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UI Project Leads to Significant Improvements in Plone 4.3's Theme Editor


I recently wrote this article for plone.org about the University of California, Los Angeles Diazo Work Group that collaborated with other members of the Plone community to improve Plone’s Diazo UI. Read the full article at plone.org/news/ui-project-leads-to-significant-improvements-in-plone-4.3-theme-editor.

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