What is a CMS
A Content Management System (CMS) is a Web application that uses a database (usually MySQL) or other methods to create, edit, and store HTML content in a manageable way. Content is created and edited on the web in an administration portion of the web application (referred to as the Backend). The resulting content is then displayed to the viewers on the regular site (referred to as the Frontend).
What to Look for in a CMS
There are many things to look for in a content management system but here are a few of the more important ones:
- Quick and easy installation
- Simple administration interface
- Quick and easy extension of CMS for extra functionality
- Simple template manipulation
- Helpful user community
Top 5 Content Management Systems.
1. Drupal
2. WordPress
3. Radiant CMS
4. Magento
5. Silverstripe
Content Management Systems have become one the internet’s most powerful web developer tools since PHP.
