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Modernizing Enterprise CMS Using Pimcore

By : Daniele Fontani, Marco Guiducci, Francesco Minà
Book Image

Modernizing Enterprise CMS Using Pimcore

By: Daniele Fontani, Marco Guiducci, Francesco Minà

Overview of this book

Used by over eighty thousand companies worldwide, Pimcore is the leading open source enterprise-level content management system (CMS) solution. It is an impressive alternative to conventional CMSes and is ideal for creating e-commerce and complex enterprise websites. This book helps developers working with standard CMSes such as WordPress and Drupal to use their knowledge of CMSes to learn Pimcore CMS in a practical way. You'll start by learning what Pimcore is and explore its various services such as PIM, MDM, and DAM. The book then shows you various techniques for developing custom websites in Pimcore based on the scale of your organization. You'll learn how to use Pimcore to improve the digital transformation of a company by implementing enterprise Pimcore features. As you advance, you'll discover Pimcore's capabilities and features that make it a faster and more secure alternative to traditional CMSes. As well as demonstrating practical use cases, Modernizing Enterprise CMS Using Pimcore can help you understand the benefits of using Pimcore as a CMS solution, sharing best practices and proven techniques for designing professional Pimcore sites. By the end of this book, you'll be a trained Pimcore developer, able to create complex websites, and be well-versed in Pimcore's enterprise features such as MDM, PIM, and DAM.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)

Chapter 1: Introducing Pimcore

If you bought this book, you probably already have a rough idea of what Pimcore is. Pimcore is an open source, enterprise-grade Digital eXperience Platform (DXP) solution that aims to be the leader in its market segment. But what does this definition really mean? It sounds very vague as, too often in the IT world, buzzwords are used as filler when describing something. And that's why we have to explain what Pimcore is properly, not just telling you what it does but drilling down into the problems it solves.

Understanding the scenarios where the tools we are going to study will be employed is always an excellent way to proceed, especially when you want to learn Pimcore, a platform that will revolutionize your development experience.

In this chapter, we will explore the Pimcore platform, learning about the benefits and opportunities it offers and how it differs from other solutions.

The chapter is organized as follows:

  • Why do you...