CMS
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- Written by Cai Thomas
In the last few years it has become imperative that a website owner has a Content Management System (CMS) to keep the website up to date. Gone are the days whereby a website only needs a colour change to give it a fresh new look. To stay at the top of Google a website requires a regular updates. The position of a website in the Search Engine Results Pages (SERPs) relies heavily on the relevancy and amount of content on a website. This is part of the reason that Wikipedia comes up in the first results page of any search engine.
Having a CMS allows the user to simply add articles and relevant content to their website be it in the form of a blog or informative articles. This is a bare minimum that all Content Management Systems (CMS) allow.
The majority of CMS now allow for much more advanced systems and integrations. A good open source CMS such as Joomla or Word Press will allow the website owner to integrate with ecommerce platforms, social networking sites, blogging sites, analytical software (Such as google analytics) and photo galleries.
It is now apparent that even the biggest web design and development companies are taking the versatility of the open source content management systems (CMS) and simply branding the software as their own.
This site is infact built on the very popular Joomla Content management system (CMS). One of the best features of a open source Content Management System (CMS) are the free extensions and themes for the software, meaning that even the most non-web-savy website owners can develop and adapt their own website.
I will discuss individual Content Management Systems (CMS) and numerous extensions in subsequent articles.