What is Plone

At Juizi, we use Plone for clients who need more than just a place to publish posts. These are teams with real content, real audiences, and real deadlines — and Plone helps them stay organised, in control, and confident.

Why it matters who chooses the CMS

In my PloneConf 2023 talk in Namur, I said something that still gets a few raised eyebrows:

“Nobody cares about Plone.”

But the point was this: most people don’t care what platform a site runs on. They care what it lets them do. And for the people making decisions about which CMS to use, that matters. Because what you choose has long-term effects on the people who have to live with it.

Why choose Plone?

If you’re part of the team making the call, here’s what Plone gives you:

• Control, not chaos
  Structured content. Clear workflows. Permissions that actually work. No spaghetti of plugins.

• Security, by design
  It’s been used in governments, universities, and research institutions for a reason — it’s stable and safe, right out of the box.

• Editor confidence
  Your team doesn’t need to be technical. They just need tools they can trust — and Plone delivers that. Especially with Volto’s block-based interface.

• Longevity
  Plone sites don’t need rebuilding every two years. You can upgrade, evolve, and grow without throwing it all away.

• Community, not just code
  Plone isn’t just a platform — it’s a community. And that means support, contribution, and sustainability beyond what many “free” tools offer.

If you’re choosing a CMS ...

... you’re shaping how your team works, how your content survives over time, and how much time (and money) you’ll lose to tech debt later.

Plone gives you a foundation that works now and scales later — without making your Editors miserable in the process.

That’s why we use it. And why we think you should at least take a look.

ps. You'll notice I've left the Plone favicon in place. Proudly Plone and proudly open source.