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--- visibility: public --- # Plone **repo:** [collective/awesome-plone](https://github.com/collective/awesome-plone) **category:** [[content-management-systems|Content Management Systems]] **related:** [[drupal|Drupal]] · [[python|Python]] --- # Awesome Plone [](https://awesome.re) [<img align="right" src="logo.png" height="64">](https://plone.org) > A community-curated list of _awesome_ Plone add-ons. [Plone](https://plone.org) is a open source CMS written in Python with a focus on functionality, customizability and security out of the box. There are over 3000 add-ons for [Plone on PyPi](https://pypi.org/search/?q=&o=&c=Framework+%3A%3A+Plone) and over 1500 repositories in the [Collective](https://github.com/collective) organization on GitHub. If you want to know if there is already a add-on for Plone that fits your needs, searching for it on GitHub or PyPi can be hard. It's hard to understand which one could be a good solution or not. This list is intended to fill that gap, and create a shared knowledge about common products and techniques. For a filterable list of addons aggreating all Plone related packages from PyPi see https://pag.derico.tech. This list only covers add-ons that work with the latest major versions of Plone (currently 5.2 and 6) and only those that support Python 3. Plone 6 comes with a new default frontend called Volto, which is written in React and uses `plone.restapi` to communicate with Plone. Volto is very extendable in itself. Checkout the [awesome-volto list](https://github.com/collective/awesome-volto) for add-ons to Volto. ## Contents * [Content and utilities for content](#content-and-utilities-for-content) * [Searching and Categorizing](#searching-and-categorizing) * [Layout](#layout) * [Tiles](#tiles) * [Events](#events) * [Forms](#forms) * [Multilingual](#multilingual) * [Media](#media) * [Security](#security) * [SEO](#seo) * [Authentication](#authentication) * [Shop](#shop) * [Export, Import and Migrations](#export-import-and-migrations) * [Themes](#themes) * [Develop](#develop) * [Sysadmin](#sysadmin) * [Finding more add-ons](#finding-more-add-ons) * [Official resources](#official-resources) --- ## Content and utilities for content _Add-ons that provide content-types or additional functionality for content_ * [collective.a11ycheck](https://github.com/collective/collective.a11ycheck) - Reports accessibility issues to your site editors when a page is saved. * [collective.bbcodesnippets](https://github.com/collective/collective.bbcodesnippets) - Provides generic and extensible BBCode markup [integration](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/platforms/integration) for Plone. * [collective.consent](https://github.com/collective/collective.consent) - Ask users for consent to different topics, before they can continue. * [collective.dexteritytextindexer](https://github.com/collective/collective.dexteritytextindexer) - Dynamic SearchableText index for dexterity content types. For Plone 6 this was merged into Plone [core](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/platforms/core). * [collective.documentgenerator](https://github.com/collective/collective.documentgenerator) - Generate Documents (.odt, .pdf, .doc) from content based on appy framework (https://appyframe.work/) and OpenOffice/LibreOffice. * [collective.documentviewer](https://github.com/collective/collective.documentviewer) - Very nice document viewer that integrates DocumentCloud viewer and PDF processing into Plone. * [collective.easyformplugin.createdx](https://github.com/collective/collective.easyformplugin.createdx) - Creates Plone content objects from EasyForm submissions. * [collective.embeddedpage](https://github.com/collective/collective.embeddedpage) - A content type to embed remote HTML pages in Plone Classic and Volto. * [collective.folderishtraverse](https://github.com/collective/collective.folderishtraverse) - Traverse to first item in folder. * [collective.folderishtypes](https://github.com/collective/collective.folderishtypes) - Provides the types "Folderish Event", "Folderish News Item" and "Folderish Document" as replacements for default types. Those types are able to hold any other content, like a Folder. * [collective.geolocationbehavior](https://github.com/collective/collective.geolocationbehavior) - Geotagging for Plone content using LeafletJS. * [collective.glossary](https://github.com/collective/collective.glossary) - Content type to define a glossary and its terms. * [collective.immediatecreate](https://github.com/collective/collective.immediatecreate) - Create content immediatly and skip the add form. * [collective.lineage](https://github.com/collective/collective.lineage) - Subsites: Turns subfolders of a Plone site to appear as autonomous Plone sites. There is also a whole ecosystem off addons specific to subsites. * [collective.mailchimp](https://github.com/collective/collective.mailchimp) - MailChimp newsletter [integration](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/platforms/integration) for