What is CMS?
A content management system (CMS) is a software used to manage the content of a web site. CMS allows the content manager or author, who may not know HTML, to manage the creation, modification and removal of content from a web site without needing the expertise of a webmaster.
Information (content) is added to a database through a conventional web interface, then formatted through templates, and finally published as live content.
The features of a good CMS include:
- web-based publishing
- online WYSIWYG editor
- format management
- template system
- revision control
- integrated search engine
- multilanguage support
- role based permissions
- user management
- workflow system
- XML handling
- scalability
- security
A successful implementation of CMS delivers business benefits:
- improved business efficiency
- reduced operating costs
- expanded product/service offerings
- reduced operating risks
By implementing solutions that target business needs, organizations can realize increased productivity, customer satisfaction, and profitability with a content management system.