dotCMS 5.1 Launch Builds Upon 'NoCode' Philosophy, Empowers Marketing Teams in a Headless CMS Environment

MIAMI, March 14, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- dotCMS, the leading open-source Java CMS, has unveiled dotCMS 5.1 featuring Edit Mode Anywhere, Scriptable APIs, simplified single page application development, and native GraphQL support.

"Following the pivotal release of dotCMS 5.0 in August 2018, our aim was to swiftly release dotCMS 5.1 with features that once again significantly improve the marketer experience in a headless CMS environment. We're pleased to have achieved this goal," said Will Ezell, dotCMS CTO.

"The release of dotCMS 5.1 stems from our efforts to provide enterprise brands with a Content Foundation as a Service, empowering them to build, orchestrate and deploy their digital experience platform, and subsequently offer connected, trusted and continuous customer experiences," Ezell added.
dotCMS 5.1 Features

The major features of dotCMS 5.1--which simplifies inline content editing, custom endpoint building, single page application development, and GraphQL querying--are detailed below:

    --  Edit Mode Anywhere: dotCMS now gives marketers and business users the
        full dotCMS editing experience in a headless environment. This includes
        inline editing, layout design, personalization, drag-and-drop
        capabilities, and device-specific content previews, no matter what
        front-end framework is being used. Thus, marketers can directly edit
        their sites, single page applications, kiosk experiences, or any other
        content-driven application without touching a single line of code.
    --  Scripting as a Service: Users can now construct their responses at
        runtime by PUTting and POSTing Velocity script in the request. dotCMS
        5.1 will then render the Velocity script and return the result as either
        a JSON or as a text snippet.
    --  Native GraphQL Support: A first for Java-based content management
        systems. dotCMS 5.1 comes with support for the GraphQL API and the
        GraphQL query language. The dotCMS GraphQL support exposes the dotCMS
        content repository as GraphQL and provides an API that allows developers
        to query and return specific properties of content and shape the API
        response at call time.
    --  Scriptable API Builder: In dotCMS 5.1, it is now possible to define and
        deliver scripted REST endpoints using a single versionable .VTL file
        under a convention-based folder structure. The Scriptable API Builder
        supports a full range of REST actions including content pulls, content
        formatting, remote API calls, and content rendering.
    --  File-based Page Components: dotCMS's page components and their
        content-specific templates can now be built completely offline as files
        and uploaded into dotCMS in batch.
    --  Single Page Application Development Simplified: dotCMS 5.1 boasts a SPA
        starter kit that includes a demo site with full "Edit Mode Anywhere"
        features, helping brands launch SPAs faster, and with less reliance on
        IT. The SPA starter kit helps take care of things such as
        authentication, navigation, routing and Content API queries, which, when
        coupled with the Node.js server, also allows for full manageability.
    --  Improved Content Relationship Management: We've overhauled the way we
        handle content relationships, making the relationship part of the
        content type. As a result, content types now include a new relationship
        field which enables users to easily manage existing relationships and
        pull content and their nested relationships in a single API call.
        Version 5.1 also introduces the ability to create one-way relationships,
        which shifts the management of content relationships to one side for
        better control.
    --  Enhanced Content Type Builder: dotCMS's content forms can now be broken
        down into rows, tabs, and columns for a better editor experience. We've
        also added field variables to simplify the editor experience.
    --  Increased Accessibility: With even more keyboard shortcuts that bypass
        the need for a mouse, dotCMS 5.1 enhances our platform's status as an
        accessible CMS.

For an in-depth walkthrough of the above features, review the release notes, see the on-demand webinar showcasing the prowess of dotCMS 5.1, or read the dotCMS 5.1 blog post.

SOURCE dotCMS