CMS (Content Management System) is a software (or application) that provides a framework to manage website content. Based on the requirements and expectations, CMS can range from a very simple application for managing few static web pages to a very complex application for managing dynamically changing pages, different kind of media files and electronic documents, managing users with varying authority and managing workflow.
Key Advantages of using a CMS are
- Template for Presentation – Use of template provides easy and quick way of making changes in one central place in order to change look and feel of whole site.
- Ease of Editing Content – Use of WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editing tool allows Non-technical user to create and edit content with ease.
- Use of Plug-ins/Extensions – Use of Plug-in simplifies extending the standard functionality of CMS such as polls, forums etc. Popular CMS typically have a great dynamic community of users creating Plug-ins for practically every use.
- User Access Management – CMS typically allows creating users with varied authority, so users can be given access based on roles and responsibility in the organization.
- Workflow Management – Workflow is sequence of tasks that needs to complete during the lifecycle of content such as creating content, approving and publishing by editor, archiving, deleting etc. Workflow can be created based on the need of the website and organization.
There are many more advantages of using a CMS.A good CMS can really simplify content life cycle and improve accessibility and usefulness.
