Content Managed Systems (CMS)

A typical CMS allows users to administer their sites directly (via a browser) from any location. Content and structure can be added by users with little or no knowledge of HTML, with the "look and feel" of the site always preserved - controlled by the templates set up by the designer/developer.

The design of a CMS is modular - allowing functions to easily be added or disabled. Many CMS's may work "off the shelf" with little customisation or modification, but beyond a certain point it may be wiser to go for a tailor-made solution.

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General Features:

• Completely database-driven site engine.
• News, products or services sections fully editable and manageable.
• Topics sections can be added to by contributing authors.
• Fully customisable layouts and menus.
• Browser upload of images for use anywhere in the site.
• Dynamic Forum/Poll/Voting.

Extensive Administration:

• Change order of objects including news, FAQs, articles etc.
• Random Newsflash generator.
• Remote author submission module for News, Articles, FAQs and Links.
• Object hierarchy - as many sections, departments, divisions and pages as you want.
• Image library - store PNG, PDF, DOC, XLS, GIF and JPEG files online for easy use.
• Automatic pathfinder for image placement.
• News feed manager.
• Archive manager. Put your old articles into cold storage rather than deleting them.
• Email-a-friend and print-format for every story and article.
• In-line Text editor similar to Word Pad. No HTML knowledge required.
• User editable look and feel.
• Polls/Surveys.
• Custom Page Modules.
• Template Manager. Download templates and implement them in seconds.
• Layout preview. See how it looks before going live.
• Banner manager. Make money out of your site.