Content management systems are allowing for people to publicate and share their own personal articles, blogs, essays, and more on whatever topic they please, without having to go through a gatekeeper or even any kind of process of checks. This allows for both more honest journalism but also an abundance of false information to be spread. It can be useful for more niche subjects and topics, allowing for more specified sites to arise, such as fangroups, game clubs, blogs and more.  

 Content management systems are affecting web design due to its ease of access. There are plenty of CMS’s that are based within your browser, meaning that you simply have to go to a website and from there it will guide you through designing your own personal site. This means anybody could create a personal website without any knowledge of programming. It also means easier collaborations, because another individual with access can log on through their own personal computer or device and make edits to the site as well. 

Creating a website in a program like Adobe Dreamweaver greatly contrasts creating one in a CMS. When creating a website in a CMS, you simply build websites by using pre-existing templates and adding your information. With a program like Dreamweaver you are creating the website from scratch by coding, which gives you more possibilities for features if you know how to program. A CMS is better for a smaller group or an individual site, as it is easily accessible and allows for easy updating and maintenance, while a website created in Dreamweaver should be used by experienced coders and larger companies who can hire web designers. 

SOURCES:

“Content Management System.” Optimizely, www.optimizely.com/optimization-glossary/content-management-system/.

“Dreamweaver vs. Content Management System (CMS).” Ty the Web Guy, 10 Nov. 2017, www.tythewebguy.com/dreamweaver-vs-content-management-system-cms/.