Developing Communities

Overview

Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Communities simplify the creation and customization of community features such as forums, user groups, blogs, Q&A, calendars, comments, reviews, voting, ratings, and assignments. These features result in user-generated content (UGC) being entered in the publish environment.

The foundation of a community site is the social component framework (SCF). Creation of a community site begins with the selection of a community site template that is composed of community functions.

For an overview and getting started tutorials, visit:

• AEM Communities Overview
• Getting Started with AEM Communities

Recommended Deployments

• Community Content Storage: discusses the available Social Resource Provider (SRP) choices for a UGC common store
• Recommended Topologies for Communities: discusses topologies based on use case and SRP choice

Social Component Framework

• Social Component Framework: overview of framework and APIs.
• SCF Handlebars Helpers: default helpers and how to write custom helpers.
• Client-side Customization: customizing code that runs in browser.
• Server-side Customization: customizing code that runs on server.
• Storage Resource Provider (SRP): overview of community content storage.
• Coding Guidelines: guidelines, tips & tricks.
• Community Components guide: interactive development tool.

Component, Function, and Feature Essentials

AEM Communities components, functions, and features provide the building blocks for community sites.

• Component, Function and Feature Essentials
• Clientlibs for Communities Components
• Community Functions
• Community Group Templates
• Community Site Templates

Community Members

• Managing Users and User Groups
• Social Log in with Facebook and Twitter

Community Groups

Community groups are the concept of allowing community members to form subcommunities within the community site. Creation of a community group may occur in the publish or author environment.

• Community Group Essentials
• Groups Function
• Community Group Templates
• Managing Users and User Groups
• Community Groups for Authors

Managing Data

• SRP and UGC Essentials - SRP API utility methods and examples
• Tag Essentials - ability for community members to tag UGC and/or cataloged enablement resources

Tutorials

• Client-side tutorials
• Server-side tutorials
• How-To Instructions

Troubleshooting

• Troubleshooting
• Known Issues

Related Communities Documentation

• Visit Deploying Communities to learn about recommended deployments and Dispatcher configuration.

• Visit Administering Communities Sites to learn about creating a Community Site, configuring Community Site Templates, moderating community content, managing members, and configuring messaging.

• Visit Authoring Communities Components to learn how to author with and configure Communities components.