Intranet and collaboration platforms

Business is no longer a one-way street: today, customers and employees want to be part of the conversation. With Sulu’s Community Bundle, you can decide exactly who gets a say while protecting confidential information from prying eyes. Sulu’s advanced technology handles challenges like performance, caching, and security, enabling bespoke community experiences—from sticker-collecting websites to internal communication and HR initiatives.

Why Sulu

Comprehensive community features

Role-based permissions for security
Content access restrictions
Login and registration
One central login for all integrated services (user friendly)
Double opt-in
Password reset
Allow-lists to block users by email address, or require confirmation
Comments and interactions
Registration approval process
Leverage Symfony’s built-in authentication providers
Editable user profile
Build an application that reflects your own business model
Intuitive, reusable admin interface
Group-based caching
Edge side includes (ESI) for anything that’s personalized

Comprehensive user management

People come first

Treat every user as the valued guest they are. Complex onboarding and account management processes can stifle your community's growth. A smooth registration flow and self-service options eliminate barriers to entry and encourage long-term engagement.

Login and registration
Double opt-in
Password reset
Registration approval process
Editable user profile

Secure access

Keep data safe from prying eyes

Safeguard your valuable content with confidence. Protecting sensitive information from unauthorized access is an ongoing challenge, but Sulu's robust, multi-layered security features ensure that only the right eyes see your data — without compromising user experience.

Role-based permissions for security
Content access restrictions
One central login for all integrated services (user-friendly)
Allow-lists to block users by email address, or require confirmation
Leverage Symfony’s built-in authentication providers
Connect to OIDC/OpenID providers

An interactive community experience

A CMS tailored for your fans

Engage your audience and build a thriving online community. Many platforms struggle to balance customization with user-friendly features, often resulting in generic or overly complex solutions. Sulu offers the perfect blend of flexibility and intuitive design, allowing you to create a unique, interactive space that truly resonates with your user base.

Comments and interactions
Group-based caching
Build an application that reflects your own business model
Intuitive, reusable admin interface

How to

Add community features to an existing Sulu installation

Intranet and Collaboration Platforms - Step 1

Install the community bundle

Sulu’s Community Bundle adds the features you need for building communities and intranets. It’s officially supported, just like core, so you can depend on it for high-quality, tested code that dovetails with the rest of Sulu. Installation is a matter of executing a single Composer command: a day-to-day task for Symfony developers.

Intranet and Collaboration Platforms - Step 2

Configure to suit your use case

The next step is to enable the security system in your webspace configuration, and set up the community features to meet your needs. For example, you can activate double opt-in and whether new users require confirmation by an admin.

Then initialize the database with a shell command.

bin/console sulu:community:init

Intranet and Collaboration Platforms - Step 3

Customize forms and system-generated emails

From this point, you are free to start customizing your site and implementing your design in Twig templates, so your intranet or community is on-brand every time.

Developers can customize all forms and system-generated emails so they reflect your branding, tone of voice, and community values. Examples include password-reset forms, signup forms, and more.

Intranet and Collaboration Platforms - Step 4

Add your business objects and implement your data model

The reason many people choose Sulu is that it’s entirely customizable. You can implement your own data model to suit your needs, and manage everything from the intuitive user interface. It’s all Symfony, so developers can get up and running fast.