Plone. * [collective.mirror](https://github.com/collective/collective.mirror) - A content type that mirrors the content of any other container. * [collective.mustread](https://github.com/collective/collective.mustread) - Tracking user views on content that are marked as must-read. * [collective.person](https://github.com/collective/collective.person) - A content type to represent a person, with an optional behavior to connect it to a Plone user. * [collective.remoteproxy](https://github.com/collective/collective.remoteproxy) - Proxy for remote content. All remote URLs for which a local proxy was created are replaced in the resulting content. * [collective.restrictportlets](https://github.com/collective/collective.restrictportlets) - Allows you to restrict the available portlets that non-Managers can add. * [collective.richdescription](https://github.com/collective/collective.richdescription) - Formatable description field for Plone. * [collective.workspace](https://github.com/collective/collective.workspace) - Easily manage 'membership' in specific areas of a Plone Site. It allows to grant people access to areas of content using a membership group rather than local roles for each user, and to delegate control over that group to people who don't have access to the site-wide user/group control panel. * [dexterity.membrane](https://github.com/collective/dexterity.membrane) - Enables content to be used as users and groups in Plone sites. * [plone.pdfexport](https://github.com/plone/plone.pdfexport) - Generic PDF export functionality for Plone content. * [Products.EasyNewsletter](https://github.com/collective/Products.EasyNewsletter) - Powerful newsletter/mailing product for Plone. * [zopyx.ipsumplone](https://github.com/zopyx/zopyx.ipsumplone) - Creates demo content and demo images for Plone. ## Searching and Categorizing * [cioppino.twothumbs](https://github.com/collective/cioppino.twothumbs) - Rate content using up- and down-thumbs. * [collective.bookmarks](https://github.com/collective/collective.bookmarks) - Bookmarks/ favorites/ wish-list for Plone. * [collective.collectionfilter](https://github.com/collective/collective.collectionfilter) - Faceted navigation filter for collection or contentlisting tiles. * [collective.elasticsearch](https://github.com/collective/collective.elasticsearch) - Use Elasticsearch as the search backend for Plone. * [collective.elastic.plone](https://github.com/collective/collective.elastic.plone) - Elasticsearch [Integration](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/platforms/integration) for Plone content. * [collective.searchandreplace](https://github.com/collective/collective.searchandreplace) - Find and replace text in Plone content objects. * [collective.solr](https://github.com/collective/collective.solr) - Solr search engine [integration](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/platforms/integration) for Plone. * [collective.taxonomy](https://github.com/collective/collective.taxonomy) - Create, edit and use hierarchical taxonomies to categorize content. * [eea.facetednavigation](https://github.com/collective/eea.facetednavigation) - Very powerful interface to improve search without programming skills. Configuration is done through-the-web and lets you gradually select and explore different facets (metadata/properties) of the content and narrow down you search quickly and dynamically. * [Products.PloneKeywordManager](https://github.com/collective/Products.PloneKeywordManager) - Change, merge and delete keywords/tags/subjects). * [zopyx.typesense](https://github.com/zopyx/zopyx.typesense) - Plone [integration](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/platforms/integration) with the external Typesense search server (open-source). This is an alternative to collective.solr or Elasticsearch. ## Layout _Products and resources that help developers and users to create and manage site layouts._ * [plone.app.mosaic](https://github.com/plone/plone.app.mosaic) - Powerful and extendable editor that allows users to compose the content of a page with different tiles. * [collective.cover](https://github.com/collective/collective.cover) - Cover allows the creation of elaborate covers built around a drag-and-drop interface. Uses the same blocks/tiles ecosystem as plone.app.mosaic but a different approach to editing. * [collective.contentsections](https://github.com/collective/collective.contentsections) - Offers a block approach for Plone 6 Classic based entirely on Dexterity content types. ## Tiles _Add-ons that extend the layout editor plone.app.mosaic._ * [plone.app.standardtiles](https://github.com/plone/plone.app.standardtiles) - A set of standard tiles used by Mosaic, but can be used from any other tile manager. * [collective.tiles.carousel](https://github.com/collective/collective.tiles.carousel) - A slider tile for plone.app.mosaic based on the carousel component of Bootstrap 5. * [collective.tiles.advancedstatic](https://github.com/collective/collective.tiles.advancedstatic) - A tile that shows html text (similar to the static text portlet), with some additional configuration like the