Content Management Systems Flashcards
What is a content management system?
Allows publishing, editing and modifying content, organizing, deleting, as well as maintenance of a central interface.
Such systems of content management provide procedures to manage workflow in a collaborative environment.
What is the purpose of a content management system?
Allow for a large number of people to contribute to and shared stored data
Aid in easy storage and retrieval of data
Control access to data, based on user roles. User roles define what information each user can view or edit.
What are the benefits of a CMS?
A CMS drastically speeds up cumbersome steps, and decentralises the site updating process, freeing up the technical people to do other work.
This allows the people who know the content to be the ones updating the site.
What are the benefits of a CMS?
A CMS drastically speeds up cumbersome steps, and decentralises the site updating process, freeing up the technical people to do other work.
This allows the people who know the content to be the ones updating the site.
What are the types of CMS’s?
Enterprise CMS
Web CMS
Document Management System
Mobile Content Management System
Component Content Management System
Media Content Management System
What are the advantages of using a CMS vs custom code?
1-A CMS allows content to be controlled by the people who own the content (the content or subject matter experts). This means no more relying on developers to make changes to the web content; subject matter experts can add content without needing to know HTML or any code. This saves money and time.
2-Content can be added to the site much more quickly and efficiently. Nothing is worse than time-sensitive information not getting posted in time because the request to update the site is stuck in a development queue.
3-Keeping content controlled by the content authors frees up the developers’ time to focus on other things like the design of the front end of the website or implementation of new features and functionality.
4-A CMS allows you to distribute content authoring duties to different people or departments within your organization. Many also allow you to set up workflows, approval chains, and permissions. This helps to make sure that content doesn’t appear on the website unless it has been fully approved.
5-Workflows are built in as part of most enterprise CMS platforms. This gives people the ability to view, share, and approve drafts of content without needing to resort to marked up printouts, sticky notes, and emails. Content can be previewed from within the software.
6-A CMS can work in parallel with design efforts to force visual consistency across sections of the site. By putting style rules in place, you can make sure that things such as font sizes and colors are used universally, without regard to how many content authors you have. This keeps things looking professional and helps maintain brand unity.
7-A CMS provides a wide range of functionality by default, functionality that would normally cost money to build from scratch.
8-Most CMS software is web based, which means that you can access and edit your site from any computer with an internet connection. No specific software needs to be installed.
9-Many enterprise CMS platforms can securely protect your data and information about your users or members. In addition, they allow you to set rules which make sure that content editors fill in all the necessary information on pages in order to meet accessibility requirements, such as Section 508 Accessibility Standards.
