introduction to ez publish platform 5.3, the ventoux release, public webinar
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Introduction to eZ Publish Platform 5.3, the Ventoux release, public webinarTRANSCRIPT
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
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
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 ! !
eZ Publish Pla,orm 5.3: key features
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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.
eZ Publish Pla,orm 5.3: key features
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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)
eZ Publish Pla,orm 5.3: key features
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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
eZ Publish Pla,orm 5.3: key features
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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.
eZ Publish Pla,orm 5.3: key features
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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
eZ Publish Pla,orm 5.3: key features
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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).
eZ Publish Pla,orm 5.3: key features
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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
Legacy
Legacy & New Stack
New Stack only
Supported un*l
Supported un*l
4.7
Supported un*l5.3
Supported un*l5.4
STS
LTS
STS
NOV. 2014
ß next gen
next gen +1
NOV. 2013 MAY 2014 FALL 2014Genera*on Technology
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Ventou
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Castor
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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/)
•…
Thx! QuesWons?
Where Content Means Business !!