Purpose and functionality:
A new starter-kit compatible with the design system v3 using the Plone 6 CMS with its new component based editor Volto. This is the quickest editing experience allowing the use of all the design system components in flexible page layouts.
Demo: https://digitalnsw.pretagov.com.au/ (links to github repo with install instructions)
Use case:
Public websites, intranets, extranets. Can be easily customised to make complex services using React and Python if needed, or it’s a ready to go CMS with an easy to use editing UI.
High level architecture:
The Plone 6 NSW design system toolkit comes with build instructions to get up and going locally to get you started quickly. Docker instructions are included. Plone is a community led open source project with full documentation or hundreds of suppliers to host or give assistance if needed.
Known equivalents:
An enterprise open source CMS somewhat similar to Drupal or Squiz and comes with everything built-in including Workflow, fine grained permissions, full text search and a form builder.
The advantages of using this solution over others:
Plone is one of the most secure CMS’s available see Security. Security is one of the reasons the FBI chose it as their primary site CMS, and many government departments across the world including NSW, do the same.
Plone 6 now has one of the most modern rendering and editing experiences of any open source CMS. Rebuilt from the ground up using react, Plone 6 redefines component based editing. Videos are available on the demo page