possibility to add custom css classes. * [collective.tiles.collection](https://github.com/collective/collective.tiles.collection) - A tile that shows a set of collection results with possibility to choose (and develop) custom layouts. ## Events _Add-ons that handle events and calendars._ * [collective.easyformplugin.registration](https://github.com/collective/collective.easyformplugin.registration) - Add a behavior to collective.easyform to manage registration forms for events. * [collective.fullcalendar](https://github.com/collective/collective.fullcalendar) - Display events in a nice calendar UI using https://fullcalendar.io. * [collective.venue](https://github.com/collective/collective.venue) - Venue type with geolocation support for use with events or any other location specific content. ## Forms _Add-ons that allow generating and using forms._ * [collective.easyform](https://github.com/collective/collective.easyform) - EasyForm provides a Plone form builder through-the-web using fields, widgets, actions and validators. Form input can be saved or emailed. A simple and user-friendly interface allows non-programmers to create custom forms. * [collective.fieldedit](https://github.com/collective/collective.fieldedit) - A flexible form to edit selected fields of a content type. * [collective.honeypot](https://github.com/collective/collective.honeypot) - Honeypot protection for forms. * [collective.z3cform.datagridfield](https://github.com/collective/collective.z3cform.datagridfield) - A field with a datagrid (table), where each row is a sub form. * [collective.z3cform.norobots](https://github.com/collective/collective.z3cform.norobots) - A "human" [captcha](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/captcha) widget based on a list of questions/[answers](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/answers). * [plone.formwidgets.hcaptcha](https://github.com/plone/plone.formwidget.hcaptcha) - HCaptcha widget to protect Plone from [bots](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/bots), spam, and other forms of automated abuse. * [yafowil.plone](https://github.com/bluedynamics/yafowil.plone) - Yafowil is a form library for [Python](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/python). This is its Plone [Integration](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/platforms/integration) package. ## Multilingual _Add-ons to help manage multilingual sites._ * [collective.linguatags](https://github.com/collective/collective.linguatags) - Multilingual Tags for Plone. * [plone.app.multilingualindexes](https://github.com/plone/plone.app.multilingualindexes) - Indexes optimized to query multilingual content made with plone.app.multilingual. * [cs.adminlanguage](https://github.com/codesyntax/cs.adminlanguage) - Configure a language to be used when editing your Plone site, independent to the site language. ## Media _Add-ons that handle image, video and audio content._ * [collective.autoscaling](https://github.com/collective/collective.autoscaling) - Automatic scaling of large images. Useful to reduce your [database](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/databases/database) size when editors upload too large images. * [collective.behavior.banner](https://github.com/collective/collective.behavior.banner) - A behavior to create banners and sliders from banners. * [collective.behavior.relatedmedia](https://github.com/collective/collective.behavior.relatedmedia) - A behavior to create/upload/manage media relations (Image, File) for content types. * [collective.lazysizes](https://github.com/collective/collective.lazysizes) - [Integration](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/platforms/integration) of lazysizes, a lightweight lazy loader, into Plone. * [collective.wavesurfer](https://github.com/collective/collective.wavesurfer) - Implementation of https://wavesurfer-js.org audio player for Plone. * [plone.app.imagecropping](https://github.com/collective/plone.app.imagecropping) - Crops Images in Plone manually using cropper JS library. * [plone.gallery](https://github.com/plone/plone.gallery) - Photo gallery view for Plone. * [redturtle.gallery](https://github.com/RedTurtle/redturtle.gallery) - Adds a gallery view with a carousel made with slick. * [wildcard.media](https://github.com/collective/wildcard.media) - Provides audio and video content types and behaviors. * [cs_flickrgallery](https://github.com/codesyntax/cs_flickrgallery) - Flickr photo gallery support for Plone. ## Security * [collective.explicitacquisition](https://github.com/collective/collective.explicitacquisition) - Disallow access to acquired content outside the current path. * [collective.geotransform](https://github.com/collective/collective.geotransform) - Graceful E-mail Obfuscation for Plone. * [collective.contactformprotection](https://github.com/collective/collective.contactformprotection) - Disables the default `contact-info` form or protect it with `plone.formwidget.