Google loves content. More correctly, Google loves new content! So do Bing, Yahoo and You-know-what search engines.
So how do you add new content to your old website that was tenderly developed long years ago? The process could be a daunting task especially if you do not have direct access.
On the other hand, if you have been using a Content Management System (CMS), you will probably be aware that it can be an exciting way to carry on with ease the maintenance of your professional or personal website.
Let’s look at some of the popular open source CMS’s that are available out there.
WordPress is probably the most popular CMS for blogging, and probably the most popular CMS overall. It’s a great place for beginners and can be installed and used rather fast. The new version of WordPress is quite impressive with its cool feature that auto-updates the core and plugins from within the backend, without having to download a single file.
Familiarity with HTML is not required with WordPress. The WYSIWYG editor can get you on the blogging spree effortlessly. You can even upload your images and movies with ease and convey a professional article to all your readers. The only time you may need assistance is to customise your template and that’s when a professional can come in handy.
Drupal is another popular CMS that has a very large and active community. Instead of focusing on blogging as a platform, Drupal is more of a pure CMS. A plain installation comes with a host of optional modules that can add lots of amazing features like forums, user blogs, OpenID, profiles and more.
Drupal’s popularity is growing rapidly and is a winner of several Open Source CMS Awards.
Then there is Joomla which is also a very advanced CMS. This CMS is very easy to use and comes with an excellent user interface. It is simple to add edit or delete image or context, catalogs, content, users, components and modules through its user friendly backend administration. Anybody without any technical knowledge can get the CMS implemented by a Joomla developer and can maintain the website independently.
Of recent, there has been much talk of MODx – the Open Source Content Management Framework (CMF). Interested? Go have a look at http://modxcms.com
In conclusion, once a website is created, it needs to be maintained…and maintaining a website is not an easy task. However a CMS makes your task easy. Even if you are a non-technical person, you need not to fret and can very easily maintain and supervise a CMS powered website.
So if you are planning on developing a website for your business or hobby, consider using a CMS. For more details, please contact us or drop an email at infoATwebvision.lk