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Web Content Management Systems (CMS) Overview

A Web Content Management System (WCM, WCMS, or Web CMS) is a content management system (CMS) application used to create, edit, and manage website content. It is used to manage and control a dynamic collection of Web material (XHTML/HTML documents and the associated images). A Web CMS facilitates content creation, content control, editing, and other necessary Web maintenance functions.

The beauty of CMS software is that it provides authoring and other tools designed to allow users with little knowledge of programming languages or markup languages to create and manage content relatively easily. We set it up for the client, and the client can then add, edit, or delete website content without having to call a web development company for assistance -- thus saving money.

Most content management systems use a database (often MySQL) to store content, metadata, or artifacts that might be needed by the system. The presentation layer or user interface (UI) displays the content to website visitors based on a set of templates. The administration of content management systems is typically achieved via back-end, browser-based interfaces.

Unlike most website building software, a web CMS allows non-technical users to make changes to a website with little or no training. Although a WCMS usually requires an experienced web developer to set up and add features and plugins, it is primarily a website maintenance tool for non-technical administrators.

The content management system resources we have included here lean toward using WordPress -- mainly because it is one of our favorites and we use it often. These content management resources are by no means comprehensive.

Content Management Systems Resources

List of content management systems :: This is a list of notable content management systems that are used to organize and facilitate collaborative content creation. Many of them are built on top of separate content management frameworks...

Getting Started With Content Management Systems

In choosing a CMS: 40+ Great CMS Theming Tutorials
Excerpt: In choosing a CMS, one thing you should consider is the theming or templating process. While some CMSs have very simple and easy-to-use theming systems, others can be a real bear to use...Below are tutorials for some of the more popular CMSs out there. Some have tons of tutorials available (WordPress, Drupal, Concrete5) while others have limited documentation... whatever CMS you choose should have reliable, easy-to-understand instructions...

Ten Simple Rules for Choosing the Perfect CMS + Excellent Options
Excerpt: The content management system you choose can really make a huge difference in how much time you (or your clients) spend keeping a site updated and maintained...Below are ten useful guidelines to consider when choosing a CMS, followed by rundowns on ten great CMS options available and how they stack up based on the guidelines...

101 Techniques for a Powerful CMS using WordPress
Excerpt: This is the first article in the four-part series, The Comprehensive Guide for a Powerful CMS using WordPress. Throughout this article, we’ll be focus on many WordPress Theme hacks, ideas, tips and useful tutorials you need to have ready in hand when developing WordPress websites...

25 Unique uses of WordPress as CMS
Excerpt: WordPress is often thought of as little more than a blogging platform. But it’s capable of so much more. Through a little customization and the use of plugins, WordPress can easily be transformed into a full-featured content management system. Here are more than 25 sites who have done just that (and done it well)...This is the second article in the four-part series, The Comprehensive Guide for a Powerful CMS using WordPress.

40 Exceptional CMS-Enabling WordPress Plugins
Excerpt: WordPress is a great blogging platform with a potential of being an easy-to-use content management system (CMS). This is the third article of our four-part series, The Comprehensive Guide for a Powerful CMS using WordPress. We are taking a look at 40+ quality and useful WordPress plug-ins that will turn a simple WordPress site into a blazing fast dynamic one, with easily managed content, that you and your clients will love to use...

OneFileCMS
Excerpt: OneFileCMS is a flat, light, one file CMS (Content Management System) entirely contained in an easy-to-implement, highly customizable, database-less PHP script...Possibly the easiest installation process ever...Coupling a utilitarian code editor with all the basic necessities of an FTP application, OneFileCMS can maintain a whole website completely in-browser without any external programs...

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