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Design a Website With CMS

By Ian Motram


With CMS (Content Management Systems) users can construct sites without using hard coding. They are very popular and have revolutionised the web design industry. For those with very little experience of using HTML, CSS and other complex programming languages, it is a useful option. Individuals do not need to study web-based coding to create their own website with a Content Management System as the initial set up and navigation is fairly straightforward.

This makes CMS a very practical choice for anyone operating on a tight budget. You can achieve a remarkably looking site with CMS without having to pay a specialist web designer. When you choose to build your own site, you have more control over the content and appearance of it.

Regularly refreshing the content on your website; for instance by updating information on new merchandise, may assist you to increase the amount of site traffic as it keeps your visitors interested. If you wanted to change the appearance of your website at a later stage, but didn't want to alter the actual content, this is a relatively straightforward process as a CMS has entirely separate structures in place for the content and design elements of a website which are easily modified.

With CMS every bit of data held within your site is managed effectively through organised storage in designated folders. The amount of access a person can obtain to information in the folders can be restricted. In the early stages of development it is not likely that you will want assistance with managing your content, but this will be very useful later. Advanced security offers excellent protection from any threats.

Multiple users can communicate freely through instant messaging, email, and forums, with a highly interactive site designed with CMS. A higher search engine ranking can be gained, due to the appeal and versatility this provides which often attracts a higher quantity of site visitors.

Many sites experience issues with the amount of time it takes for pages to load when there are large numbers of visitors to their website. With Content Management Systems, web pages load at a fast rate because there are many features in place to avoid such issues.

In terms of popularity, Wordpress, Joomla and Drupal are currently the top three CMS available. All three of these are open source software which means that you can freely download the software and make modifications as you wish, to suit your requirements.

Joomla is a popular choice with web designers, as it has a number of features which can be personalised and is designer friendly. It is most suited to individuals with some experience of web building as it can be awkward to integrate the software.

Drupal is great for building more complicated websites, as it has sophisticated features which allow developers to modify its code with ease Although it does not have the best design features.

The best choice for individuals who consider themselves to be beginners is Wordpress as it is the most easy software to learn.




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