Choose the right CMS
Content Management Systems have become one the internet’s most powerful web developer tools since PHP. In a market where websites need to be built faster and easier, many developers are turning to Open Source CMS to get the job done. Unfortunately there are now thousands of CMS’s floating around the web and finding the right one has become somewhat of an ordeal.
Top 5 Content Management Systems
Drupal
Drupal is easily the most functional open source CMS. It allows for the editing of content directly on the page, and is easily extended through the use of modules.
Wordpress
Wordpress began as a simple blogging system but has grown into one of the most powerful CMS’s on the Internet. The administration interface which has become so easy to use for millions of bloggers translates over to extended versions of Wordpress. As developers have realized its potential to act as a user friendly CMS, many plugins and extensions have been produced.
Radiant CMS
A simple CMS powered by Ruby on Rails, offer minimum functionality for small development teams, which allows those who know how to write Ruby on Rails to easily customize their own systems.
Magento
An especially effective e-commerce content management system. Offers features above and beyond normal e-commerce systems such as virtue-cart.
Silverstripe
A simplistic CMS, with a growing community. Easy to customize and change. Shows potential to match other systems such as Drupal, but not quite there yet. Great user interface.
What is CMS and why to use?
A Content Management System (CMS) is a Web application that uses a database (usually MySQL) or other methods to create, edit, and store HTML content in a manageable way. Content is created and edited on the web in an administration portion of the web application (referred to as the Backend). The resulting content is then displayed to the viewers on the regular site (referred to as the Frontend).
Several possible reasons for using a Content Management System, but the main reason for using a CMS is to make creating and editing of content simple and easy. A good CMS will allow you to spend more time focused on the design of the frontend then on implementing extensions or functionality.
What to Look for in CMS
Important things to look for in a content management system:
01. Quick and easy installation
02. Simple administration interface
03. Quick and easy extension of CMS for extra functionality
04. Simple template manipulation
05. Helpful user community
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Posted on Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 at 8:00 pm.
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