Draft:Contao
Original author(s) | Leo Feyer |
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Developer(s) | Contao Association |
Initial release | 2006[1] |
Stable release | |
Written in | PHP |
Operating system | |
Available in | 28 languages[3] |
List of languages Fully translated: Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Persian, Russian, Spanish 95% or more complete: Czech, Romansh, Serbian, Swedish, Finnish, Romanian, Slovak, Burmese, Danish, Hungarian, Polish, Albanian, Latvian, Slovenian, Ukrainian, 80% or more complete: Lithuanian, Croatian, Portuguese | |
Type | CMS |
Licence | GNU LGPL (Free software) |
Website | contao |
Contao (formerly TYPOlight) is a free content management system (CMS) for medium to large websites. The program specializes in back-office (i.e. for developers) and front-office (i.e., for users) accessibility, and observes XHTML, HTML5 and CSS standards, according to W3C/WAI guidelines, to generate pages. The program is an open-source project, published in its original form in 2006 by Leo Feyer and hosted on GitHub.
Features
[edit]The Contao content management system has built-in search engine, file manager and form builder tools and features automatic live updating. With its CSS framework and built-in jQuery and MooTools libraries, it readily supports multilingual content (UTF-8 character set) throughout), as well as for documentation and in the back-end administration area, uses Web 2.0 and Ajax techniques and offers version control and cancellation management (undo/redo), permitting a user to review and, if necessary, roll back changes to a prior state. Although the program makes use of a graphical interface, many program instructions require resorting to a command-line interface.[4] From the administration area, a user may choose to install, update or uninstall any of over 1,700 extensions or update the database.[5].
As of version 5.0, Contao requires a web server that routes requests to PHP, PHP version 8.1+, MySQL 5.7+ or an equivalent MariaDB version, and 11 PHP extensions. Contao is compatible with and recommends using the latest version of PHO and MySQL/MariaDB.[6]
Name
[edit]At launch, Contao was named TYPOlight. To avoid confusion with TYPO3—another open-source CMS—[7]and the association of "light" with having a small number of features, it was renamed to Contao in 2010 with version 2.6.[8][9]
In his Contao book, Peter Müller offered his interpretation of the name: C, O, and N are the first letters of content, and tạo is a Vietnamese word that means 'to model, generate or shape'; together, the name represents how Contao "allows content to be generated, shaped and managed".[10]
Reception
[edit]In 2007 Packt Publishing named TYPOlight, as Contao was then known, the second-place winner in its "Most Promising Open-Source CMS" awards category.[11] In 2023, Pierre Edouard Laurent of Clubic gave Contao an 8 out of 10 for its light resource usage, simplicity, and features despite conceding its high entry barrier.[7]
As of November 2023[update], Contao is the sixth most widely used CMS int he world with 0.5% of the market share. It is mostly used in Germany and Switzerland.[7]
Versions
[edit]Legend: | Old version, not maintained | Old version, still maintained | Current stable version | Future release |
