What is a CMS?
A Content Management System (CMS) is frequently used for storing, controlling, revising, and publishing documentation.
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What will a CMS allow me to do?
A Content Management System will allow your web editors to do is: -
- Edit the content of your web page easily through a Browser such as Internet Explorer. You will use a page called a Simple Edit Interface (or post 2012 a Easy Edit Suite), which will allow you to edit the content through a WYSIWYG screen. You will no longer need to use Dreamweaver to edit and transfer your files and content to the live website. (www.csu.edu.au)
more screen captures >> - Assign permissions to specific pages and pieces of content so that you can better control and define who has responsibility for content on the pages of your website.
- Improving the communication between people who edit your web content.
- Apply workflow processes to ensure your pages are properly reviewed and approved, and give you piece of mind that your web pages are being managed properly and are always up to date.
- Prevent duplication through the re-use of content, photos, and audio/video files stored in the CMS database.
- Make your webpages easier for Google and other search engines to find by easily customise webpage metadata, allowing for better search engine indexing.
Other features a CMS will provide
- Templating – adherence to standards and the allowance of global site changes.
- Version control and Archiving.
- Accessibility – Conforming to CSU accessibility standards.
- Ensure content is up to date, by tracking the date created and date last modified.
- Reporting such as link checking and user statistics generated through the system.