subject: Cms Websites Development A Road To Dynamic Web [print this page] If you have been involved in web development or in any form of online business, you must have heard about the term CMS. CMS stands for Content Management System, and is used to represent a particular system to build dynamic websites. CMS solutions were designed to create websites that have around 500-1000 dynamic or database driven pages. CMS has been proved a great help in managing these kinds of huge websites that are impossible to manage if there is no CMS in place.
CMS Integration:
Integrating CMS into a running website is a very tough job and only experts are supposed to do it in the best possible manner. Expert web designers and developers are required to properly integrate any CMS into a website and make it work efficiently to fulfill your business needs. CMS based websites are usually very search engine friendly and only expert developers know how to make it as Google Friendly as possible. Search Engines dont like websites with clumsy layouts, CMS websites usually posses a clumsy layout, and therefore expert CMS developers are required to use some add-ons with the CMS, and in order to do that, developer must have a proper understanding of the ins and outs of that particular CMS.
CMS Integration or CMS Development?
CMS Development is quite different from CMS Integration. The term CMS development is normally used to explain the process of developing a customized CMS, specifically for that particular customer, and to fulfill his business needs. CMS integration does not yield as customized solution as CMS development does. Therefore, it is always recommended to go for a custom CMS Development Solution, as it will be unique and customized to your own business.
Open Source CMS?
In World Wide Web, there are many open source CMS available that you can use for your business website. Few of them are:
Joomla
Mambo
Drupal
Wordpress
OpenCart
Magento
Etc
Most of these open source CMS are build in PHP, but there are some other CMSs as well. that are built in .net like DotNetNuke and BlogEngine. In addition, there is one TWiki CMS developed in PERL DBI.
Which CMS Should You Use?
Many web design companies in web offer customized CMS Solutions, while some offers services using above-mentioned CMS systems. Using open source systems like Joomla, Drupal and Wordpress is very common among business owners, and they are considered an effective solution. However, you need an expert developer for that specific CMS in order to build a perfect CMS website.
