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django CMS documentation
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Overview
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django CMS is a modern web publishing platform built with `Django
<https://djangproject.com/>`_, the web application framework "for
perfectionists with deadlines".

django CMS offers out-of-the-box support for the common features you'd expect
from a CMS, but can also be easily customised and extended by developers to
create a site that is tailored to their precise needs.

**Web content editors** looking for documentation on how to use the editing
interface should refer to our :doc:`/user/index` section.

**Web content developers** who want to learn more about django CMS, as well as
how to install, configure and customize it for their own projects will can
refer to :doc:`/introduction/index`, :doc:`/how_to/index`, :doc:`/topics/index`
and :doc:`/reference/index` sections.

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Why django CMS?
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django CMS is a battle-tested CMS platform that powers sites both large and
small. Here are a few of the key features:

* robust internationalization (i18n) support for creating multilingual sites
* virtually unlimited undo history, allowing editors to revert to a previous
  version
* front-end editing, providing rapid access to the content management interface
* support for a variety of editors with advanced text editing features.
* a flexible plugins system that lets developers put powerful tools at the
  fingertips of editors, without overwhelming them with a difficult interface

* ...and much more

There are other capable Django-based CMS platforms but here's why you should
consider django CMS:

* thorough documentation
* easy and comprehensive integration into existing projects - django CMS isn't a monolithic application
* a healthy, active and supportive developer community
* a strong culture of good code, including an emphasis on automated testing

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Release Notes
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This document refers to version |release|

.. warning::
    Version 3.0 introduces some significant changes that **require** action if
    you are upgrading from a previous version. Please refer to
    :ref:`Upgrading from previous versions <upgrade-to-3.0>`


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Table of contents
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.. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2

    introduction/index
    how_to/index
    topics/index
    reference/index
    contributing/index
    upgrade/index
    user/index


Indices and tables
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* :ref:`genindex`
* :ref:`modindex`
* :ref:`search`
