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Chapter 7:
Using Add-on Products
Throughout this book, we aim to develop re-useable components. Of
course, it is not very likely that someone else would want to re-use
the Optilux site theme or policy, but developing for re-usability
encourages good practice. Besides, the client could come back next
year wanting another site with the same basic look and feel.
Plone developers have created add-on products that do everything
from making small improvements to core content types to providing
new functionality like forums, blogs, and database integration
tools. Sometimes developers will factor components developed for
customers into a re-usable base product and another with
customer-specific integration code. In the spirit of the Plone
community, the vast majority of these products are made available
free under open-source licenses.
In this chapter, we will discuss how to find, evaluate and test
add-on products, demonstrating the inclusion of the RichDocument
product in the Optilux application. We will also issue a few
warnings: not all add-on products are created equal, and due
diligence is usually required.
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Chapter 7:
Using Add-on Products
- Finding and Evaluating Products
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Playing it Safe
- Installing a Product
Summary
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Paperback
420 pages
Released:
September 2007
ISBN 1847191983
ISBN 13:
978-1-847191-98-4 |
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