SilverStripe
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| Developer(s) | SilverStripe Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Initial release | February 3, 2007[1] |
| Stable release |
5.2.0 (April 15, 2024) [±] |
| Preview release | none [±] |
| Written in | PHP, JavaScript |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Available in | Multilingual |
| Type | Content management system |
| License(s) | BSD License |
| Website | SilverStripe.org |
SilverStripe is a free open-source content management system (CMS) for creating and maintaining websites. It provides an out-of-the-box web-based administration panel that enables users to make modifications to parts of the website through an included a WYSIWYG website editor. The core of SilverStripe CMS is Sapphire, a PHP Web application framework.
Product history
SilverStripe is developed by SilverStripe Limited, a website development company founded in 2000. Prior to SilverStripe 2.x, the CMS was commercially available under a proprietary license. Development of SilverStripe 2.X started in late 2005 as a complete overhaul to take advantage of object orientation and new features in PHP 5. On 3 February 2007, SilverStripe 2.0.0 was released publicly as free and open source software.[1]
In March 2007, SilverStripe was selected for the Google Summer of Code program.[2] This program resulted in the 2.2 release of SilverStripe.[3]
On November 29, 2007, SilverStripe announced they would be participating in the Google Highly Open Participation Contest[4], which led to a proliferation of themes, translations, and widgets that broadened the system.
In late 2008, SilverStripe split its main website into silverstripe.com, to act as the home for the company behind the software, and silverstripe.org, to act as the home for the software and its open source community.[5]. By May 2009, the SilverStripe company had formed partner associations with other website development companies to represent the company in foreign markets[6].
In February 2010, SilverStripe claimed the software had been downloaded 250,000 times since first released[7]. Later that year, Microsoft blogged that SilverStripe CMS became the world's first open-source web application to attain its 'Certified for Windows' status.[8]
Features
Features of SilverStripe include[9]:
- a WYSIWYG site editor with drag & drop functions
- support for templates, themes, and widgets
- PHP programming via the Sapphire framework
- user-based security
- version control
- embargo and expiry functions
- multilingual
- friendly URL scheme
- meta data support
Hardware/software requirements
Web server hardware and software requirements (as well as client requirements) can be found on the SilverStripe website.
Videos, screenshots, and other media
Access to videos, screenshots, and an online demo can be found on SilverStripe's "screencasts and screenshots" page.
Entities using SilverStripe
Examples of entities using SilverStripe include:
Air New Zealand, Australian College of Applied Psychology, Automobile Association of New Zealand, New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs, Ocean Survey 20/20, Open Polytechnic, Philadelphia Police Department, Plunket
A full directory of SilverStripe users can be found at the SilverStripe website.
Further reading
- "Documentation on SilverStripe". SilverStripe Ltd. http://www.silverstripe.org/help-and-support/.
- Schommer, Ingo (2009). SilverStripe: The Complete Guide to CMS Development. Wiley. pp. 456. ISBN 0470681837.
External links
- SilverStripe on GitHub
- SilverStripe corporate website
- SilverStripe CMS and Sapphire CMF API documentation
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Minnée, Sam (3 February 2007). "SilverStripe 2.0.0 released - no more betas!". SilverStripe Ltd. http://www.silverstripe.com/blog/silverstripe-2-0-0-released-no-more-betas/. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ↑ Lewis, Ken (23 March 2007). "Kiwi firm SilverStripe joins Google's Summer of Code". M-Net. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20071013205130/http://m-net.net.nz/1531/online-development/case-studies/kiwi-firm-silverstripe-joins-google-s-summer-of.php. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ↑ Magnusson, Sigurd (28 November 2007). "SilverStripe 2.2 released! Redesigned interface and double the features...". SilverStripe Ltd. http://silverstripe.com/silverstripe-2-2-released-redesigned-interface-and-double-the-features/. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ↑ Magnusson, Sigurd (29 November 2007). "Highschoolers! Add Google to your CV!". SilverStripe Ltd. http://silverstripe.com/highschoolers-add-google-to-your-cv/. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ↑ Calhoun, Brian (15 December 2008). "New silverstripe.org for developers!". SilverStripe Ltd. http://silverstripe.org/new-org-for-developers/. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ↑ "SilverStripe Website Technology Spreads with Launch of Global Partner Program". SilverStripe Ltd. 6 May 2009. http://www.silverstripe.com/silverstripe-website-technology-spreads-with-launch-of-global-partner-program/. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ↑ Middleton, Lee (5 February 2010). "250,000 downloads". SilverStripe Ltd. http://www.silverstripe.org/250-000-downloads/. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ↑ Gordon, Andrew (16 November 2010). "SilverStripe Achieves Windows Server 2008 R2 Certification". Port 25. http://blogs.technet.com/b/port25/archive/2010/11/16/silverstripe-achieves-windows-server-2008-r2-certification.aspx. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ↑ "Features - SilverStripe". SilverStripe Ltd. http://www.silverstripe.org/features/. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
