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Content Management Systems
Content Management Systems (CMS) really do just that - manage content.
It is “software that manages workflow from content authoring to editing and publishing"
The Basics
Another way to describe CMS is “software system for authoring improving and publishing the text, images and scripts and other elements that make up a site”
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Getting Started
Ask yourself these questions:
will you
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Update your site regularly to keep information fresh/current?
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Add interactive functions?
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Have others adding content ?
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Have content control/protections?
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Avoid coding errors?
If you answered yes to these questions you need CMS. If your answers were no then your small static site probably won't need CMS...yet. As your site evolves, so will your needs.
your goals
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what do you want your website to do, what do you want your CMS to do?
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input from all stakeholders: what do they need the CMS to do?
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can you personalise the CMS software to your needs?
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what's the cost: not just of the software but in resources you’ll need to implement it? what can you afford?
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evaluate vendor products: using formal tender, scenario-based vendor demonstrations and a score sheet that reflects your CMS needs.
The Opensource CMS website is a great place to visit when you're starting out with CMS decision-making. It compares 141 CMS provides comments from users actually working with the software plus the opportunity for you to try out the software with free demos.
