| The Plone community is an incredibly diverse group that bridges many types and sizes of organizations, many countries and languages, and everything from technical novices to hardcore programmers. Out of that diversity comes an attention to detail in code, function, user interface and ease of use that makes Plone one of the top 2% of open source projects worldwide. |
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| Plone’s intellectual property and trademarks are protected by the non-profit Plone Foundation. This means that Plone’s future is not in the hands of any one person or company. |
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| Thousands of websites across large and small businesses, education, government, non-profits, sciences, media and publishing are using Plone to solve their content management needs. This is supported by a global network of over 300 solution providers in more than 50 countries. Looking for a hosting provider to host your Plone site for you? You can find a list of providers and consultants on plone.net. |
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| We are very proud to be known by the company we keep. Organizations as diverse as NASA, Oxfam, Amnesty International, Nokia, eBay, Novell, the State Universities of Pennsylvania and Utah, as well as the Brazilian and New Zealand governments— all use Plone. |
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| Plone is open on many levels. It runs on Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, FreeBSD and Solaris—and offers a straightforward installation to get you up and running in minutes. It has been translated into more than 40 languages, and is developed with an unflinching emphasis on usability and standards compliance. |
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| Need a CMS that integrates with Active Directory, Salesforce, LDAP, SQL, Web Services. LDAP or Oracle? Plone does. Need to be sure your website is accessible? Plone meets or exceeds US Government 508 and W3C’s WAI-AA standards. |
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| Worried about security? As an open source product, a large number of developers frequently scrutinize the code for any potential security issues. This proactive approach is better than the wait-and-see approach in proprietary software that relies on keeping security issues a secret instead of resolving them outright. |
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| Based on Python and the Zope libraries, Plone has a technological edge that has has helped it attain the best security track record of any major CMS (Source: CVE). In fact, security is a major reason why many CMS users are switching to Plone. |
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| The market is full of open source content management systems, so it is important to do your homework before choosing one for your organization. Remember that a simple CMS may work out great to start with, but lead to problems with scaling or migration when you need more capability than it can provide. At the other end of the spectrum, a powerful CMS can be so difficult to learn and maintain that it never gains acceptance to users. Make sure the CMS you choose meets your needs today without compromising future growth. |
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| We hope you’ll take the time to learn more about Plone and what it can do for you. We’ve created this site specifically as a gateway to information on how to get started with Plone, as well as information on development, solutions providers, events, news, and the wealth of product add-ons created by the community. |
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| Plone content management framework that works hand-in-hand and sits on top of Zope, a widely-used Open Source web application server and development system. To use Plone, you don’t need to learn anything about Zope; to develop new Plone content types, a small amount of Zope knowledge is helpful, and it is covered in the documentation. Plone is an out-of-the-box ready content management system that is built on the powerful and free Zope Application server. Plone CMS development requires minimal effort to set up, is deeply flexible, and provides you with a system for managing web content that is ideal for project groups, communities and intranets. |
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| Here are some key features of “Plone CMS”: |
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 Plone is easy to install. You can install Plone with a a click and run installer, and have a content management system running on your computer in just a few minutes. |
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| Plone is easy to use. The Plone Team includes usability experts who have made Plone easy and attractive for content managers to add, update, and mantain content. |
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| Plone is international. The Plone interface has been translated into over 20 languages, and tools exist for managing multilingual content. |
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| Plone is standard. Plone carefully follows standards for usability and accessibility. Plone pages are compliant with US Section 508, and the W3C’s AAA rating for accessibility. |
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| Plone is Open Source. Plone is licensed under the GNU General Public License, the same license used by Linux. This gives you the right to use Plone without a license fee, and to improve upon the product. |
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| Plone is supported. There is close to a hundred developers in the Plone Development Team around the world, and a multitude of companies that specialize in Plone development and support. |
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| Plone is extensible. There is a multitude of add-on products for Plone to add new features and content types. In addition, Plone can be scripted using web standard solutions and Open Source languages. |
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| Plone is technology neutral. Plone can interoperate with most relational database systems, open source and commercial, and runs on a vast array of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris and BSD. |
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