What is a Content Management System (CMS)

Having a Content Management System on your website means that it is easy to keep up-to-date. You do not need special software on your computer and you can update it anywhere in the world. It also means that you do not need to learn a lot of internet code.

So what exactly is a Content Management System?

A Content Management System (CMS) is a web-based system that allows you to manage and control the content (words, graphics, and links) on a website.

Many organizations have started using a CMS to design and manage their website because a CMS is easy to use and does not require an administrator to know lots of internet code.

Typical features of a CMS are:

• WYSIWYG editing (What You See Is What You Get)
• An ability to review a web page before publishing
• To have multiple-user updating sections of a website
• To easily index and search the website
• To be able to store graphics and photos easily
• Create an easy to use template for the whole website and for sections
• Easy to manage website links