Introduction To Content Management Systems (CMS)

INTRODUCTION TO WEB C O N T E N T M A N A G E M E N T S Y S T E M S March 28, 2009 Presentation by Arman Arakelyan, Formative Systems Center www.formativesystems.com

CONTENTS
What is a Web Content Management System (CMS)?
Social Networking Services – What do they have in common with CMS?
Main Features of CMS platforms
CMS Pros and Cons
Featured Open Source CMS
www.formativesystems.com

a) Define: "content management systems"
Simple Definition:
“ A content management system (CMS) is a type of web-based software that plugs into your website in such a way that updating content becomes much easier than without it.”
Taken from http://www.joviawebstudio.com on March 26, 2009

b) Social Networking Services – What do they have in common with CMS?
Facebook
www.formativesystems.com You write something …

Facebook
www.formativesystems.com … and it appears on your profile seconds later. b) Social Networking Services – What do they have in common with CMS?

b) Social Networking Services – What do they have in common with CMS?
Odnoklassniki.ru
www.formativesystems.com You upload your picture …

Odnoklassniki.ru
www.formativesystems.com … and people can see it immediately. b) Social Networking Services – What do they have in common with CMS?

c) Main Features of Web CMS
Easy Content Editing
Preview Before Publishing
Extendable Functionality
Templates
Version Management
Different User Levels
Automatic System Updates
Searching

c) 1. Easy Content Editing www.formativesystems.com Live Journal

c) 2. Preview Before Publishing www.formativesystems.com WordPress

c) 3. Extendable Functionality www.formativesystems.com Joomla Drupal

c) 4. Templates www.formativesystems.com Live Journal

c) 5. Version Management www.formativesystems.com WordPress

c) 6. Different User Levels www.formativesystems.com Drupal Joomla

c) 7. Automatic System Updates www.formativesystems.com WordPress

c) 8. Searching www.formativesystems.com

d) CMS Pros and Cons
Pros
All features presented in point c) above !!!
Novice computer users can create a website almost like expert webmasters
Low startup costs give a competitive advantage
When designs change, content stays the same
Cons
Unless you are an expert webmaster, you cannot alter the design and features as much as you NEED . You can make the changes only as much as the given CMS or its themes ALLOW .

e) Featured Open Source CMS www.formativesystems.com

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http://www.wat-betekent.nl	252
http://cballadares.wordpress.com	193
http://wikicorsoweb.altervista.org	60
http://www.slideshare.net	33
http://formativesystems.com	21
http://localhost	14
http://jordyhubers.blogs.dmci.hva.nl	11
http://siempreaprendemos.org	8
http://cetys.blackboard.com	5
http://bravoaffiliates.net	2
http://presentacion.org	1
http://campus.dokeos.com	1
http://xavi1303.milaulas.com	1
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com	1
https://jordyhubers.blogs.dmci.hva.nl	1
http://alemhunter.wordpress.com	1

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