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Software | Major releases | Minor releases | Bugfix releases | General corrections to | Security relevant corrections to |
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TYPOlight | 1.x | 1.0 | 1.0.0 (2006-03-12) | ||
2.x | 2.0 | 2.0.0 (2006-11-24) | |||
2.1 | 2.1.0 (2006-11-28) to 2.1.22 (2007-01-29) | ||||
2.2 | 2.2.0 (2007-02-28) to 2.2.12 (2007-04-10) | ||||
2.3 | 2.3.0 (2007-04-25) to 2.3.4 (2007-05-11) | ||||
2.4 | 2.4.0 (2007-06-07) to 2.4.7 (2007–10-11) | ||||
2.5 | 2.5.0 (2007-12-12) to 2.5.9 (2008-06-06) | ||||
[12] | 2.62.6.0 (2008-08-12) to 2.6.8 (2010-05-01) | ||||
[13] | 2.72.7.0 (2009-05-01) to 2.7.7 (2010-05-01) | ||||
[14] | 2.82.8.0 (2010-02-16) to 2.8.4 (2010-06-30) | ||||
Contao | [15] | 2.92.9.0 (2010-07-02) to 2.9.5 (2011-05-18) | |||
[16] | 2.102.10.0 (2011-08-11) to 2.10.4 (2011-12-30) | ||||
[17] | 2.11 (LTS)2.11.0 (2012-02-15) to 2.11.17 (2014-04-07) | ||||
3.x | [18] | 3.03.0.0 (2012-10-30) to 3.0.6 (2013-03-21) | |||
[19] | 3.13.1.0 (2013-05-21) to 3.1.5 (2013-11-08) | ||||
[20] | 3.2 (LTS)3.2.0 (2013-11-21) to 3.2.21 (2015-06-05) | ||||
[21] | 3.33.3.0 (2014-05-26) to 3.3.7 (2014-11-24) | ||||
[22] | 3.43.4.0 (2014-11-25) to 3.4.5 (2015-03-27) | ||||
[23] | 3.5 (LTS)3.5.0 (2015-06-05) to 3.5.40 (2019-04-11) | June 2018 | May 2019 | ||
4.x | [24] | 4.04.0.0 (2015-06-09) to 4.0.4 (2015-10-16) | December 2015 | ||
[25] | 4.14.1.0 (2015-11-26) to 4.1.3 (2016-04-22) | June 2016 | |||
[26] | 4.24.2.0 (2016-06-18) to 4.2.5 (2016-10-27) | December 2016 | |||
[27] | 4.34.3.0 (2016-11-25) to 4.3.11 (2017-06-02) | June 2017 | |||
[28] | 4.4 (LTS)4.4.0 (2017-06-15) to 4.4.57 (2021-08-21) | December 14, 2020 | December 14, 2021 | ||
[29] | 4.54.5.0 (2017-12-28) to 4.5.14 (2018-08-28) | August 2018 | |||
[30] | 4.64.6.0 (2018-08-23) to 4.6.14 (2019-01-24) | February 2019 | |||
[31] | 4.74.7.0 (2019-02-15) to 4.7.7 (2019-07-16) | August 2019 | |||
[32] | 4.84.8.0 (2019-08-15) to 4.8.8 (2020-02-17) | February 2020 | |||
[33] | 4.9 (LTS)4.9.0 (2020-02-18) to 4.9.42 (2023-07-25) | February 14, 2023 | February 14, 2024 | ||
[34] | 4.104.10.0 (2020-08-18) to 4.10.7 (2021-02-16) | February 14, 2021 | |||
[35] | 4.114.11.0 (2021-02-17) to 4.11.9 (2021-08-24) | August 14, 2021 | |||
[36] | 4.124.12.0 (2021-08-19) to 4.12.7 (2022-02-18) | January 14, 2022 | |||
[37] | 4.13 (LTS)4.13.0 (2022-02-17) to 4.13.47 (2024-08-23) | February 14, 2025 | February 14, 2026 | ||
5.x | [38] | 5.05.0.0 (2022-08-18) to 5.0.10 (2023-02-16) | February 14, 2023 | ||
[39] | 5.15.1.0 (2022-02-16) to 5.1.11 (2023-08-01) | August, 14, 2023 | |||
[40] | 5.25.2.0 (2023-08-15) to 5.2.10 (2024-02-16) | February 16, 2024 | |||
[41] | 5.3 (LTS)5.3.0 (2024-02-16) to 5.3.13 (2024-08-23) | February 14, 2027 | February 14, 2028 | ||
[42] | 5.45.4.0 (2024-08-15) to 5.4.1 (2024-08-23) | February 14, 2025 | |||
5.5 | August 14, 2025 | ||||
5.6 | February 14, 2026 | ||||
5.7 (LTS) | February 14, 2029 | February 14, 2030 | |||
6.x | 6.0 | February 14, 2027 | |||
6.1 | August 14, 2027 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "There it is – Contao". 12 March 2006.
- ^ "Releases - contao/contao". github.com. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ^ Contao Open Source CMS, Transifex translation tool. Accessed 20 June 2016.
- ^ Command Line, Accessed 13 August 2024.
- ^ Contao Quick Start, Quick Start, Accessed 13 August 2024.
