Introduction to eZ Publish Platform 5.3, the Ventoux release, public webinar

eZ Publish Pla,orm 5.3 and beyond Where Content Means Business !!

Previously, on eZ

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eZ Publish Pla,orm 5.3

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aka The Ventoux Release

Kudos to Contributors & Engineering team

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In a short *me frame and while reorganizing and significantly adjus*ng our processes:

• app. 95% of the 5.3 roadmap was delivered • a good chunk of 5.4 technical components was delivered • on *me !

Special thx again to crevillo, hhamon, bchoquet-‐heliopsis , is06, stof, Plopix, taenadil, Djamy, jeromegamez, gabriperego, rolebi, emodric

eZ Publish Pla,orm 5.3: Making it easier to build a Solid Content Business

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A Long Term Supported release (LTS) !

• Standard support Wll May 2017 • Extended support Wll May 2019 • details here: h\p://support.ez.no/Public/Service-‐Life !

> 5.2 users should upgrade asap (6 months window) > 4.7 & 5.1 should upgrade soon to get the power of it

http://support.ez.no/Public/Service-Life

eZ Publish Pla,orm 5.3: Making it easier to build a Solid Content Business

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1. Making it easier for developers to understand and learn. 2. Making it easier to develop and deploy. 3. Providing an updated Demo site with more ready-‐to-‐use

features like Places to be\er show how to use eZ Publish.

eZ Publish Pla,orm 5.3: Release Notes & others

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• 59 new stories • 69 improvements • 239 bug fixes hJps://doc.ez.no/display/EZP/5.3+Release+Notes

https://doc.ez.no/display/EZP/5.3+Release+Notes

Key features Where Content Means Business !!

eZ Publish Pla,orm 5.3: key features

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Website Toolbar aka Front End EdiWng is back

Benefits: • The Website Toolbar integrates into your front-‐end site

design useful func*ons to edit, move, delete, copy and add new content,

• In-‐context content edi*on (front-‐end) is back ! !


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Places

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Benefits: •SolR support incoming to power search in API! •Geolocalize your content, and create your Yelp-‐like app, •Content search based on geoloca*on of content, •A way to create even more targeted and more relevant online experiences, leading to beJer conversion.


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Comment moderaWon tab in administraWon interface, Wed to content!

Benefits: • Immediate access to reac*ons on content for editors, from content edi*on interface,

•Thorough integra*on of external comment services, •A great example of how to ship hybrid (New Stack & Legacy)


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Use of Doctrine DBAL / Doctrine Bundle from Symfony

Benefits: •Well-‐known/standard way of using databases from a Symfony2 applica*on, • BeJer performance by poten*ally reducing the amount of open database connec*ons, • Full access on DB-‐level debug info, right from the Symfony Web debug toolbar. • Share / reuse db setup with other applica*ons •Open possibili*es for support of more DB in the future


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User authenWcaWon using Symfony security component

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Benefits: •Well-‐known/standard way of managing authen*ca*on in a Symfony2 applica*on,

•Allows to use various login or SSO handlers available in the Symfony community,

•Extensible, to match any custom authen*ca*on requirement, •Authen*ca*on system considered as more secure.


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New Update System based on Composer!!!

Benefits: • Secure the way to deploy updates to your eZ Publish

Placorm installa*ons • Replaces old eZ Network deployment func*ons • Help you get the best of the maintenance service from eZ

Publish Placorm • Improve security, reduces risk, improve produc*vity of

system teams


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Twig & Tpl Template and DB-‐level debug in Symfony Web debug Toolbar

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Benefits: • Integra*on of eZ Publish debug informa*on in the standard

Symfony2 debug mechanism, • Speeds up front-‐end integrators' work by poin*ng them to the

right templates, • Easier to grasp all details of what is happening at DB-‐level

(op*miza*on, performance).


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Language Switcher and Cross-‐Site access linker

Benefits: •Support of mul*-‐language/interna*onal deployments, •Clean, supported way of linking across siteaccess, •Twig integra*on!

eZ Publish Pla,orm 5.3: Pla,orm Support

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Now supporWng: • Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. • Apache 2.4 • PHP 5.5 • MySQL 5.6 • MariaDB 5.5 • Nginx 1.4

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Increased Performances +

Support for very popular stack

Beyond 5.3 ... Where Content Means Business !!

Next GeneraWon Content Management & User Experience Pla,orm

Launching soon , aker 5.4, new product genera*on based on the eZ technical placorm, focusing on:

• Editors & Marketers User Experience • Developers & Designers Experience

Product RoadmapBeyond 5.3

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eZ Publish 4.x

eZ Pla,orm

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Supported un*l5.4

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eZ Publish Pla,orm 5.x

May 2016 Extended May 2018

May 2017 Extended May 2019May 2017 Extended May 2019

1 Year new release cycle

to be announced

Pollux

5.2

!new U.I. & UX no legacy dependency new features

Next, on eZ

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• eZ online meetup (hJp://www.meetup.com/

newyorkezusercommunity/)

• eZ NYC meetup (hJp://www.meetup.com/eZ-‐Publish-‐

Users-‐Developers/)

• eZ Summer Camp approaching

(hJp://2014.ezsummercamp.com/)

•…

http://www.meetup.com/newyorkezusercommunity/

Thx! QuesWons?

Where Content Means Business !!