Get started

Get started#

This part of the documentation helps you find the best way to get started with Plone, depending on what you want to do.

Choose a version to demo.

https://volto.demo.plone.org/: Plone 6 with Volto frontend
https://demo.plone.org/: Plone 6 with Volto frontend and some add-ons, including Volto Light Theme, with content that demonstrates all the content types of Plone and blocks in Volto
https://classic.demo.plone.org/: Plone 6 with Classic UI frontend

First, choose a Plone user interface, or frontend. You can read Choose a user interface to help inform your choice between Volto and Classic UI.

If you choose Classic UI, then you can read Compare Buildout and pip to help inform your choice between Buildout and pip for an installation method.

Then choose one of the following installation methods. If you are following a Plone training, it should specify which option to choose.

Install Plone with Cookieplone: This is the recommended way to install Plone for a new project with the Volto frontend. Cookieplone requires Python version 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, or 3.13.
Install Plone with Buildout: This is one way to install Plone with the Classic UI frontend. Using Buildout will be the most familiar way for admins who have experience with Plone 3, 4, or 5.
Install Plone with pip: This is one way to install Plone with the Classic UI frontend. It provides a basic installation without many additional tools to help with development.
Install Plone as a contributor: This option is for developers who want to contribute to Plone and its packages.