Content Management Systems – often just refered as CMS – are software programs that help to build websites, they are able to handle all major publication formats for the internet.
Most content management systems have the following features:
Division of the 3 basic components
The 3 basic components of websites – the content, the structure and the design – can provide significant benefits during the life of a website. When the design for example is created, updated or re-launched – the content stays the same and is automatically reorganized.
No programming skills are necessary to produce the content
In the graphical interface of the user or the front-end editing function, users can write text, insert images and multimedia information, manage content and time. In this way a dynamic website can be created. Typo 3 for example can generate server-side graphics like navigation elements, graphic captions and much more.
Other advantages of using content management systems
- Maintenance is easier and quicker CMS work with all web browsers. Users can edit anytime and anywhere.
- Techincal knowledge not necessary. Knowledge in HTML is not required anymore. Users who are able to organize word processing can also easily can create online content easily in TYPO3 also.
- Access restrictions easy to configure. Various roles and permissions can be assigned to Users, so unauthorized alteration of the website or its contents is impossible.
- Consistent Design on whole webpage. As the content and the design are stored seperately, all the content from all authors is consistent.
- Automatically generated navigation. Hyperlinks are displayed when they point to valid pages and menus are usually generated from the content of the database.
- Centralized databases store the content. Content can be reused in different places and be formated for the particular medium, like web browsers, mobile phones, WAP, print, etc.
- Content is dynamic. Forums, polls, news management, shops, applications, search functions and other extensions are available as modules to use.
- Changes easy to implement. Small changes can be done without a web agency
- Content can be made just-in-time
- Content can be prepared and previewed in the background. The pulication time of the content can be controlled.
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