.. _how-to:

How-to guides
=============

These guides presuppose some familiarity with django CMS. They cover some of the same
territory as the :doc:`/introduction/index`, but in more detail.

Using core functionality
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    :maxdepth: 1

    Use placeholders outside the CMS <01-placeholders>
    Serve multiple languages <02-languages>
    Serve multiple sites <03-multi-site>
    Work with templates <04-templates>
    Manage caching <05-caching>
    Enable frontend editing for Page and Django models <06-frontend_models>
    Create sitemaps <07-sitemaps>
    Manage Page Types <08-page_types>

Creating new functionality
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    :maxdepth: 1

    Create plugins <09-custom_plugins>
    Upgrading plugins for django CMS 4+ <10-upgrade_plugins>
    Create apphooks <11-apphooks>
    Manage complex apphook configuration <12-namespaced_apphooks>
    Extend the Toolbar <13-toolbar>
    Customise the CMS menus <14-menus>
    Create content creation wizards <15-wizards>
    Create admin for grouper models <16-grouper-admin>
    Extend Page & Title models <18-extending_page_contents>
    Test your extensions <19-testing>

Sharing functionality
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    :maxdepth: 1

    CMS application configuration <20-cms-config.rst>