8, 2024 - Alkacon OCEE 18 is the latest OCEE release for OpenCms 18. This version features a license key mechanism that allows to share the license key on several servers in a cloud installation.

  • Documentation website for the Mercury template

    Jul 8, 2024 - The Mercury template from Alkacon Software is a comprehensive, modular template based on Bootstrap 5 for OpenCms. This feature-rich template now has a complete and exhaustive documentation website.

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