Understanding the concept of CMS - Content Management System

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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Still in the series to understand the infrastructure of blogging. If the last article we discussed the definition of the Internet, things are important in the development of the Internet, 3 ways to make money via the Internet, and the difference in static and dynamic websites, this article is talking about the concept of CMS: more about the concept of a static website.

Here We Go.

In the last article we already understand the difference between static and dynamic websites. Blogs, in general, is a dynamic website. Dynamic websites have characteristics of the programming on the server side to manage the content displayed on the website dynamic.

Now, if the blog is a dynamic website and dynamic website is composed of programs installed on the server, how can I create a blog? I do not know anything about programming server!

Take it easy. There is a content management system.

What is a Content Management System (CMS)?

Like literally, CMS is a content management system. Language simple: you simply install the software on the server, configure it, enter the information you want to display on your website to a CMS that you install, and be your website.

Technical language: Unity server side program and database that you are in charge of processing the input data into a web page (to manage the input data in a web page. That's why his name CMS)

If you read my article about the internet timeline: List Chronological development of Internet, you will realize that the website (and blog) is increasingly growing with the number that was fantastic (especially the latter).

One factor supporting it is a Content Management System.

With the CMS, not just geek can have a website. People who do not know anything about programming server can create a website.

Simply buy a domain, server rental, install CMS. Not knowing the stage of installing a CMS? You can find tutorials spread across the world wide web or ask for help customer service where you rent a server.

After installation, set (configured) view your website, stacking structure of your page, then type the information you want to display in WYSIWYG editor (What You See Is What You Get, the display type data as MS Word. Generally, CMS has this feature) , then click publish. The information you type it can now be accessed through your web pages.


Where Can I Get a CMS?

Good Question. After knowing what CMS is and what you can do with CMS, the next question is where you can get these CMS.

Many ways to get CMS. Some are paid, some are free. Back before the dotcom bubble burst, maybe people need to pay a web developer to get the desired CMS for dynamic websites.

But times change. Today you can get a very high quality CMS for free, on behalf of the Open Source project. There are many CMS that you can download and install on your server your rental for free, supported by a large user community.

Some CMS which you can download and use for free: There are Joomla, Drupal, Expression Engine (version berbayarnya there too), ZenCart, Textpattern, WordPress, etc.. How CMS specialized for specific purposes. As ZenCart to shop online, and WordPress for blogging.

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