CMS/Content Management System

What is CMS?

What is a Content Management System, or CMS?

At the risk of stating the obvious, it could be said that a content management system is quite simply - a system that manages content.

However, it is precisely the obviousness of what a CMS is and does, that has created a degree of confusion amongst 'would be' purchases of such a system. Wrapped up in a seemingly harmless statement is enough ambiguity to enable all kinds of products to masquerade as content management solutions.

To fully understand what it is a CMS does, we have to first define

a) what it is we are referring to when we talk about content

b) what it is we understand under its management and

c) what do we mean by a system.

At the risk of sounding 'obvious', only when you know what content it is you want to manage can you 'filter' (and I mean filter) through the myriad of options that are available - and not be 'bamboozled' by sales speak into taking the wrong product.

What is Content?

Content is in essence, any type or 'unit' of digital information. It can be text, images, graphics, video, sound, documents, records etc - or in other words - anything that is likely to be managed in an electronic format.

What is Content Management?

Content Management is effectively the management of the content described above, by combining rules, process and/or workflows in such a way that its electronic storage is deemed to be 'managed' rather than 'un-managed'.

What is the CM System?

The system itself is definable as a tool or combination or tools that facilitate the efficient and effective production of the desired 'output' using the managed content.

"Managing" goes way beyond "editing"; it means really having control over all aspects of the site and knowing what's going on. If there is a team of people working on the site, then "content management" includes granular control over which of those people can do what. It's about controlling and monitoring.

A CMS makes a website more efficient to manage whilst keeping running costs low.

The Content Management System

We have developed our own in house Content Management System which we refer to as CMS (Content Management System). This CMS has taken us months to develop, it is a very unique tool that has been simplified so that absolutely anyone can learn how to use it straight away. We provide a reference manual and give telephone support. And also are available for a 2 hour training course subject to an extra charge.

The CMS has got many useful features that can be mirrored in your website design. The CMS gives you total manipulation of all the functionality of your website.

Have a look at the following list of functionality that you can control via the CMS - CMS Modules section.

We have listed a few of the capabilities of the CMS. Depending on what your requirements are we will sit with you and explain what functionality the CMS has to offer and create the right CMS for you as each Company has a different approach to business and no two websites are the same.