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Implementing a Content Management System (CMS) for your website

September 29th, 2009
Content Management describes the process of easily creating, managing and publishing online content with neither programming nor technical skills.

What is a CMS?

Content Management describes the process of easily creating, managing and publishing online content with neither programming nor technical skills.

Easy and effective content management is achieved through the deployment of a Content Management System (CMS) that is either custom built or

purchased as an off-the-shelf solution. However, without a well defined content plan, evaluating and choosing a CMS may prove disastrous.

The basic idea behind a Web Content Management System (CMS) is to separate the management of content from design. Page designs are stored

in templates while the content may be stored in a database or separate files. When a user requests a web page, the parts are combined to produce

a standard HTML page. The resultant web page may include content from multiple sources. For instance, a page describing a workshop might have,

as a sidebar, a list of all the other workshops on this year along with the standard navigation and title bar at the top

Components of a CMS

A CMS usually has the following components:

. Document templates . A scripting language and/or a markup language . Integration with a database

CMS systems offer support for programming languages like Perl, Java, and Python along with integration into a backend database. The inclusion of

content is controlled by the use of special tags in pages. These tags are often unique to a CMS. There is usually support for languages such as

Python, Perl, or Java for more complex operations.

Criteria behind evaluating a CMS

Simplification of:

. Site management . Site development . Publication information to the website?

Scalability and Flexibility

. Ability to accept documents converted to HTML . Ease of uploading and using images in documents . Programming and scripting languages supported . Support for a range of databases

These requirements and others must be identified prior to evaluating any CMS. Once these are documented, specific evaluation criteria and a

content management plan can be developed for evaluating different vendors and systems.

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What is a CMS?

Content Management describes the process of easily creating, managing and publishing online content with neither programming nor technical skills.

Easy and effective content management is achieved through the deployment of a Content Management System (CMS) that is either custom built or

purchased as an off-the-shelf solution. However, without a well defined content plan, evaluating and choosing a CMS may prove disastrous.

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