Content Management Systems

A Content Management System (CMS) is a way to present and store information online in an easy to use format. CMS like this one make setting up a new site extremely simple, by giving clear steps to the initial set up (with this site, all I had to do was pick a name, pick a url, and pick a template), and clear navigation from there on out, using obvious symbols (i.e. pencil at the bottom of a post to edit) and well worded tabs (setting, layout, "monetize), to make for a friendly user experience. While I enjoy Blogger.com, there are many types of CMS to choose from, meeting the needs of everyone from individuals to large companies. See a more detailed synopsis of Content Management Systems below.

A Content Management System , or CMS for short, is a way to manage data in a collaborative setting. Specific to web design, it is termed Web Content Management, or WCMS, and is a software based program that is used as a Web application in order to create and manage various web material, including HTML, images, and other media files. WCMS can empower users with little web development knowledge with the ability to create dynamic sites, by providing a set of templates, backed by the infrastructure to create, edit and store the inputted content. Some other features common to WCMS is the options of additional plug-ins or modules, in which users can add to the site to increase its functionality, the ability for multiple users to author and edit content, as well as the ability to limit which users have certain editing capabilities. Websites using CMS are very common, and most closely associated with blogs, but is also used for commercial websites, online publications such as newspapers or...