Aspeli M. Professional Plone Development

Publisher: Packt Publishing - 2007 | ISBN: 1847191983 | 420 pages
Plone is an open-source content management framework, built on the top of the Zope application server and written in Python. As a ready-to-use Content Management System with a focus on usability, Plone makes it easy for content authors to create and edit web content.
Plone is also used by developers, as a framework for building content-centric web applications such as dynamic websites and intranets. This book focuses primarily on the developer-oriented aspect of Plone.
What you will learn from this book?
You will gain an in-depth understanding of the concepts that underpin successful Plone development, including:
How to set up a suitable development environment
The importance of automated testing of any code you write
How to perform Plone customizations in a manageable, re-usable fashion
Techniques for branding Plone and changing its look and feel
How to safely install and manage third-party add-on components
How to create your own content types
How to create new forms and templates
Ways of interacting with external relational databases
Techniques for managing users and custom user metadata
Using Plone's new AJAX framework to build dynamic user interfaces
How to set up Zope and Plone in a production environment
How to connect to an LDAP/Active Directory repository for authentication
How to configure a caching proxy to improve Plone's performance