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Building Websites with OpenCms

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Building Websites with OpenCms

Overview of this book

This book takes you through the process of creating content-rich websites and applications using OpenCms. Although powerful and flexible, OpenCms can be daunting on first approach, but its advanced features reward the investment in learning. This book exists to ease Java developers into getting the most from OpenCms. OpenCms OpenCms is a professional-level, open source Website Content Management System, with which you can create and manage complex websites. Based on Java and XML technology, it fits into almost any modern IT environment. With hard-won experience of the practical difficulties faced by developers working with OpenCms, this book is the embodiment of the author's expertise, and the perfect way to master the system.

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Jul, 2004 | 276 pages
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Table of Contents (12 chapters)
Building Websites with OpenCms
Building Websites with OpenCms
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
Introduction
Introduction
Free Chapter
1
Introduction to OpenCms
Introduction to OpenCms
What Is a Content Management System?
What Is OpenCms?
The Purpose of This Book
Technical Overview
Summary
2
Installing OpenCms
Installing OpenCms
Prerequisites
Installing the OpenCms WAR File
Configuring the Client
Installation Troubleshooting
Summary
3
The OpenCms Workplace
The OpenCms Workplace
A Tour of the OpenCms Workplace
The Explorer View
Creating and Editing Content
Publishing Your Changes
Administration
Workflow
Modules
Summary
4
Customizing the Site
Customizing the Site
Overview of Creating a Site
Working with Templates and Tags
JSP Tag Libraries and Scriptlets
The FlexCache
Internationalization
Summary
5
The OpenCms System Architecture
The OpenCms System Architecture
Resource Types
Content Definitions
The Virtual File System
Class Structure
Summary
6
Creating an OpenCms Module
Creating an OpenCms Module
Using Modules
Creating a Module
Custom Classes and Libraries
Adding Content
Adding a Scheduled Task
Managing the Module
Exporting and Deploying the Module
Summary
7
Advanced Modules
Advanced Modules
Adding an Administration Point
Creating an Administration JSP
XML Templates
Creating a Custom Launcher
Master Modules
Summary
8
Deploying an OpenCms Solution
Deploying an OpenCms Solution
Serving Static versus Dynamic Content
Static Export
Web User Authentication and Management
Backup and Recovery
Performance Tuning
Other Resources
Summary

Chapter 4. Customizing the Site

We have already talked at length about using the system—creating and editing content, managing projects, and carrying out administrative tasks. Now, it is time to turn our attention to customizing the site. In this chapter, I will explain how to develop the look and feel of published content, adding dynamic elements and controlling resources. We will cover:

  • Working with templates

  • Using OpenCms JSP tag libraries

  • Creating JSP scriptlets

  • Managing FlexCache directives

  • Configuring internationalization

Overview of Creating a Site

The goal of this chapter is to provide you with the tools necessary for developing a basic OpenCms site. These skills are necessary for developing the site:

  • Configuring the backend for editors/writers

  • Creating content

  • Creating a basic module to hold templates and JSP files

  • Creating templates (mainly JSP templates)

  • Creating JSP scriptlets

  • Publishing resources to the online project

In the previous chapter, we have already covered the first two—configuring...

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