Wednesday, 4 April 2012

Design a Website With CMS

By Phil Campbell


Popular CMS (Content Management Systems) have revolutionised the web design industry, as they provide a method of creating websites without having to use hard coding and a platform that is easy to update with new content. They are incredibly popular with people who need to build a website but have no knowledge of CSS,HTML and other complex programming languages which can take a great deal of time to learn. The set up and administration is simple to grasp, so with only a small amount of technical knowledge users are able to create a professional looking website without having to learn web-based coding.

CMS are a practical option for small businesses or those on a tight budget. It is feasible to build a remarkably professional looking site with a Content Management System without having to hire a specialist web designer to do the job for you. When you build your own site, you have more influence over the content and appearance of it.

Regularly updating the content on your website; for instance adding an update about new products or relevant news, helps you to retain the interest of your site visitors and additionally helps to boost the quantity of traffic your website receives. Altering the appearance of your website later on is quite straightforward and can be made without altering any content.

With a CMS you can effectively manage and store all of the information within your site systematically in designated folders. Access to data held within these folders is restricted. During the early stages of development it is unlikely that you will require help with managing your content, but it will be extremely useful later on. Advanced technology protects websites from hackers and viruses etc..

Multiple users can communicate freely through instant messaging, email, and forums, with a highly interactive website designed with CMS. This versatility and appeal can lead to a higher quantity of visitors and subsequently a higher search engine ranking.

A high number of site visitors can cause issues with pages loading very slowly on some websites. This is not an issue when using CMS because there are many features in place which make sure that web pages load at a fast rate.

The top three most popular content management systems available are: Joomla, Drupal and Wordpress. All of these can be downloaded freely and modified to meet your requirements.

Joomla is the most popular choice with web designers, as it has many features which can be adapted and personalised making it designer friendly. It is best suited to those with some experience of web building because it can be difficult to integrate the software.

Drupal has advanced features and is great for building complex websites and more experienced developers are able to modify its code with ease. Many would say that it lacks in quality design features.

The simplest of the threeto work with has to be Wordpress.




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