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May 3, 2016, 2:32 PM

In order for everyone to understand and follow Semantic Versioning 2.0 we are going to remove the leading 5 from our versioning. The next major version of concrete5 is going to be Version 8.0.0.


May 2, 2016, 2:39 PM

You might know Google as a search engine, but the company behind it has made investments in everything from robotics and artificial intelligence to travel and data mining. You may not be able to play with those Google robots anytime soon, but you can take advantage of other technological innovations the company has made.


Apr 29, 2016, 4:48 PM

You have about 15 seconds to impress a visitor to your website and make them want to stay. You can do this in many ways including the design, page speed, and content. However, one overlooked method to optimize your website is to optimize your 404 error page.

A 404 error occurs when a visitor lands on a page that doesn't exist and the standard page is just the browser telling you that the page can't be found. This standard page certainly isn't going to impress anyone.


Apr 29, 2016, 4:06 PM

With the features that exist even in legacy version 6, plenty of proud site owners have built powerful private websites to help their organization communicate internally. Version 8 is right around the corner and includes a way to easily manage structured centralized content (Express). Weve already got most of the parts, so were putting some love into revisiting the My Account area to enable team collaboration. As I mentioned at the start of the year, it is concrete5s time to graduate from WCM to ECM.


Apr 28, 2016, 4:55 PM

Meetings by nature are not very exciting. A productive meeting can make everyone's job easier. A badly organized meeting can feel like a waste of time. Meetings are an important part of life in the office. Learning how to host more effective meetings can save a company money and improve productivity. Featured below are ways to host effective meetings.


Apr 26, 2016, 1:57 PM

The newly-forming official concrete5 security team is currently looking for new active members from the community to join our team.

If you know a community member who has experience in security and would be available and suitable for the position, please nominate him or her - you can also nominate yourself. If you are nominating someone else, please make sure that you've asked their permission.


Apr 22, 2016, 7:08 PM

We want you to be successful with concrete5

It is my pleasure to introduce a new training "Build a concrete5 Theme." It's focused on developing a custom themes.


Apr 15, 2016, 2:18 PM

We love our community members. These "Featured Members" are a way for us to shine a light on the people who make up our great community.

Meet Serene. Shes a brand new contributor to concrete5 community. Her most notable contribution efforts is with the help writing certification questions.

Now, let's hear from Serene...


Apr 12, 2016, 5:16 PM

Despite all the talk and focus on social media marketing, email remains the most effective means of reaching customers. According to a recent Salesforce Study, nearly 70 percent of internet consumers prefer email as the method of communicating with businesses. The study also indicates that 80 percent of marketers feel email marketing is crucial to business success. But here's the challenge: according to econsultancy.com, more than 200 million emails go out every minute of every day. For an email message to make it through all that noise and reach its intended target, it needs to be backed by a well thought out marketing plan.


Apr 11, 2016, 2:25 PM

We are proud to announce our Level II Designer Certification is here!