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What is a content management system (CMS)?

A content management system (CMS) is used for creating, organizing, and publishing Web-based documents and other content. It allows non-technical users to create and maintain a Web site. A CMS often is a collaborative system, where several people create and maintain content on the same site.

A document in a CMS can be a Web page, an article, a PDF file, a manual, or almost any other content. You’re looking at an example of a CMS right now. (This FAQ entry is a document on our Plone CMS-based Web site.)

The Plone CMS (which Abiliba uses and supports) can be extended through the installation of applications. Plone can be used for a variety of purposes: general-purpose Web sites, on-line stores, blogs, forums, shared content on intranets, news sites, etc.

A CMS actually does a lot more “behind the scenes.” It can automatically create navigation menus, index content to make it searchable, keep track of users, limit access to content, and much more.

How do I learn about Plone?

To learn about Plone, the best place to start is the Plone Web site.

If you’re just getting started, we recommend the documentation area. Especially look at the content under the “Customizing Plone” section. You should also grab a copy of A user's guide to Plone which is available both as a free electronic version and as a hard-copy book.