Use this code snippet below to include the status of pages inside the CMS pages and/or content blocks. It shows the CMS user straight away if the page has been released or is waiting for release. A huge time saver.

Three simple tricks & tips for authors and site builder of the OpenText Web Content Management system

Implementing SEO best practises within your CMS projects will help your site to gain exposure by enabling search engine web crawlers to effectively explore and index site pages. Unfortunately there isn’t any fancy plugins or in-built functionality within RedDot that will automatically optimise your site. But don’t worry, making your site 'SEO Friendly' is relatively straight forward and easy to do!

Over the last few months I was part of a secret Open Text CMS Community mission. This is the outcome based on the works of Danny Baggs and many others.

Wow, today we can present you two new and neat RedDot CMS plugins created by Henry Lu aka Javahand. And the best of it - They are free for you to download! Open Lounge™ is a collaborative chat for your editors while the Batch Publisher™ helps your users managing the publication. Check it out!

This article covers basic rules on how to name elements when creating RedDot CMS templates. By using a common set of element names you will save time and avoid making templating mistakes when working within a collaborative team of RedDot developers.

The double acquisition of former RedDot Solutions didn't do any good to the product and their customers. Great ideas and innovations were put on hold because the buyer had to restructure and reorganize. How can everyone benefit from Open Text's externally focused growth strategy?

Another big question that comes up every couple of weeks when people start developing websites with the RedDot CMS Open Text Web Solutions Management Server is this one: How should I integrate my CSS code into the CMS? And the answer is fairly…

In this article we will show you how to find the right files to extend Open Texts Delivery Server (formerly known as RedDot LiveServer) with your own Java classes.

A RSS Feed in your CMS. Requested about a million times we finally managed to publish an article on how to create a RSS Feed for Open Text RedDot CMS projects. Read, learn, download and share your knowledge!