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What is Hippo Site Toolkit 1?

The Hippo Site Toolkit 1 is a set of Java components that can be used while developing front-end application in combination with Hippo CMS 6/Repository 1.

Introduction

The Site Toolkit 1 was created by and for front-end developers to provide an easy and flexible set of components while developing their Java front-end applications in combination with Hippo CMS 6 and Hippo Repository 1.

The main goals of the Site Toolkit are:

  • Easy access to objects inside the Hippo Content Repository from within JSP, JSF or Facelets Pages

    Allow the developer to have simple front-end function calls to fetch XML data, MetaData and perform searches from the front-end.

  • Provide an abstraction layer for communication between front-end and content repository

    The Site Toolkit has an abstraction layer for communication between the front-end and the repository. It allows the front-end developer to use connectors to WebDAV and JCR repository without changing their front-end code.

  • Provide the ability for "Human readable URLs"

    The Site Toolkit allows developers to create applications that contain "Human readable URLs". This will be very powerful for Search Engine Optimization.

  • Easy and ready to use front-end components

    The Site Toolkit comes with a set of default components like: article lists, menus and detail pages