OpenCms online Javadoc

NEW: Go to OpenCms Documentation Central - http://documentation.opencms.org for all the OpenCms documentation, including Javadoc, in one place. 

The Javadoc documentation for OpenCms is helpful for developers who are interested in using and extending the OpenCms functionality. This documentation is automatically generated from comments within the OpenCms Java source code.

We provide the following Javadoc documentations of the latest stable OpenCms version for convenient online access:

  • OpenCms core API
    This is the main API documentation for the OpenCms core packages, which are used for building customized OpenCms websites.
  • OpenCms workplace modules
    The documentation for the modules that build the OpenCms Workplace (Administration view, WYSIWIG editors). These are usually of interest only to developers who want to extend the OpenCms Workplace.
  • OpenCms setup API
    These are the classes used by the OpenCms setup wizard and the upgrade wizard.
  • OpenCms GWT components
    The documentation of the GWT components used to build the GUI of the new ADE features. GWT is a development toolkit for building and optimizing complex browser-based applications.

Please note: We at Alkacon put a lot of work in our Javadoc to make it as useful as possible. Usually the quality of our Javadoc is considered very good (as compared to other projects).

Latest News

  • OpenCms 18 available

    Oct 8, 2024 - OpenCms 18 adds a new "Place element" mode in the page editor that allows precise element placement as an alternative to drag & drop. Reused content is now clearly marked. Automatic typographical correction of quotation marks has been added to all of the editors. “Dead links” in content that is entered in a WYSIWYG editor are now automatically disabled. Our Mercury template includes several new features, such as setting different image formats for mobile and desktop and many more.

  • OpenCms 18 Release Notes

    Oct 8, 2024 - The OpenCms 18 release notes contain detailed information about the new features and fixes in this version.

  • Alkacon OCEE 18

    Oct 8, 2024 - Alkacon OCEE 18 is the latest OCEE release for OpenCms 18. This version features a license key mechanism that allows to share the license key on several servers in a cloud installation.

  • Documentation website for the Mercury template

    Jul 8, 2024 - The Mercury template from Alkacon Software is a comprehensive, modular template based on Bootstrap 5 for OpenCms. This feature-rich template now has a complete and exhaustive documentation website.

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