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‘Content Management Systems’ are becoming a norm |
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Contributed by Rudy DeSilva
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A standard HTML website is static and fixed. Which means that to change any text and images, the page files that make up the site must be edited then uploaded to the web server. To do this you either have to be a web programmer or you have to hire one.
Imagine your website recognized you as the authorized owner and gives you the flexibility to add new contents, change contents, translate contents, create menu links, upload and edit images! Well, you do not need to be the only one to do all site updates. Why not have the option to open user accounts for your staff and delegate each department the responsibility to update its contents? The end result; most up-to-date, interactive web contents, which will ultimately bring a better search engine ranking, and much wider active user base.
With a content management system, the content within the pages that make up the site is not pre-written into the pages, but pulled from an online database when a user requests a page. You have the ability to alter the content within the database at any time via an easy to use administration interface with your web browser.
As the name suggests, “A content management system (CMS) is a system used to manage the content of a Web site”
Typically, a CMS consists of two elements: the content management application (CMA) and the content delivery application (CDA). The CMA element allows the content manager or author, who may not know Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), to manage the creation, modification, and removal of content from a Web site without needing the expertise of a Webmaster. The CDA element uses and compiles that information to update the Web site. The features of a CMS system vary, but most include Web-based publishing, format management, revision control, and indexing, search, and retrieval.
Two factors must be considered before an organization decides to invest in a CMS. First, an organization's size and geographic dispersion must be considered especially if an organization is spread out over several countries. For these organizations, the transition to CMS is more difficult. Secondly, the diversity of the electronic data forms used within an organization must be considered. If an organization uses text documents, graphics, video, audio, and diagrams to convey information, the content will be more difficult to manage.
Do you have to invest in a content management system?
No, the latest trend in web designing is to offer the customer with the ability and flexibility to update contents online. Whether the website is small or big does not matter. A good designer should provide this facility to the customers. We at Bizfab offers a content management system with all our designs.
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