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GX WebManager Community Edition

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Developer(s)
  
GX

License
  
Proprietary

Operating system
  
Cross-platform

Stable release
  
9.20.3 / October 1, 2013; 3 years ago (2013-10-01)

Written in
  
Java, XML, XSLT, JavaScript, JSP

Type
  
Content management system

GX WebManager Community Edition was a proprietary content management system targeted at sportclubs and municipalities in the Netherlands. It has been replaced by Xperiencentral. The software contains an example website with content (images, demo text, etc.) which allows developers to install the full package, The platform itself was based on Java and made use of open standards and technologies like SOAP, Webservices, JSR 170 / 283, BPEL, and XML.

Contents

Software overview

The software might not be well-known but it got some attention as it was one of the first to adapt the Java Standard JSR 170.

Selected features

  • Strict separation of layout and design
  • A search engine optimization module which generates URLs that are both human and machine-readable
  • Integrated full text search
  • Integrated caching for a more stable frontend
  • Connection to a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server with integrated authentification

    • Advantages

  • The frontend can handle all languages
  • The software is community supported
  • Forum, Wiki and Jira are available
  • Web Component Bundle (WCB) support

    • Disadvantages

  • A functionality for editing images inside the system is not available
  • The Community Edition in the backend is only available in English and Dutch
  • Currently it is "personal use" (a product key can be requested)

    • Web component bundle

    Developers can build new functionality in the form of a web component bundles (WCBs) and integrate it into their systems as a separate component. These WCB's can then be shared and made available to other Developers on a website.

    Jira support

    Jira is an issue tracking system which is available to community members. Bugs are reported centrally which makes it easy to track issues and prevent duplicate reporting.

    References

    GX WebManager Community Edition Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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