By- AJITESH JAIN
Roll No: 09
A Content Management System (CMS) is a computer
program that allows publishing, editing and modifying
content as well as maintenance from a central interface.
Such systems of content management provide procedures
to manage workflow in a collaborative environment.These
procedures can be manual steps or an automated cascade.
The first content management system (CMS) was
announced at the end of the 1990s. This CMS was
designed to simplify the complex task of writing numerous
versions of code and to make the website development
process more flexible. CMS platforms allow users to
centralize data editing, publishing and modification on a
single back-end interface. CMS platforms are often used
as blog software.
What is the Content Management System?
What it can do
General overview of website structure
How pages are constructed
Updating a page
A system for managing content in a web site
Doesn’t require special software for
uploading pages (e.g. Dreamweaver)
It is usually Open Source in nature
Under constant development and is largely
free
Used by many large website and
Allows web page updates using an ordinary
web browser (e.g. IE, Firefox, Safari, Mozilla
etc.)
Reduces overall work as those responsible for
content can update it directly and submit it for
approval
Allows different access levels for individuals
with different roles (e.g. Authors, Editors,
Managers)
Enables documents to be published for fixed
terms; older versions of documents can be
re-used (versioning)
Easy expansion with Plugins.
Focus on Accommodation for demonstration
Pages made up of various elements
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Main Content (index)
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Right hand column (index_right)
index_left index index_right contacts
menu
Name Technologies
Wordpress PHP and MySQL
Joomla PHP and MySQL
Drupal PHP and MySQL/MariaDB/PostgreSQL/SQLite Alfresco,Ametys CMS,Apache Jackrabbit,Apache Lenya,Apache Sling Java
WordPress is a free and open source blogging tool
and a content management system (CMS) based on
PHP and MySQL. It has many features including a
plug-in architecture and a template system.
WordPress is used by over 14.7% of Alexa Internet's
"top 1 million" websites and as of August 2011
manages 22% of all new websites.WordPress is
currently the most popular blogging system in use on
the Web, powering over 60 million websites
worldwide
It was first released on May 27, 2003, by founders
Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little as a fork of
b2/cafelog. As of December 2011, version 3.0 had
been downloaded over 65 million times.
Themes : WordPress users may install and switch between themes.
Themes allow users to change the look and functionality of a
WordPress website or installation without altering the information content or structure. Themes may be installed using the WordPress "Appearance" administration tool or theme folders may be uploaded via FTP.The PHP, HTML & CSS code found in themes can be added or edited for providing advanced features. Thousands of WordPress
themes exist, some free, and some premium (paid for) templates.
Plugins : One very popular feature of WordPress is its rich plugin
architecture which allows users and developers to extend its
abilities beyond the core installation. WordPress has a database of over 24,000 plugins,each of which offer custom functions and
features enabling users to tailor their site to their specific needs. These customizations range from SEO (Search Engine Optimization) enhancers to content displaying features, such as the addition of widgets and navigation bars.
Widgets : Widgets are small modules that offer users
drag-and-drop sidebar content placement through the implementation of plugins' extended abilities. Some of these Widgets offer
customization options such as web forms to fill out, includes or excludes of data and information such as Categories, Archives and Recent Posts, optional images though slideshows and/or carousels, amongst other customization features.These small modules are typically displayed within the header (header.php), footer (footer.php) and sidebars (sidebar.php files) of websites, but can also be placed outside of said locations enabling even further customization.
Multi-user and multi-blogging : Good support for Multi User
interface.
Mobiles : Native applications exist for WebOS,Android,iOS
Free and Open Source
WP is completely free to download and install. It Can Be Done, and (Quite) Easily Too
If you were avoiding WP because you thought WP could only be used as a blogging platform but it is not.
It Integrates With Your Blog Perfectly
There’s no need to worry about integrating your blog with whatever CMS you’re using for the rest of your site if you use WP for everything.
It’s Very User-Friendly
More robust and feature-filled CMSes tend to be weaker in user-friendliness and high on complexity. Teaching beginners to handle WP is a much, much easier task.
There are Tons of Great Themes/Templates for It
There is no other CMS with a better stock of free themes/templates (in terms of both quality and quantity.
Since Wordpress is an open source package,
it is recommend for all developers to
contribute to it.
Contribution can be made in various forms
like : developing themes, plugins , improving
the wordpress framework itself.
Spread it across because of its open and free
Content Management Systems (CMS) are
extremely powerful and user friendly
They help us create website in a quick and
easy way
They are secure in nature.
