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What is a content management system (CMS)?  Software that keeps track of content and stores it.  All types of content.  Supports creation, management, distribution, publishing, and discovery.

What it can do  Covers complete lifecycle of the pages on the site.  Manage structure, navigation, and appearance of the website.

Other benefits it gives  Collaboration among multiple users  Control access to data  Store and retrieve data efficiently  Helps with reports  Increase communication

Who can use it.  Almost no technical skills needed  Useful for a single user or a large cooperation

Why it is important  Critical to success  Much faster production  More reliable updated content

Examples of use  Over 1700 content management systems software packages.  A few more popular ones: Joomla! Drupal WordPress Expression Engine Movable Type eZ Publish Mambo

CMS Implementation  Joomla! - Build websites and online applications Templates to control layout No programming knowledge needed Manage users Edit content anywhere!

Questions?

Bibliography  Glen Stansberry “Top 10 Most Usable Content Management Systems” net tuts plus. Aug 27th April 5.  Mike Johnston “What is CMS?” cmscritic.com. July 28, April 5.  “Content management system” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia 5 April April 5.

Bibliography (cont.)  James Robertson “So, what is a CMS?” Step Two Designs. June 3rd, April