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I have an application with a Java back-end. I wanted to use Drupal CMS and that required Apache installation for PHP, which was ok.

But I am wondering what are some better ways to handle the UI layer in Java-based applications?

I remember some time ago I used a templating framework on top of Spring. But there was a designer who created nice templates. Ideally I would use something out of the box that would look professional.

Any tips? Advice?

Konstantin Komissarchik
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The answer depends on what is already built-up using java as backend and how you want to integrate the CMS with it. I am not sure if this is what you are looking for, but you might find this helpful and here are few related SO Q&A on java based CMS

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kdabir
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Here's a good discussion on various java templating frameworks:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/174204/suggestions-for-a-java-based-templating-engine

I like velocity. To get something professional you have to put in the work and make some nice CSS / HTML design. Or you can steal the design from somewhere like http://www.csszengarden.com. Once you have that, any of the templating frameworks will help you make the design dynamic in no time.

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