What does mean CMS and why use it? - Camille Guérin's Personal

... list of the main open source CMS: - CMS Made Simple : http://www.cmsmadesimple.org/. - SPIP : http://www.spip.net/. - Joomla : http://www.joomla.org/.
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What does mean CMS and why use it? A Constant Management System (C.M.S) is a computer application used to create, manage and edit dynamic Web Sites or multimedia application. A CMS may support the following features: -

Multi-users can work in the same time on the same documents Separation of content's semantic layer from its layout Structure the content (establishment of Faq, documents, discussion forum)

We can wonder if it is better to make a site with one CMS or without. The advantages of CMS are: -

Not need of specific knowledge in coding Models of shaping (templates) Optimization of the referencing (Only the text is seen by search engines)

Inconveniences of CMS are: -

Often complex installation You must be connected to Internet to manage your site Not all free…

The advantages of CMS are much important than its inconveniences and if we understood how work one CMS it’s very easy to create and manage his Website. I tested one English open source CMS (CMS Made Simple) and I were impressed by the possibilities that it offers. An available list of the main open source CMS: -

CMS Made Simple : http://www.cmsmadesimple.org/ SPIP : http://www.spip.net/ Joomla : http://www.joomla.org/

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