[h|re][captcha](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/captcha)`. ## SEO _Add-ons for search engine optimization._ * [bda.plone.gtm](https://github.com/bluedynamics/bda.plone.gtm) - Google Tag Manager [Integration](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/platforms/integration). * [collective.behavior.seo](https://github.com/collective/collective.behavior.seo) - Adds extra fields used for SEO optimisation. * [collective.splitsitemap](https://github.com/collective/collective.splitsitemap) - Provides a cached split sitemap on big public sites. * [kitconcept.seo](https://github.com/kitconcept/kitconcept.seo) - Adds extra fields used for SEO optimisation for sites using Volto. ## Authentication _A list of authentication plugins, to integrate Plone with external user , Importsources and Migrations.import_ * [pas.plugins.ldap](https://github.com/collective/pas.plugins.ldap) - Provides users and groups from a LDAP directory. * [pas.plugins.authomatic](https://github.com/collective/pas.plugins.authomatic) - Authomatic OAuth1/OAuth2/OpenID Login [Integration](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/platforms/integration) with Plone. * [pas.plugins.eea](https://github.com/collective/pas.plugins.eea) - Provides user and group enumeration on top of pas.plugins.authomatic, with support for Microsoft Entra ID. Includes user and group synchronization. * [iw.rejectanonymous](https://github.com/collective/iw.rejectanonymous) - Reject unconditionnally anonymous users from a Plone site, without any change in your [security](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/security/security) policy matrix or workflows. The basic use case is an extranet, where all visitors must be authenticated. * [pas.plugins.headers](https://github.com/collective/pas.plugins.headers) - Reads request headers and uses them for authentication. Think SAML headers that are set by a front web server like Apache or [nginx](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/back-end-development/nginx). * [dm.zope.saml2](https://pypi.org/project/dm.zope.saml2/) - Supports SAML2 based Single Sign-On. * [collective.impersonate](https://github.com/collective/collective.impersonate) - Allow administrators to impersonate another user. Useful for verifying workflow/permission set up on real content. * [collective.pwexpiry](https://github.com/collective/collective.pwexpiry) - Provideds methods for stronger user passwords in Plone and password attack protection. * [pas.plugins.oidc](https://github.com/collective/pas.plugins.oidc) - Login using OIDC providers. * [wcs.samlauth](https://github.com/collective/wcs.samlauth) - Login using SAML providers. ## Shop * [bda.plone.productshop](https://github.com/bluedynamics/bda.plone.productshop) - Flexible and modular e-commerce solution for Plone. ## Export, Import and Migrations * [collective.exportimport](https://github.com/collective/collective.exportimport/) - Export and import content and a lot of other data from and to Plone. The main solution for all kinds of migrations based on plone.restapi. * [collective.migrationhelpers](https://github.com/collective/collective.migrationhelpers/) - Helpers and examples to use during migrations. * [collective.jsonify](https://github.com/collective/collective.jsonify) - Export Plone content to [JSON](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/miscellaneous/json). * [collective.transmogrifier](https://github.com/collective/collective.transmogrifier) - A configurable pipeline, aimed at transforming content for import and export. ## Themes * [plonetheme.tokyo](https://github.com/collective/plonetheme.tokyo) - Tokyo Theme for Plone implements Bootstrap 4 into Plone, with an emphasis on keeping things as close to "default" as possible. * [plonetheme.grueezibuesi](https://github.com/collective/plonetheme.grueezibuesi) - A kitten inspired theme for Plone 6. * [collective.sidebar](https://github.com/collective/collective.sidebar) - A sidebar that consolidates toolbar and navigation. * [collective.editablemenu](https://github.com/RedTurtle/collective.editablemenu) - A customizable navigation menu for Plone. ## Develop _Add-ons that help developing Plone_ * [Products.PDBDebugMode](https://github.com/collective/Products.PDBDebugMode) - Post-mortem debugging: open a pdb session whenever an exception occurs so you you can find out what is going wrong. Plus: By adding /pdb to a url you end up you in a pdb session on the current context. A killer tool for developers. * [plone.app.debugtoolbar](https://github.com/plone/plone.app.debugtoolbar) - A toolbar that shows a wealth of debug information about a running Plone site and the content you are inspecting. Also includes a interactive [python](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/programming-languages/python)-[shell](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/development-environment/shell), a TALES-expression evaluator and and code-reload. * [plone.reload](https://github.com/plone/plone.reload) - Code and configuration reload without server restarts. * [Products.PrintingMailHost](https://github.com/collective/Products.PrintingMailHost) - Log mail messages instead of sending