Adobe CQ – Resources for Learning

January 12, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
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First of all, what is Adobe CQ? Rather than reinvent the wheel, I’m going to send you here: http://www.day.com/day/en/products.html. This provides the entire overview of the Adobe Web Experience Management Platform. There are also some very informative screencasts here: http://www.day.com/discover Finally, there is a Deep Dive Webinar available here: http://seminars.adobe.acrobat.com/p3jzi4dypsq/

I’ve spent the last several months learning Adobe CQ and am going to provide you the links to what I found the most beneficial in getting started.

The Documentation:
http://dev.day.com/docs/en.html

Download and Installation:
http://dev.day.com/docs/en/cq/current/deploying/installing_cq.html
Just do the Quickstart installation. It doesn’t get much easier.

The Basics:
http://dev.day.com/docs/en/cq/current/developing/the_basics.html

First Steps for Developers:
http://dev.day.com/content/docs/en/cq/current/getting_started/first_steps_for_developers.html

Developing Components:
http://dev.day.com/content/docs/en/cq/current/howto/components_develop.html

How to Create a Fully Featured Internet Website:
http://dev.day.com/content/docs/en/cq/current/howto/website.html

If you read these articles and work with CQ to do the samples, you should have a basic knowledge of what CQ is and how powerful it can be. If you