What is CMS? Content Management System Overview.

Content Management System (CMS) Overview.

A content management system (CMS) is software that assists in the organization and presentation of content on a websites.

A CMS is made up on two applications:
• Content management application – allow administrator to create content.
• Content delivery application – present in a viewable way on the web site.

Primary goals of a Content Management System (CMS) ate to:
• Identify users, their roles, and access levels on the site
• Organize content into different sections and categories for ease-of-reuse
• Create and define simple workflow's for content creation and deployment
• Control versions of content
• Deploy design templates to give a more interesting look-and-feel to a published site.
• Provide advanced tools for adjusting site functionality.

Before make a decision to builds site with or without CMS you need to answer some of the following questions:

• How big of a site do you need?
• Does you system need to be scalable?
• Do you need something to work right of the box, or are you willing to work on the system for a while to set it up?
• What type on information will you be presenting on your site?
• Will there be only one administrator for the site, or will they be spread around the world?
• Do you need varying levels of access for your site or will it be open to all users?

• Are you willing to spend money on the system or would a free, open source solution be better for you?