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What is Contao?

Contao is a free content management system based on PHP, formerly known as TYPOlight. Contao can be used to create medium-sized to large websites and conveniently maintain their content. In addition to numerous other features, Contao impresses with barrier-free (X)HTML output and a cross-browser CSS framework. Contao can be freely downloaded from the web and used free of charge for private and commercial projects.

The functionality of Contao can be expanded with a variety of extensions. The live update function can be used to conveniently update Contao, provided that the required paid module is installed.

The design options of Contao include in particular

  • Provision and configuration of existing modules, or those from third-party providers.
  • Individual design of page content with the help of CSS
  • Definition of the content structure of websites
  • Extension and modification of the page structure of a website
  • Preconfigured HTML page templates
  • Extension of Contao with additional front-end or back-end modules using the PHP scripting language

Further reference:

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contao

The following video offers a first introduction to Contao:

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