This document outlines the schedule and content for a presentation on OpenCms 8. The presentation will include an introduction, overview of new OpenCms 8 functionalities like advanced direct editing and drag-and-drop capabilities demonstrated via live demo, coffee break, benefits and processes for upgrading from previous OpenCms versions including export/import options and an automated update wizard demonstrated via another live demo, and conclude with a Q&A session. A case study is also presented on how a company upgraded their OpenCms site and found the new version easier to use.

1. Roel Frison
OpenCms Consultant

2. Schedule
• Introduction
• What’s new in OpenCms 8
• Why OpenCms 8?
• New functionalities
• Live demo
• Coffee Break
• Upgrade from previous version to OpenCms 8
• Benefits
• Process
• Case study
• Q&A

3. Schedule
• Introduction
• What’s new in OpenCms 8
• Why OpenCms 8?
• New functionalities
• Live demo
• Coffee Break
• Upgrade from previous version to OpenCms 8
• Benefits
• Process
• Case study
• Q&A

4. Why OpenCms 8?
• Opensource (no licensing costs, full source code,...)
• Platform independent (browser based)
• Easy of use
• Proven and mature (since 1999, OpenCms 8.0.3 just released)

5. New functionalities
• Easy content editing with Advanced Direct Edit
• Drag & drop Add wizard
• Sitemap editor
• Other functionalities

6. New functionalities
• Drag & drop Add wizard with Advanced Direct edit

7. Live demo

8. New functionalities
• Sitemap editor

9. Live demo

10. New functionalities
• Other new functions

11. Live demo

12. Schedule
• Introduction
• What’s new in OpenCms 8
• Why OpenCms 8?
• New functionalities
• Live demo
• Coffee Break
• Upgrade from previous version to OpenCms 8
• Benefits
• Process
• Case study
• Q&A

13. Schedule
• Introduction
• What’s new in OpenCms 8
• Why OpenCms 8?
• New functionalities
• Live demo
• Coffee Break
• Upgrade from previous version to OpenCms 8
• Benefits
• Process
• Case study
• Q&A

14. Upgrade from previous versions
• Benefits
• New design
• New functionalities available
• Easy and fast process

15. Upgrade from previous versions
• 2 ways to migrate your existing OpenCms
•Export modules and content from previous OpenCms versions and
import them in a new and fresh OpenCms 8
•Upgrade existing installation via upgrade wizard

16. Upgrade from previous versions
• Export modules and content from previous OpenCms version and
import them in a new and fresh OpenCms 8
• Manual export/import will result in a clean system
• Only the required modules and content need te be exported
• BUT: Historic versions of resources will be lost

17. Live demo

18. Upgrade from previous versions
• Upgrade existing installation via the Update Wizard
• The Update wizard automatically takes care of
• Modification of the database structure
• Modification/enhancement of the OpenCms config files
• Replacement of all Java libraries
• Update of all OpenCms core modules
• Existing content is untouched
• Historic versions remain

19. Live demo

20. Upgrade from previous versions
• Case study: Waterwegen en Zeekanaal NV
• Short timespan
• Rebranding website + upgrade OpenCms ( http://www.wenz.be)
• OpenCms 8 + Image gallery, RSS, video
• Tom Vermijlen en Joris De Bock (Comunicatieverantwoordelijken W&Z):
“OpenCms 8 is duidelijk nog gebruiksvriendelijker dan de vorige versies. Als
webmasters van www.wenz.be kunnen we nu direct op de webpagina zelf teksten en
foto's naar believen bewerken. Dat is voor ons heel wat sneller en handiger werken.”

21. Live demo

22. Schedule
• Introduction
• What’s new in OpenCms 8
• Why OpenCms 8?
• New functionalities
• Live demo
• Coffee Break
• Upgrade from previous version to OpenCms 8
• Benefits
• Process
• Case study
• Q&A

23. Q&A
• Any questions?