sfSimpleCMSPlugin allows the user to add a simple and powerful content management system inside existing Symfony application. This feature is basically used to provide a simple user and website management at the backend of the application. Many important features are provided in this plugin that helps the user to maintain and handle content easily.

This plugin uses Ajax and JavaScript to include a content management system in the Symphony application. You can easily edit and change the specific zones of a page with the help of this plugin. The parent-child relationships for different pages can be easily specified and a tree structure is used to maintain all the pages. A specific page can also have different versions and they can be easily presented on the request of the reader.

The user management is not included in sfSimpleCMSPlugin. This task is completed by sfGuardPlugin that has to be installed in order to manage the users. Breadcrumb navigation is also provided to the users so that they can track their position in a particular subdirectory.

To install sfSimpleCMSPlugin, you will have to read the documentation very carefully. PEAR packages should be installed before installing sfSimpleCMSPlugin for Symfony. The sfSimpleCMSAdmin module should be enabled before using any feature of the content management system. The lengthy codes may look weird for a while, but they are very easy to be applied if you have a little experience with Symfony before. If you have no experience, then this is the right time to gain it.

There are more plugins that can be used with your Symfony application. You can also integrate sfGuardPlugin, sfBlogPlugin, sfMediaLibraryPlugin and sfSimpleForumPlugin to your existing Symfony application for the optimum usage of this plugin. Once installed, these plugins can create the best content management system for your website. So if you are interested in a full featured content management system, then you should also use these plugins with sfSimpleCMSPlugin.