This chapter introduced you to the concept of a content-management system, and you learned how a Plone solution achieves the basic goals of an enterprise-class CMS. You took a look at some real-world examples of Plone, including how to customize the look and feel to fit the needs of your organization. Some of the basic elements of Plone were discussed, including the standard slotlike areas of the overall page template. This introduction helps ease you into the next chapter, in which you install and begin to configure your new Plone site.
