# ContentBox CMS
[ContentBox](https://contentbox.ortusbooks.com/) is a professional open source *hybrid* modular CMS (Content Management System) that allows you to easily build websites, blogs, wikis, complex web applications and even power mobile or cloud applications. Built with a secure and flexible modular core, designed to scale, and combined with world-class support, ContentBox will get your projects out the door in no time.
## Installation
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You need to install CBWIRE version 2.3.3 or later in order to be able to use CBWIRE and ContentBox.
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In the root of your ContentBox application, install CBWIRE using [CommandBox](https://commandbox.ortusbooks.com/). The example below installs the latest bleeding-edge version.
```
box install cbwire@be
```
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Once installed, you will need to restart your app using ?fwreinit=\[your secret key].
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Ensure that CBWIRE is installed under **/modules/cbwire** from the root of your project. It should be installed there by default. Installing CBWIRE elsewhere can cause errors within a ContentBox application.
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## Theme Integration
**You will need to use a custom theme in order to integrate with CBWIRE**.
If you are wanting to use a theme that is included with ContentBox or one that you've pulled down from ForgeBox, you can copy the theme code over to the folder **modules\_app/contentbox-custom/\_themes**.
Once CBWIRE is installed, you should have access to the three core included methods and should be able to reference these within your layout and theme templates.
* **wireStyles()** - Pulls in required styling for CBWIRE
* **wireScripts()** - Pulls in required JavaScript assets for CBWIRE/Livewire
* **wires()** - Includes a [Wire](/v2-1/essentials/creating-components.md) (reactive UI element) you create
In your theme layout, you need to place `wireStyles()` within your \ tags, `wireScripts()` before the end of \, and you can call `wire()` to include your reactive UI Wires where needed.
```html
#cb.quickView( "_blogIncludes" )#
#cb.event( "cbui_beforeHeadEnd" )#
#wireStyles()#
#cb.event( "cbui_afterBodyStart" )#
#cb.quickView( '_header' )#
#cb.event( "cbui_beforeContent" )#
#cb.mainView( args=args )#
#wire( "NewsletterSignup", {
validate: true
} )#
#cb.event( "cbui_afterContent" )#
#cb.quickView( view='_footer' )#
#cb.event( "cbui_beforeBodyEnd" )#
#wireScripts()#
```
You can also reference the wire() method within your views.
```html
```
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