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title: "A Few Thoughts About... the New Grav Open Publishing Space Package"
date: 08/24/2017
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    'twitter:title' : A Few Thoughts About... the New Grav Open Publishing Space Package
    'twitter:description' : A list of highlights about the new Grav CMS Open Publishing Space package.
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_I recently [tweeted the key highlights of the new Grav Open Publishing Space](https://twitter.com/hibbittsdesign/status/900766902493904896), and I thought I would share them here:_

1. Leverages a modern flat-file (no database) CMS for the creation, presentation, and maintenance of open content
2. Supports collaboration and version control of open content (e.g. GitHub, GitLab, etc.), critical for sustainable #OER
3. Makes open content more future-ready through CMS-independent access (GitHub, GitLab, etc.)
4. Provides direct access to open content files for site visitors (i.e. Markdown, images, etc.)
5. Display collaborative Markdown-based open content within other systems (via 'Chromeless' mode that presents content-only pages)
6. Ability to quickly and easily update open content locally, using the text editing tools of your choice
7. Provides a mobile and multi-device friendly visual presentation of your open content
8. Optional Creative Commons license display, plus various additional features like custom menus and a Markdown-based sidebar widget

Sound of interest? Learn more about the Open Publishing Space project, and explore a live demo, at [learn.hibbittsdesign.org/openpublishingspace](http://learn.hibbittsdesign.org/openpublishingspace)