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<\/h2>\nHow it works<\/h2>\n
CMS consists of a set of files readable by a browser, usually written in PHP and a MySQL database containing all the information of the site. When a visitor requests the display of a page of the site, the web server, through script files, interrogates the database and displays the contents which match the query.<\/p>\n
Tip:<\/strong> In a real-world ecommerce case study, Flipkart\u2019s CMS uses distributed databases and caching systems<\/strong> so product pages load in under 2 seconds, directly impacting conversion rates and SEO rankings.<\/p>\n They have a CMA (Content Management Application) element which allows the content manager or editor, who may not know hypertext markup language, to manage the creation, modification, and removal of content from a website without needing the expertise of a webmaster.<\/p>\n They have a CDA (Content Delivery Application) element which uses and compiles that information to update the website. The CMS fully automates the publishing of your website.<\/p>\n Tip:<\/strong> An NGO using Joomla automated content publishing and gained 5,000 organic visitors monthly<\/strong> because articles were updated faster, keeping content fresh for search engines.<\/p>\n CMS allows the administrator and\/or trusted people to publish documents and articles on the website. It allows the administrator of a website to prioritize and assign roles and permissions (anonymous, user, administrator, contributor, moderator\u2026).<\/p>\n Most CMS have an RSS feed automatically updated when publishing new articles.<\/p>\n Tip:<\/strong> RSS feeds helped TechCrunch syndicate their content across thousands of apps<\/strong>, accelerating their growth without paid marketing.<\/p>\n WYSIWYG editors let you add, edit, publish and modify the contents of your website without any knowledge of HTML.<\/p>\n The CMS should be flexible enough to accommodate your needs and requirements. Rather than following technology as a default setting, it should allow separation of design and content. Most CMS systems offer a template editor.<\/p>\n Tip:<\/strong> A fashion ecommerce brand used headless CMS<\/strong> to display different designs on app and website, improving user experience and increasing mobile sales by 35%.<\/p>\n An easy-to-use media, stylesheet, and article management.<\/p>\n Tip:<\/strong> A digital magazine reduced image upload time by 70% after switching to a CMS with a central media library<\/strong>, freeing designers to focus on quality instead of organization.<\/p>\n WordPress CMS allows you to create and administrate blogs. Note that you can also create a forum with the plugin bbPress. WordPress is the largest self-hosted blogging tool in the world, used on hundreds of thousands of sites and seen by tens of millions of people every day.<\/p>\n Tip:<\/strong> Case Study \u2014 WP Beginner built their entire business using WordPress<\/strong>, and today earns millions through ads, affiliate programs, and digital products because of WordPress scalability.<\/p>\n Joomla! is an award-winning Content Management System that helps you build websites and powerful online applications. Best of all, Joomla! is an open-source solution that is freely available to everybody.<\/p>\n Tip:<\/strong> The Harvard Graduate School of Arts<\/strong> uses Joomla for multi-language academic content because of its strong multilingual support and user roles.<\/p>\n Drupal is often one of the first choices when building a new website. Drupal can be scaled for personal blogs or enterprise mega-sites, and like WordPress, there are thousands of plugins that can be added.<\/p>\n
\nFeatures<\/h2>\n
All CMS share the following features:<\/h2>\n
\nFeatures of a great CMS solution:<\/h3>\n
Internal search by keyword on the entire contents.<\/h2>\n
\nPopular CMS<\/h3>\n
What is WordPress?<\/h2>\n
\nWhat is Joomla!?<\/h2>\n
\nWhat is Drupal?<\/h2>\n