What is a CMS?

CMS :

CMS stands for  content management system.It become essential part of website because nobody wants to go again and again and ring the bell of designer or developer.A content management system (CMS) is a system used to manage the content of a Web site. Typically, a CMS consists of two elements: the content management application (CMA) and the content delivery application (CDA).

CMA:

The CMA element allows the content manager or author, who may not know Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), to manage the creation, modification, and removal of content from a Web site without needing the expertise of a Web Master.

CAD:

The CDA element uses and compiles that information to update the Web site. The features of a CMS system vary, but most include publishing a variety of digital content type to an intended audience, format management, indexing, search, revision control, and retrieval.

A good CMS should be flexible and help you to make a great site. . Also, a CMS designed for Web publishing will provide options and features to index and search documents and also specify keywords and other metadata for search engine.

Wikipedia defines a Content Management System as:

“A content management system (CMS) is a computer application used to create, edit, manage, and publish content in a consistently organized fashion so that it can be modified/delete/add.[1] CMSs are frequently used for storing, controlling, versioning, and publishing industry-specific documentation such as news articles, operators’ manuals, technical manuals, sales guides, and marketing brochures. The content managed may include computer files, image media, audio files, video files, electronic documents, and Web content.” – Wikipedia

GOAL:

The goal of a CMS is to provide an intuitive user interface for building and modifying webpage content.CMS are available as installable applications and web-based user interfaces. While CMS software programs, such as Adobe Contribute, were popular for few years, they have largely been replaced by web-based CMSes. Most people prefer a web interface, since it simplifies the website updating process.

CMS software (Content Management Systems) are more valuable than ever in today’s social sharing world. Most CMS can be used alone.They can be set up directly on a network, the Internet, or even to run “locally” on your own computer.