Built on the powerful and popular Zope application server, Plone is regarded as one of the best and most powerful open source content management systems. Many compare it favorably to high-end commercial content management systems. Written by Plone expert Cameron Cooper, this book explains how Plone works, shows how to use its many out-of-the-box features, and explains how this highly flexible system can be extended and customized. Camerons deep understanding and fluid writing style make even the most complex aspects of administrating and developing Plone websites easy to understand. Beginners and experienced Plone users alike will find this book invaluable. Requiring only a basic knowledge of Zope and Python, this book is valuable for both beginners and experienced Plone developers.
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This comprehensive guide is for Plone website administrators and developers. Whether you are new to Plone, are already running Plone websites, or would like to be able to build custom Plone solutions, this is the book for you. With something for everyone, from complete beginners, to those with a working knowledge of Python and Zope, to seasoned experts, this book will help you gain a deep understanding of Plone.
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J. Cameron Cooper has been playing around on the web since there wasn't much of a web with which to play around. He was introduced to Zope right around the time it came out and quickly saw the light, but only after graduating from Rice University in 2002 (a few years too late for the dot-com boom) did he begin to make any money from it. He has followed the CMF and Plone for most of their lives, too, and built most of the groups interface for Plone, under the sponsorship of the Connexions Project [cnx.rice.edu], among other contributions. He lives in Houston, Texas and wears many hats.
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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
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*The* beginner book on Plone,
By Michael J Edelman (Huntington Woods, MI USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Building Websites with Plone: An in-depth and comprehensive guide to the Plone content management system. (Paperback)
I bought Andy McKay's "The Definitive Guide to Plone" and while it may indeed be that, it is not something for the newcomer to Plone to dive right into. McKay is really for the system developer who is charged with installing, configuring and extending Plone. It's not for content managers, and I find myself more in that category these days.
I managed to familiarize myself with the basics by searching through the Plone.org website, but I still didn't really have a very good vision of the scope of Plone, how it could be used, or how it should best be configured for my use. Even looking at sites that used Plone, had a lot of questions about how it could be used in my applications. Enter Cooper's book. This is an excellent all-encompassing guide that lays out what Plone is, what it can be made into, and how to go about creating usable Plone sites. Perfect for the absolute beginner, the web designer, content manager, or the developer looking for guidance on what can be done with Plone. Five minutes thumbing through it in a local shop convinced me I needed to add this one to my library.
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This review is from: Building Websites with Plone: An in-depth and comprehensive guide to the Plone content management system. (Paperback)
JCCooper did a splendid job on writing Building Websites with Plone. As a newbie to Plone and Zope, I need all the help I can get.
JCC provides very good examples of how Plone works and why it works. Well written and very well editied unlike other Plone books it is a pleasure to read and study.
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By Sandeep Gohad (India) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Building Websites with Plone: An in-depth and comprehensive guide to the Plone content management system. (Paperback)
Building Websites With Plone by J. Cameron Cooper is a very useful book for beginners as well as experienced Plone developers.
The book is based on Plone 2.0 series, so some specifics might not work with the older versions. The book assumes that you are familiar with ZOPE and python. It covers almost all aspects of Plone: * Installation of Plone * Plone web interface, control panel, ZMI controls * Users and permisions * Design and architecture * Extending and writing Plone tools,plone products * Database connectivity with Plone * Security The first 2 chapters cover the basics and installation part, the third chapter "Managing Plone" starts with the basics of ZOPE. So even if you are not so familiar with ZOPE, you can learn about it in this chapter, this chapter also covers ZMI, Plone Control Panel, Add/Remove Products,Error Log, Mail settings, Portal Settings, Skins, User and Groups administration. Some of the concepts related to ZOPE are not easy to understand if you are new to ZOPE. So I would suggest that you have a look at ZOPE before you read this chapter. Other chapters look at core Plone matters. I think chapters "Writing Plone Tools" and "Using Relational management Systems" are not explained in-depth although they are sufficient to give you an overview. Chapter 12 "Integration" includes the Apache, FTP and web services like REST, XML-RPC ,SOAP. Again these topics are very important and demands priority .Chapter 13 "Performance and Optimization" covers ZODB,Z SQL and the information on setting up Plone to use multiple machines in several tiers. I think this chapter is explained very well. chapter "Securing Plone " covers the security aspects. I liked the style of writing. It's like a tutorial. Cooper has used many examples, case studies with explanatory diagrams which can help beginners better understand Plone. This book is a pleasure to read and can help you get a sound understanding of Plone.
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