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

  • Summary of the first OpenCms development Sprint

    Sep 12, 2008 - The first OpenCms Sprint was held September 9-10, 2008 in the KOMED convention center in Cologne, Germany. A total of 10 developers attended the Sprint. Results and Proceedings of the Sprint are now available for download.

  • Alkacon OCEE 2.1 substantially extends OpenCms functionality

    Aug 29, 2008 - OCEE for OpenCms offers Support for LDAP, Clustering, Replication and improved performance. The latest OCEE release version 2.1 is a major update that introduces a number of new features for OpenCms 7.

  • Alkacon OAMP Comments module available

    Aug 28, 2008 - The next open source module in the Alkacon OAMP series has been released. The OAMP Comments module allows to add highly configurable blog like comment options to all template based pages in OpenCms.

  • First OpenCms Development Sprint in Cologne, Germany

    Jul 21, 2008 - Our very first OpenCms development sprint event will happen September 9 to 10, 2008 in Cologne, Germany. Sprints are a gathering of OpenCms developers who want to activly shape the future of OpenCms.