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Spring 2012 Tech 101 Series. Spring 2012 Tech 101 Series. “Which Content Management System (CMS)? Drupal, Word Press . . .†by Dene Grigar. Spring 2012 Tech 101 Series. Web Development. GUI, WYSIWYG. HTML. Web Authoring Tools Dreamweaver Front Page iWeb. CMS WordPress Drupal
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Spring 2012 Tech 101 Series Spring 2012 Tech 101 Series “Which Content Management System (CMS)? Drupal, Word Press . . .” by Dene Grigar
Spring 2012 Tech 101 Series Web Development GUI, WYSIWYG HTML Web Authoring Tools Dreamweaver Front Page iWeb CMS WordPress Drupal Joomla! Hand-Coded HTML, CSS PHP, MySQL
Spring 2012 Tech 101 Series CMS is a system that allows a user to control the development of content, as well as the management of the structure and work flow of that content, from a main site.
Spring 2012 Tech 101 Series Wikipedia’s listing of CMSs
Spring 2012 Tech 101 Series A better list of CMSs
Spring 2012 Tech 101 Series Advantages to Using a CMS 1. Easy access and development of content 2. Decentralized maintenance 3. Designed with non-technical content authors in mind 4. Configurable access restrictions 5. Consistency of design is preserved 6. Navigation is automatically generated and adjusted 7. Content is stored in a database 8. Dynamic content 9. SEO enhanced, mobile ready, browser safe
Spring 2012 Tech 101 Series Disadvantages to Using a CMS 1. Constant need to update to new versions 2. Need to update to stay ahead of online hackers possess a strong server if you work with it 3. Need for a robust server to have access to your own site and to ensure that site runs smoothly From “Content Management System Software,” http://www.contentmanagementsystemsoftware.net/