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Welcome to the OpenCms user wiki OpenCms is a professional level Open Source Website Content Management System. You can find more information on the OpenCms homepage. The current stable version of OpenCms is 11.0.0. Read the release notes for more details. This wiki is for all OpenCms users to contribute and share their experiences. Please note: The information in this wiki is community contributed and often does not represent the latest OpenCms version. Refer to the official OpenCms documentation website for the latest version documentation. If you are unfamiliar with wikis in general you should take a look at the FAQ page.

OpenCms HowTos A short introduction OpenCms Tutorials Configuration of OpenCms Sitemap Properties Using formatters in OpenCms Creating OpenCms Container Templates Upgrading from OpenCms 7.x Creating Mobile Templates with OpenCms Creating Plug & Play Modules for OpenCms The OpenCms Content Subscription Engine PDF downloads OpenCms content manager user manual Getting OpenCms Up and Running Installation OpenCms in the Cloud Hardware requirements Finding and installing the prerequisites Database Setup Installing on Oracle 9 Installing on PostgreSQL App server related topics OS related topics Post-installation checkout Configuration Important Configuration Files Importing Existing Data Defining OpenCMS structured XML content Removing /opencms/opencms from site url MultiSite configuration instructions (apache + mod_proxy) Avoiding /opencms/opencms in the URL (apache + mod_proxy) MultiSite configuration instructions (apache + mod_jk) Securing the site - implementing your security policy Removing OpenCMS documents and non-essential components - What to keep Changing the default request encoding Changing from Servlet 2.3 to Servlet 2.4 (JSP 2.0) - out of date Disable structured content Disallow creation of resource types Workplace: Custom footer Workplace - Explorer View: Hide Advanced property button Performance Tuning Load Balancing with Alkacon Clustering OCEE Static Export configuration Clustering OpenCms Performance Tuning Example OpenCms Versions New/Different Features in OpenCms 7 OpenCms Bundles OpenCms 7.0.5 Web Site Framework Using / Maintaining an installation of OpenCms Backing up OpenCms Using the Workplace Explorer view Administration view Editors FCKEditor HTML cleanup control Workflow Workflow in core OpenCms Workflow using third party workflow engines Admin Tools/Maintenance Tools Project Management Account Management Database Management Module Management File History Link Validation Gallery Overview Search Management Scheduled Jobs Management Content Tools Workplace Tools CMS Shell User Management How to create a restricted area on your homepage How OpenCms Permissions work Security Authentication per Page Https/SSL External password authentication Help Official Website OpenCms Website Bug reports OpenCms Issue Tracker on GitHub Forums Official Mailing List Archives Mailing List Archive at Nabble.com (Good search function and threaded display) The first OpenCms forum in Spanish OpenCms Facebook Page OpenCms Facebook Group OpenCms User Group on Xing.com (German) German OpenCms forum DEAD Books Managing and Customizing OpenCMS 6 A book about OpenCms administration and usage OpenCms 7 Development A developers guide for new and experienced users extending and customizing OpenCms 7 through its Java API Demo German or english test-drive of latest OpenCms version German Demo of OpenCms 8 Additional sites with OpenCms documentation: German documentation for OpenCms Users Javadoc and browsable source code OpenCmsHispano the first Spanish Community The first OpenCMS Brazilian Community for Developer and Support German User Guide for / Deutsches Handbuch für OpenCms 8.5.1 Companies offering OpenCms support IT consultancy/Solution provider Third Party Integration and Modules Integration HOWTOs (Struts, Spring, JSF, etc.) Available Modules and Extensions The future development of OpenCms Wishlist

What Can OpenCms Do Overview OpenCms Administration Guide OpenCms philosophy OpenCms terminology Introduction to the OpenCms application structure and tools Best Practices OpenCms Reference Sites Template Development example template with tree menu common and frequent mistakes, NPEs Building from Scratch Using existing Template One Using existing Template Two Available Modules Search Configuration Sample search results pages writing only specific xml-element-data to the lucene index lucene related: writing custom analyzers, stemmers, documents Solr - configuration for Chinese and correct results for german umlauts Other Major Features XMLContent Localization / Multilanguage / I18N Categories Customizability for Several Clients XMLPage Troubleshooting HTTP 404 with OpenCms URLs Installing OpenCms to an existing database Log Settings Getting Static Export working properly OpenCms won't start! Direct edit mode moves page elements around Running OpenCms on JRun 4.0 No WYSIWYG-Editor (FCKeditor) after Firefox-Update (3.6) No WYSIWYG-Editor (FCKeditor) after IE-Update (IE9) Deleting broken resources via SQL FAQ about Alkacon's OCEE modules Workaround for: Unable to unlock resources, because root folder is locked Writing JSP and developing in OpenCms Building OpenCms Building Opencms 9.5.x from the sources Jsp Basics Including your template elements within your JSPs Using Direct Edit with JSP OpenCms features available via taglibs OpenCms features javadoc OpenCms downloadable sample modules How Opencms Handles JSP- Advanced Scriptlets Creating Navigation Using the OpenCms API Adding and modifying users Creating and editing files Working with users and groups Working with projects Getting server information Using OpenCms's Database connection pool Listing OpenCms's scheduled jobs IDE Integration Developing OpenCms with Eclipse Developing OpenCms with Maven (incl. Eclipse) Eclipse integration Eclipse Integration on the MAC Development Environment Setup Development Environment Setup Options Synchronizing with Ant Debugging Remote debugging OpenCms with Eclipse and Netbeans OpenCms 7: WebDAV access to the OpenCms VFS Automated builds with OpenCms-Maven Gradle OpenCms Build Script Development tips Synchronization with external directories ManifestBuilder Task Structured Content Tips and Tricks Updating Migration of content Export/Import site while keeping the 'unpublished' flags Extending OpenCms Module Development Available Modules Development Lifecycle Action classes (e.g. do something when a resource was published or changed) Create Module HowTo Adding Jar Files List of Resourcetype IDs Advanced Customization Custom Login Page Custom File and Folder Types Custom Views Custom Widgets Custom XML Content Validation Custom XML Content Mapping Create a Custom Scheduled Job Configure the Structured Content Editor Custom Content Parser Admin Tools Adding Admin Tools Advanced development topics OpenCms startup Common HowTos RSS Send email Google Sitemap.xml Miscellaneous Scripting language integration (Groovy/PHP)