What is CMS?
A Content Management System (CMS) is a software platform that enables creating, editing, and managing digital content without writing code directly. The most well-known CMS are WordPress (43% of all websites), Shopify (e-commerce), Wix, Squarespace, and for enterprises Drupal or Adobe Experience Manager. Modern "Headless CMS" like Contentful, Sanity, or Strapi separate content management (backend) from presentation (frontend), offering more flexibility. Important for CMS selection: user-friendliness, scalability, SEO features, extensibility through plugins, security, and cost.
Key Points
- WordPress dominates with 43% market share
- Headless CMS: Content API for any frontend
- WYSIWYG editor for visual editing
- Plugins/extensions extend functionality
- Hosting: Self-hosted vs. cloud/SaaS
- Security: Updates and backups important
Practical Example
“With the CMS, the marketing team can publish blog articles themselves without waiting for IT.”
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