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 Web .Learn how to create your own, complex, OpenCms website .Develop the skills to implement, customize and maintain an OpenCms website This 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 covers .Installing OpenCms, and its basic concepts .Using the OpenCms Workplace .Exploring the core architecture and the virtual file system .Working with JSP templates .Creating OpenCms modules .Adding custom resource types .Exporting to static HTML .Deploying and managing an OpenCms Website At the end of this book, you will: .Understand how OpenCms handles and publishes content to the Web .Be confident working in the OpenCms environment .Have the skills to extend the OpenCms system .Be able to create your own, complex, OpenCms website Who 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.