Content Management System
Content Management System or CMS in short, is a specialized software which greatly helps the users in managing their website's content effectively. Content management systems were initially used by newspapers and online magazines to update their websites' content on a daily basis. After 1995, as the popularity of the CMS started booming, more and more websites of large corporations and organizations started using CMS as a tool for updating their website, rather than their business, on a daily basis.
A CMS is an unavoidable requirement for a website, especially when the website and the organization maintaining the website are huge. The CMS which could be developed in a sophisticated manner by an experienced web service provider like Xel Web Design could be used for updating, publishing new content, creation of new pages, menus, tables and so on. It also helps in the insertion of new pages and even in making design modifications to the existing pages without disturbing the structure of the website and without having to use any designing tool like Macromedia Dreamweaver. The user can merely type his / her requirement just as he / she would type any word editor. It serves as a great resource for managing time effectively as it reduces much of the time that is otherwise consumed in controlling and publishing large amount of content, including documents, images and other multimedia files pertaining to the website.
The specialty of the CMS is that once developed, the website content can be updated and modified even by a novice who does not have any programming knowledge. A CMS can be developed as a user friendly tool suited to the specific requirement of your website. At the same time, it is also essential to see that it is sophisticated enough to make any change to the website whenever it is necessary. Having a low grade CMS developed for the website might not be sufficient in the long run as your website might grow with your business eventually and a low grade CMS may not be of much use.
There are various types of Content Management Systems, which can be developed and implemented depending on the nature of the business. They are Module-based CMS, Document Transformation Language-based CMS and Web-based CMS. Module-based CMS mostly deals with documents, which require creation, editing, transformation and publishing. The second type, Document Transformation Language-based CMS uses open standards like XSLT to compile readymade documents from XML data and XSLT templates. Web-based CMS uses both programming languages like PHP, ASP, JSP and Coldfusion and databases like MsSQL, MySQL and PostgreSQL to communicate with data in order to obtain the desired result. Queries are basically used as communicating language. Reports can as well be generated using the CMS.
If used intelligently, a CMS can be used to manipulate all the data of the organization and can run the website individually without requiring the help of a third party. But it is essential to have a sophisticated CMS built for the website which can only be developed by experienced coders. We at XEL Web Design , not only have the experience in developing the CMS, but also help our clients in integrating it with their website making their business life even more smooth and relaxing.
