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description: Discover how Experience Cloud helps you create digital experiences and branded spaces for your employees, customers, and partners. You can build sites, portals, and forums with the level of customization that you want using little or no code. Or, if you’re comfortable using code, you can build them programmatically.
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# Understand the Basics of Experience Cloud

Discover how Experience Cloud helps you create digital experiences and branded spaces for your employees, customers, and partners. You can build sites, portals, and forums with the level of customization that you want using little or no code. Or, if you’re comfortable using code, you can build them programmatically.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

Explore the various parts that make up an Experience Cloud site. Get familiar with Experience Cloud’s primary setup areas and terminology.

- **[What Is Experience Cloud?](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=experience.exp_cloud_basics_what.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    With Salesforce Experience Cloud you can build CRM-powered experiences quickly and easily. Experience Builder, Salesforce CMS, Mobile Publisher, and a suite of web apps join to help you create robust, customized sites for your every use case.
- **[Building Blocks of a Site](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=experience.exp_cloud_basics_parts_pieces.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    An Experience Cloud site is composed of several layers that work together. Each layer contributes specific types of content and data. To help you understand how the pieces work together, let’s divide the components into major categories and discuss how they influence one another
- **[Find Your Way Around](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=experience.exp_cloud_basics_navigation.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    There are three primary areas where you set up, design, and manage your Aura and LWR Experience Cloud sites: Salesforce Setup, Experience Workspaces, and Experience Builder.
- **[Experience Cloud Resources](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=experience.networks_resources.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Learn more about Experience Cloud with helpful videos, guides, and blog posts. Or hit the trail with modules and projects on Trailhead.
- **[Experience Cloud Glossary](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=experience.exp_cloud_basics_glossary.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Here are definitions to some key terms and concepts related to Experience Cloud.
- **[Supported Browsers for Experience Cloud Sites](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=experience.networks_communities_browser_support.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Browser support for Experience Cloud sites varies by the device that you access the site from and the site template.