Content Management System (CMS)A website CMS, is a software system that permits assigned persons to update websites without any knowledge of programming. There are many open-source and proprietary solutions available for these systems and some are better than others in terms of offering features such as multi-language capacities, e-commerce, and many other added modules that permit dynamic interaction with site visitors. The structure can be adjusted for additional functionality with no changes required to design and content. Content can be changed with no need to adjust the front-end design or functional structure.
Following a list of main advantages of a
Content Management System:
- Using a CMS means that your website becomes a dynamic information medium versus a static brochure type webpage.
- Content can be updated on a regular daily basis by assigned persons with secure login i.d. and password.
- With a connection to internet, a website can be updated from any location, using a standard internet browser.
- Navigation Menu items can be easily added or modified.
- Photos can be added to content area or in seperate galleries.
- Standard modules include a search box, photo galleries, activities calendar and news.
- Numerous additional modules are available for various functions (contact us for a list).
- CMS does very well in ranking with search engines
- A CMS website can also serve as a portal for internal communications by centering the organization's procedures manuals, politics and other information.
- Discussion forums can also be configured for communications between employees, management, clients, project work groups, comitees and volunteer teams.
- Decentralized maintenance. Based on a common web browser. Editing anywhere, anytime removes bottlenecks.
- Designed with non-technical content authors in mind. People with average knowledge of word processing can create the content directly. No HTML knowledge needed.
- Configurable access restrictions. Users are assigned roles and permissions that prevent them from editing content which they are not authorized to change.
- Consistency of design is preserved. Because content is stored separate from design, the content from all authors is presented with the same, consistent design.
- Navigation is automatically generated and adjusted. Menus are typically generated automatically based on the database content and links will not point to non-existing pages.
- Content is stored in a database. Central storage means that content can be reused in many places on the website and formatted for any device (web browser, mobile phone/WAP, PDA, PDF, print).
- Dynamic content. Extensions like forums, polls, shopping applications, searching, news management are typically modules.
- Cooperation. Encourages faster updates, generates accountability for authored content (logs) and cooperation between authors.
- Content scheduling. Content publication can often be time-controlled, hidden for later use or require user login with password.
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