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• FAQ about Open Source, CMS, and Plone
  • What is a CMS?
  • What is Plone?
  • I don't have a server, so how do I get Internet Hosting for my Plone website?
  • Which Plone books should I read?
    • Review: The Definitive Guide To Plone
    • Review: Plone Content Management Essentials
    • Review: Building Websites with Plone
    • Review: Plone Live
    • Zope Books
  • How do I get the latest free Plone software and add-on products.
  • What is RSS and how do I use it?
  • What is Plone 3 all about and when should I upgrade?
• Free-N-Easy Lessons
  • Lesson 1: Installing Plone on Your Own PC in Minutes
    • Installing Plone on Your Own PC in Minutes
    • Getting the free download
    • Selecting which operating system you have
    • Telling it to Run
    • Security and paths
    • Questions are over and now it starts to install
    • Where to look at what was installed
    • How to start Plone on Windows
    • How to see what Plone is serving out
    • What do I do with this Plone website?
  • Lesson 2: How To Get Your Website On The Internet Using A Plone Hosting Service
    • Once you log into WebFaction
    • More App Installation
    • Domain Names
    • Filling In Domain Forms
    • Fill in one or more Subdomains
    • Link Apps and Domains in a Website
    • Enter a site name and link it up
    • Use the Browser to Get Into Your Site
    • Adding The Plone Site From The ZMI
    • Looking at the Plone Site for the First Time
    • Mapping the Virtual Host
  • Lesson 3: Create a Custom Design for your Plone Website
    • Create a Website Design Sketch
    • Logging into your own site
    • Login to the Plone site frontend
    • How to tell you are logged into Plone OK
    • The easy way to get into the ZMI from Plone
    • How to have both Plone and ZMI open at same time
    • Final words on the ZMI and logging in
    • Controlling who can join your site
    • Disabling Join Using The ZMI Security Tab
    • Final Confirmation Check of Join Removal
    • Creating The Website Skin
    • Add the new skin folder
    • Tell Plone about your new skin folder
    • Use the layers from Plone Default plus your skin folder
    • Changing the default skin
    • Changing the Website Logo Image
    • Your First Time Customizing an Object To Your New Skin
    • Finding and Customizing the Logo Image
    • Uploading a New logo.jpg Image
    • Look At The Logo On The Plone Website
    • Introduction to the ploneCustom.css
    • Customize the ploneCustom.css
    • Changing Colors Of Major Areas On The Website
    • Start Some Needed Content Changes
    • Finish With The Content Changes
    • Portal Tabs
    • Left Navigation Menu And Some Other Minor Adjustments
    • Moving Portal SiteActions From Top To Bottom
    • Configuring The Portlets Showing In The Left Column
    • Changing Text In The Footer And Final Cleanup
  • Lesson 4