How to Build a Website Using the Right CMS?

Answer 1

When building websites was about creating an online brochure for your business - back in the late 1990s and early 2000s when websites were simply a presence for your business on the internet - because there wasn’t a great deal of information, simply creating a website in which all the pages were image files or fairly straightforward HTML was enough. These days however, when most searches in Google bring up millions or pages on any given topic, these simplistic sites are no longer enough.

CSS style sheets are now used to ensure that all of the pages on your website have a consistent look. But even once you’ve ensured that you’re adding META data to describe the page and provide some information about the content, you’ll want to know that you have a system in place that will make it possible to keep all of your website information organized. A CMS - a content management system - will allow you to keep image files and text-based content organized and easy to access.

The right CMS will be easy to use and easy to install. More importantly, when using a CMS on websites it’s important to be sure that it is secure and easy to keep up-to-date. Whether you choose to use Wordpress as a CMS the way that many people and businesses are doing, you choose Joomla or another opensource CMS, or you look for a paid solution, there are some things to keep in mind.

How involved will your website be? How experienced are you with building websites? Will you need support when setting up your CMS? How in-depth do you need your CMS to be?

For simple websites, Wordpress is a great CMS - it’s regularly updated and enough people use it that if you have a problem, you’ll be able to find answers. For more in-depth sites, other opensource CMS tools that are free to use have communities where you can find support. On the other hand, if you want to be sure that the person who coded your CMS can answer questions when you have them, a paid option may be best for meeting your needs.

The more experience that you have with websites and website design, the easier that it will become to choose the right CMS. Focus first on identifying your needs - then you’ll be able to find the tools that let you meet them.