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

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

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 www.formativesystems.com

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

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

Facebook

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

Odnoklassniki.ru

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

Odnoklassniki.ru

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

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 . www.formativesystems.com

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