What is a content management system (CMS)?

A content management system (CMS) is an online platform that underlies many websites enabling the website owner or webmaster to administer the website. This can be as simple as making changes to text and images on the website or as complex as changing the layout and complete look and feel of a website.

Content management systems are designed and built to enable business owners or employees to makes changes to websites without the need for technical knowledge and know how. CMS platforms will often include what-you-see-is-what-you-get (WYSIWYG) editors that function in much the same fashion as well known word processing software such as Microsoft Word.

Content management systems come in various forms including custom built applications specifically tailored to a business's needs or pre-built open source applications such as Joomla or WordPress.

Content management systems are deployed using various web technologies including PHP or ASP scripting languages and MySQL or MSSQL databases. These technologies are the core of a content management system's user friendliness.

Content management systems are used by millions of websites as a way of reducing costs and increasing efficiency. CMS platforms remove the need for businesses to constantly contact web developers when changes are required. This means no additional web development charges as well as no waiting times for changes to be implemented. Changes to the website can be completed instantly and easily by internal staff when required.

Although content management systems allow the not so savvy web user to make changes to a website they do still require an initial design, set up and build by experienced web developers.

Netregistry provides a professional website solution that includes the upload, template installation and deployment of the WordPress CMS for your business.