- ^ "System requirements", Contao Manual, retrieved 2024-08-13
- ^ a b c Laurent, Pierre-Edouard (2021-08-30), "Avis Contao : un CMS orienté flexibilité et organisation", Clubic (in French), retrieved 2024-09-15
- ^ Schürmann, Tim (November 2013), "Erweiterungen im PHP-CMS Contao" [Extensions in PHP-CMS Contao], Linux Magazin (in German), vol. 2013, no. 11, retrieved 2024-09-20
- ^ Aus TYPOlight wird Contao Archived 2012-01-01 at the Wayback Machine (German)
- ^ Peter Müller, "Das ist Contao", in Websites erstellen mit Contao. Galileo Computing, 2010, p. 25. ISBN 978-3-8362-1651-7
- ^ Open Source CMS Award, Previous Winners Archived 2009-07-07 at the Wayback Machine at packtpub.com
- ^ TYPOlight Open Source CMS Changelog for the version 2.6
- ^ TYPOlight Open Source CMS Changelog for the version 2.7
- ^ TYPOlight Open Source CMS Changelog for the version 2.8
- ^ Contao Open Source CMS Changelog for the version 2.9
- ^ Contao Open Source CMS Changelog for the version 2.10
- ^ Contao Open Source CMS Changelog for the version 2.11
- ^ Contao Open Source CMS Changelog for the version 3.0
- ^ Contao Open Source CMS Changelog for the version 3.1
- ^ Contao Open Source CMS Changelog for the version 3.2
- ^ Contao Open Source CMS Changelog for the version 3.3
- ^ Contao Open Source CMS Changelog for the version 3.4
- ^ Contao Open Source CMS Changelog for the version 3.5
- ^ Contao Open Source CMS Changelog for the version 4.0
- ^ Contao Open Source CMS Changelog for the version 4.1
- ^ Contao Open Source CMS Changelog for the version 4.2
- ^ Contao Open Source CMS Changelog for the version 4.3
- ^ Contao Open Source CMS Changelog for the version 4.4
- ^ Contao Open Source CMS Changelog for the version 4.5
- ^ Contao Open Source CMS Changelog for the version 4.6
- ^ Contao Open Source CMS Changelog for the version 4.7
- ^ Contao Open Source CMS Changelog for the version 4.8
- ^ Contao Open Source CMS Changelog for the version 4.9
- ^ Contao Open Source CMS Changelog for the version 4.10
- ^ Contao Open Source CMS Changelog for the version 4.11
- ^ Contao Open Source CMS Changelog for the version 4.12
- ^ Contao Open Source CMS Changelog for the version 4.13
- ^ Contao Open Source CMS Changelog for the version 5.0
- ^ Contao Open Source CMS Changelog for the version 5.1
- ^ Contao Open Source CMS Changelog for the version 5.2
- ^ Contao Open Source CMS Changelog for the version 5.3
- ^ Contao Open Source CMS Changelog for the version 5.4
Further reading
[edit]German
[edit]- Leo Feyer: Das offizielle Contao-Handbuch: Der Leitfaden für Anwender, Administratoren und Entwicklung (Official Contao manual: Guide for users, administrators and developers). Addison-Wesley, Munich 2010. ISBN 978-3-8273-3014-7
- Thomas Weitzel: Mit Contao Webseiten erfolgreich gestalten: Konzeption, Umsetzung, Beispielprojekte (Successful Contao websites: design, implementation, sample projects). Addison-Wesley, Munich 2010, 264 pages. ISBN 978-3-8273-2892-2
- Nina Gerling: Contao für Redakteure: Inhalte editieren und verwalten mit dem Open-Source-CMS (Contao for editors: Edit and manage content using the open source CMS). Pearson Deutschland, Munich 2010. ISBN 978-3-8273-2893-9 Online Handbuch
- Anne-Kathrin Merz: Contao: Das umfassende Praxisbuch (Contao: The comprehensive practice book). Addison-Wesley, 2010. ISBN 978-3-8266-5532-6
- Peter Müller: Websites erstellen mit Contao (Create websites with Contao). Galileo Computing, 2010, 536 pages. ISBN 978-3-8362-1651-7, third edition (2012), ISBN 978-3-8362-2010-1
- Thomas Reindlmeier: Contao: Webseiten clever gestalten (Contao: cleverly designed websites). KnowWare, Osnabrück, 2010, ISBN 978-87-91364-93-8
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