WK6 Content Management Systems
- Briefly define what we mean by “content management system.” Is it just for websites?
A content management system, also known as CMS, is a software tool that helps you or any user to build, change, and run a website from the bottom up without needing any knowledge of coding. According to Your Dictionary, “The definition of a website is a page or collection of pages on the World Wide Web that contains specific information which was all provided by one person or entity and traces back to a common Uniform Resource Locator (URL).” So, a CMS can be used for any websites that will accept it and document management on those websites.
- Compare and contrast building a website using a CMS and coding a website by hand using HTML/CSS. What are the benefits and drawbacks of each? What is the current best practice when it comes to making a website?
A CMS would be nice for those who need a website and do not know coding, but I think in the end having someone code it for you would be better. You would be able to get a more precise website design, than just what that specific CMS offers.
- How do CMSs impact the web design industry? Are they taking away jobs from web developers?
I think in some ways they do take away jobs from web developers but at the same time it offers jobs to the people who have to build the CMS’s. But in the end people know that if they want a big fancy website that can be kept up easier then they will get a professional to do it for them.
Rachel Harbrecht • October 1, 2020