A Content-Management-System based Website (CMS website) is a website using a software system known as Web Content Management System (WCMS) that is capable to manage and control a large, dynamic collection of Web material (HTML documents and their associated images). A WCMS facilitates document control, auditing, editing, and timeline management. A WCMS provides the following key features:
The templates (usually consists of HTML and XML) of the website can be easily applied. This allows the visual presentation (e.g. font size, colors, etc) of the website can be changed/managed from one central place.
The content is separated from the visual presentation of a site. And Most WCMS software includes WYSIWYG editing tools. All these have make the content becomes much easier and quicker to edit and manipulate.
- Fully Scalable Extensions
Most WCMS software can include plug-ins or modules so that there is endless possibility to extend an existing site's functionality. And they are easily installed.
Active WCMS software is usually supported by large active communities. And there communities would consistently develop updates that include new feature sets and keep the system up to date with current web standards.
- Workflow Management Enabled
WCMS enables the workflow possible. For example, a content creator can submit a story, but it is not published until the editor reviews and approves it.
- Document Management Enabled
WCMS may provide a means of managing the life cycle of a document from initial creation time, through revisions, publication, archive, till document destruction.
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