Modernizing Enterprise CMS Using Pimcore

Daniele Fontani, Marco Guiducci, Francesco Mina, Dietmar Dietz Rietsch

• Publisher: Packt Publishing
• Year: 2021
• eBook ISBN: 9781801078481
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Computer Science
• Subtopic: Computer Science General
• Index: Computer Science

A practical guide to developing, administering, and scaling content management solutions in your organization for supporting digital transformation using PimcoreKey Features• Kick-start your CMS career by preparing for Pimcore developer certifications• Create custom websites with a rich digital experience for your business users with the help of step-by-step examples• Get to grips with Pimcore's enterprise features for product management and data managementBook DescriptionUsed 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.What you will learn• Create, edit, and manage Pimcore documents for your web pages• Manage web assets in Pimcore using the digital asset management (DAM) feature• Discover how to create layouts, templates, and custom widgets for your web pages• Administer third-party add-ons for your Pimcore site using the admin UI• Discover practices to use Pimcore as a product information management (PIM) system• Explore Pimcore's master data management (MDM) for enterprise CMS development• Build reusable website components and save time using effective tips and tricksWho this book is forThis book is for web developers and CMS professionals looking for an alternative to WordPress and traditional CMS. Enterprise application developers looking for enterprise solutions for digital transformation will find this book useful. Beginner-level knowledge of PHP, HTML, and CSS is needed to understand the code examples used in the book.

Table of contents

• Modernizing Enterprise CMS Using Pimcore
• Foreword
• Preface
• Chapter 1: Introducing Pimcore
• Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Pimcore Development Environment
• Chapter 3: Getting Started with Pimcore Admin UI
• Chapter 4: Creating Documents in Pimcore
• Chapter 5: Exploring Objects and Classes
• Chapter 6: Using Digital Asset Management
• Chapter 7: Administrating Pimcore Sites
• Chapter 8: Creating Custom CMS Pages
• Chapter 9: Configuring Entities and Rendering Data
• Chapter 10: Creating Pimcore Bricks
• Chapter 11: Finalizing the Website
• Chapter 12: Implementing Product Information Management
• Chapter 13: Implementing Master Data Management
• Chapter 14: Data Integration
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