A CMS (content management system) is software that helps manage a webpage without needing to know HTML or CSS. Instead of uploading a coded file into a server, a CMS makes it easier for users to write paragraphs into an interface. WordPress, for example, has a similar interface to Microsoft Word, where the user types into a text box and has buttons to press for formatting. They also typically have options for media uploading as well. 

There are advantages and disadvantages of both HTML/CSS and CMS. HTML and CSS offer an endless amount of openness to your design allowing for infinite amounts of creativity and uniqueness. CMS only allows the options programmed into the website building platform or software; though the options may be diverse, they do not allow the complete freedom that traditional coding offers. The disadvantage of coding is that it takes a lot of technical skill that many who are not skilled with computers lack. The advantage of CMS is that it’s easy to use and accessible to almost anyone that can create an account with the service. The disadvantage of CMS is that it doesn’t have enough creative and unique capabilities that coding offers. 

A CMS can greatly help a web developer in making website publishing simpler, but it does come at the cost of creative liberties. Web developers can also develop their own CMS and design the layouts within them. The main setback regarding the need for web developers is that simple websites with no special coding can now be created by those without web development experience. Web developers still have to create the interfaces themselves and create the premade layouts for users to use in the first place. 

“What Is A Content Management System (CMS)?” Kinsta Managed WordPress Hosting, 21 July 2020, kinsta.com/knowledgebase/content-management-system/.

“Static (Traditional) HTML vs. Dynamic CMS. Which to Use?” Amberd Design Studio, 4 May 2020, www.amberddesign.com/static-html-vs-cms/.