CMS or Content Management Sites
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A Content Management Site or System is a database driven application
where the owners are given a password to enter a backend or private
area that in not viewable by the public where they can add content in
much the same way as creating a document in Microsoft Word or other
word processing software.
A typical example of a Content
Management Site is the BBC’s website, where many different people have
access to their own personal area in which they can add articles and
images simply by uploading them from a computer.
Advantages of a Content Management Site:
- New
pages can be added easily by anyone with a very small amount of
training, simply by copying and pasting text into a box and clicking a
button.
- New templates can be added that change the look of the entire site instantly.
- Once
your site is set up by a professional web designer there is little need
for them to do any more work - all new content is added by the owner of
the site.
- A Content Management page is mostly stored on a database that often loads quicker than a Static Page.
- Content Management Sites can be updated from anywhere in the world.
Disadvantages of a Content Management Site:
- A
Content Management Site uses a template, which means every page will
look pretty much the same – though you can have more than one and give
your visitors the ability to choose whichever they prefer.
- You
need to remember to back up the database regularly in case anything
happens to the server and you lose your content. (York Interweb hosting
packages now offer this service as part of the setup, but it is still
advisable to do this yourself too if you're adding pages every day as
our backups are weekly.)
A Content Management Site is ideal for:
- A website whose content needs updating regularly.
- For site owners who don’t want to get involved with writing HTML to create new pages.
- Any large site that requires 100s of pages.
See York Interweb web design pricing for further details
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