subject: Reasons To Choose Content Management System [print this page] Reasons To Choose Content Management System
Many websites have been designed using static web pages. The disadvantage of this approach is that these pages are built using code such as HTML, Javascript and Macromedia Flash. Unless one has specific software and training, it is difficult to edit these pages. A CMS, however, uses a database to store, retrieve and edit website content. Your content is stored as simple text so that you can easily search it and edit it. Having a CMS also gives you access to features like login and passwords, calendars, blog platforms and news forums.
Here are the reasons to consider using a CMS for your company website:
Good CMS systems make it simple to update content without web development skills. It is as simple as using MS Word.
Static web pages don't offer a search function, but a CMS allows users to search your site for specific content.
Once you know how to use the CMS, you can change and update content whenever you like, meaning that you can easily edit important information such as prices, dates and contact details.
The CMS will give your website room to grow. You can easily add new pages, discussion forums and threads and features like newsletters or RSS feeds as you need them.
A CMS allows for user-generated content features, such as blogs or forums.
Using a CMS gives you the ability to draft content and save it to upload at a later date. In other words, one employee may draft content related to his field of expertise and another employee may edit and proof read his article before deciding to publish it.
Once the site has been designed and created, authorship and maintenance can be handed over to the business owners, making for lower maintenance costs.
A CMS offers configurable access restrictions. Users can be assigned specific roles and permissions so that they are only able to change certain content.
Consistency of design is preserved on a CMS because design is stored separately to content. All content, therefore, will conform to the same design, regardless of the author.
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