Week 5 Content Management Systems

What is a content management system? Are they only for websites?

A content management system or CMS is a tool that makes it possible for users to create and edit content on website without technical knowledge. Using a CMS makes it possible for people to make a website without coding knowledge. From everything that I have read you only really make websites with CMS, but you can make different types of websites that you can make with CMS. Such as, ecommerce, portfolios and more.

What Is a Content Management System (CMS)? (kinsta.com)

What is the difference between CMS and HTML?

IF you are going to be changing you site frequently and have many pages you would need to change then a CMS is probably the better option. This is due to the fact that with HTML you are creating everything yourself from scratch. It would take a lot more time and money to manage a large site with HTML than with CMS. HTML has the ability to create a page exactly the way you want it, however this takes a lot of time and knowledge. CMS has the ability to make large usable websites quickly it is just more efficient than HTML but might not be as exact as HTML. CMS can also be cheaper than HTML depending on the software you are using for CMS. HTML has to be made by hand and managed by someone who knows how to manage HTML, so hiring someone for this may cost you more money in the long run.

CMS vs HTML: What Are the Advantages of each? – Core dna 

How do CMS impact the web design industry? Are CMS taking jobs from web developers?

CMS can help the web design industry by making website creation more accessible for designers. CMS makes it easier for web designers to make their vision appear on the web page. Since web designers have the power to create, they can make the sites themselves if they are properly trained on the CMS they are using. CMS are not taking jobs from web developers but changing the way the job is done. CMS makes a web developers job easier by making it possible to create and edit websites quickly and efficiently. Instead of having to create everything by hand they are able to create in a simpler way.

Why CMS? Here Are 8 Reasons to Use A CMS For Website Development (innomax-solutions.com)

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