If we revert back and have a look on the web then we were used to seeing all HTML along with pure basic CSS. Web Developers & Web Designers were forced to use basic HTML/CSS and give the end users a basic platform along with simple looks. But things have changed from the past decade. End users don’t need to track or need to have the knowledge of such coding behind the scene. But what is the thing that makes it easier for web developers to provide a proper and easy way for their end users to handle their site all alone. Content Management System (CMS) is the answer to this question. But what exactly a Content Management System (CMS) is?
Content Management System (CMS) is basically a computer program/software with the help of which the end user can easily handle the content on their websites quite easily. Users can modify, edit or publish new content on their websites by themselves.
There is a whole list of Content Management Systems (CMS) available on the internet from which you can choose the best Content Management System (CMS) for yourself that is best suited to your website. Choosing the best Content Management System for your website must be the topmost answer for you that you must decide after discussing it with your web developer as this is the decision that will help you in the near future for handling your website’s content after a web developer is done with developing your website. You must consult and discuss every requirement of your’s with your developer so that the concern person can tell you to opt for the best option available. But before that just look at the options available for you in the market. Below we present a whole list of best content management systems (CMS) out there in the market that you can opt for as per your requirement.
WordPress, Joomla!, Drupal, CushyCMS, SilverStripe, Radiant CMS, ZenCart, XOOPS, dotCMS
WordPress is known to be the most popular content management system available out there on the internet. According to a survey, there are over 16.7% of the top one million websites are using WordPress as per ranked by Alexa. The reason behind this popularity is its free and open source blogging platform which is based on PHP and MySQL. Another reason behind this popularity is the availability of a huge number of plugins that enables you to implement a number of functionality without the knowledge of the core coding behind your website.
Joomla is another popular content management system (CMS) which is a free and open source too. Joomla is basically written in PHP which uses object-oriented programming (OOP) concepts along with software design patterns that stores data in MySQL. You can publish your content on the web easily through this content management system (CMS). Joomla is divided in five extensions which comprises of components, modules, templates, plugins and languages. All these functions have a specific function of its own and must be handled properly in order to use it effectively and efficiently.
Drupal is a well known and establish open source content management framework (CMF) written in PHP. Drupal is used by 2.1% of all websites available on the internet which include personal blogs, corporate, government and political sites. Drupal Core, which is the standard release of Drupal is used as the content management system. You must be amazed why Drupal is called as a content management framework (CMF). This is so because of the availability of more than 20,100 plugins which is extensible and its modular design. These are the reason why Drupal is used for building corporate and political web sites. You can run Drupal on any platform that supports a web server with the capability of running PHP and a database.
Cushy CMS is a free and elegant CMS with which you can easily handle content without the knowledge of programming at users end. You can manage content quite easily through admin panel of the CMS safely and securely.
The SilverStripe content management system is a free and open source software with the help of which you can create and maintain your websites effectively and efficiently. You can manage your content from administration panel quite easily. It works on PHP web application framework which is the core section of the software. SilverStripe handles everything effectively through modules, widgets, code customization, themes and help users to build their websites.
Radiant CMS provides you a whole package of tools and plugins to manage your content of the website at your end without the knowledge of programming skills. This is an open source CMS system for small teams.
Zen Cart is an e-commerce platform which is free, open source and user friendly shopping cart software which is very much popular in the market. Zen Cart is an easy to deal software between the merchants and shoppers which allow both them to manage their roles effectively as well as efficiently. You can easily setup Zen Cart with the knowledge of basic website building along with basic knowledge of computer skills.
XOOPS is an easy to use dynamic content management system which is written in PHP. XOOPS is based on relational database model which uses SQL as its base. It uses modules to define the functionality required.
dotCMS
dotCMS is an extensible CMS with a lot of features and the availability of a number of plugins. It also supports spring MVC model. If you are looking for a website for e-commerce, education website or professional website for your business then you can opt for dotCMS.
I heard PyroCMS is really good but I havn’t tried it.
Yes, PyroCMS is good I have worked on it and helped one of my client for fixing some issues on his site.