Getting Started

Our work is never-ending - ImpressCMS is constantly evolving and introducing new modules, themes, methods and practices to the user community every week. Newcomers and even veteran users are discovering the depth of the product and share in a need for a reference library for all things related to ImpressCMS. This documentation will evolve as ImpressCMS evolves and as the community learns and shares their experiences.

ImpressCMS Documentation

• What is ImpressCMS
• Visual Introduction
• ImpressCMS History

Installation and Configuration

• Installing the core and configuring system preferences
• Installing ImpressCMS 2.x Alpha
• System Requirements
• Starting a New ImpressCMS Site
• Migrating from another platform
• Moving or migrating to another server
• Upgrading to a new version
• Patches

• Administration
• Control Panel Home
• User Guides
• Howto
• Permissions

Customizing ImpressCMS

Functionality (Extensions): Modules, Plugins and Libraries

• Selecting Modules
• Adding and Installing Modules (basics)

Design: Themes and Templates

• Adding and Installing Themes
• Anatomy of the default theme
• Templates
• Smarty

Developing for ImpressCMS

Documenting ImpressCMS

• Contributing Documentation
• Style Guide

Translating ImpressCMS

• Translation Basics
• Translating with Transifex
• Integrating with Transifex

ImpressCMS Documentation License

All ImpressCMS documentation is © copyright by the individual contributors and can be used in accordance with the Creative Commons License, Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. All content is supplied by volunteers and the only compensation they receive is the satisfaction of contributing to the success of ImpressCMS and its users and our undying gratitude.