mail. * [experimental.gracefulblobmissing](https://github.com/collective/experimental.gracefulblobmissing/) - Gracefully handle missing binary files in Plone. * [collective.patchwatcher](https://github.com/collective/collective.patchwatcher) - A great companion for keeping track of patched or overridden files. * [collective.relationhelpers](https://github.com/collective/collective.relationhelpers) - Helpers to manage, create, export and rebuild relations in Plone 5.x. For Plone 6 this was merged into Plone [core](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/platforms/core). ## Sysadmin _Add-ons that help admins deploying and maintaining Plone_ * [collective.catalogcleanup](https://github.com/collective/collective.catalogcleanup) - Removes data from the catalog that no longer belong to an actual object. * [collective.fingerpointing](https://github.com/collective/collective.fingerpointing) - Keeps track of different events and write them down to an audit log. * [collective.ifttt](https://github.com/collective/collective.ifttt) - Enables any Plone site to play in the IFTTT ecosystem. For example when a news item is published, then tweet about it or post it on Facebook. * [collective.purgebyid](https://github.com/collective/collective.purgebyid) - Use tag-based cache invalidation in Plone (e.g. with Varnish's xkey module). * [collective.recipe.backup](https://github.com/collective/collective.recipe.backup) - Powerful and flexible backup/restore solution for Plone. * [collective.regenv](https://github.com/collective/collective.regenv) - Override registry settings using environment variables. * [collective.revisionmanager](https://github.com/collective/collective.revisionmanager) - Manage Products.CMFEditions histories that can bloat your [database](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/databases/database). * [collective.sentry](https://github.com/collective/collective.sentry) - Sentry [integration](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/platforms/integration) to aggregate errors and help finding their causes. * [dm.historical](https://pypi.org/project/dm.historical) - Access any historical state of your [database](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/databases/database). Can be useful to find out what happened to objects in the past and to restore accidentally deleted or modified objects. * [haufe.requestmonitoring](https://github.com/collective/haufe.requestmonitoring) - Detailed request logging functionality on top of the publication events. Useful to find out what takes longer than it should. ## Finding more add-ons Finding the right add-on for your needs can sometimes be challenging. Here are a few tips to help you: * Start by making a list of the features you require. * Check this list first to see if any existing add-ons meet your needs. * Search for Plone add-ons on [PyPi](https://pypi.org/search/?c=Framework+%3A%3A+Plone). * Browse the [Collective](https://github.com/collective) organization on [GitHub](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/development-environment/github). * Browse the [Plone](https://github.com/plone) organization on [GitHub](/@harrisonqian/awesome/wiki/development-environment/github). * Or simply Google for your requirements. Once you have a shortlist, test these add-ons. Here are the main issues you need to test before you install an add-on on a production site: * Test all required features. Read but do not trust the documentation * Check if the add-on runs on your required version * Check if it is maintained * Does it have i18n-support, i.e. is the user-interface translated to your language? * Does it uninstall cleanly? * Check for unwanted dependencies Once you found an add-on you like, you can ask the community if you made a good choice or if you missed something: * Message Board: [community.plone.org](https://community.plone.org) If you can't find something that fits your requirements 100% you can: * Adapt your requirements to what is available. * Invest the time & money to customize an existing add-ons to better fit your needs. * Create a new add-on that does exactly what you need. ## Official resources _Because Plone also has a lot of good official info resources_ * [plone.org](https://plone.org) - Official website for developers and community. * [community.plone.org](https://community.plone.org) - Official community forum, the best place to get help. * [Discord chat](https://discord.gg/zFY3EBbjaj) - Discord is the best way to chat with members of the Plone community. * [Plone support](https://plone.org/support) - Where to find help. * [docs.plone.org](https://docs.plone.org) - Official documentation for developers/integrators. * [Plone 6 Documentation](https://6.dev-docs.plone.org) - Official documentation for the upcoming Plone 6 (work on progress). * [training.plone.org](https://training.plone.org) - Training classes for developers/integrators/users/designers. * [plone.api](https://6.dev-docs.plone.org/plone.api/index.html) - Documentation for plone.api. ## Contributing Contributions are welcome! Read the [contribution guidelines](contributing.md).