Zope Content Management Framework
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The Zope Content Management Framework
(CMF) is a series of free software
tools for Zope
that forms a framework providing many of the key services a content management system
would need. The CMF can be used as a standalone product, or it can be built on top of, for example in Plone's or Nuxeo CPS's cases. The CMF provides core tools like workflow, personalisation and cataloguing. The CMF development is led by Zope Corporation and is an open-source product with contributions from developers around the world.
Content management framework
A content management framework is an application programming interface for creating a customized content management system . The relationship between a CMF and a CMS can be illustrated by the following analogy:...
(CMF) is a series of free software
Free software
Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...
tools for Zope
Zope
Zope is a free and open-source, object-oriented Web application server written in the Python programming language. Zope stands for "Z Object Publishing Environment", and was the first system using the now common object publishing methodology for the Web...
that forms a framework providing many of the key services a content management system
Content management system
A content management system is a system providing a collection of procedures used to manage work flow in a collaborative environment. These procedures can be manual or computer-based...
would need. The CMF can be used as a standalone product, or it can be built on top of, for example in Plone's or Nuxeo CPS's cases. The CMF provides core tools like workflow, personalisation and cataloguing. The CMF development is led by Zope Corporation and is an open-source product with contributions from developers around the world.