Building Websites with OpenCms: A practical guide to understanding and working with this proven Java/JSP-based content management system by Matt Butcher

by Matt Butcher

A practical guide to understanding and working with this proven Java/JSP based content management system Understand how OpenCms handles and publishes content to the WebLearn how to create your own complex OpenCms websiteDevelop the skills to implement, customize and maintain an OpenCms websiteThis book takes you through the process of creating content rich web sites 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 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 this book you will master OpenCms, and learn the skills to implement, customize and maintain an OpenCms website.This book coversInstalling OpenCms, and its basic conceptsUsing the OpenCms WorkplaceExploring the core architecture and the virtual file systemWorking with JSP templatesCreating OpenCms modulesAdding custom resource typesExporting to static HTMLDeploying and managing an OpenCms WebsiteAt the end of this book, you Understand how OpenCms handles and publishes content to the WebBe confident working in the OpenCms environmentHave the skills to extend the OpenCms systemBe able to create your own, complex, OpenCms websiteWho this book is written for If you are a web developer new to OpenCms, or are an experienced OpenCms developer who is looking to get the most from the system, then this is the book for you. A working knowledge of Java, JSP and XML is required to get the most from OpenCms, and from this book.

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First published January 1, 2004