A (CMS) Content Management System is a tool that helps users modify, create, manage and responsive on your website without any coding. It’s used in almost all types of industry like blogging, woo-commerce websites, school websites and affiliate marketing etc.
CMS is widely used on the internet because it’s very easy to learn and understand. According to google 64 millions websites have been created by CMS. But you confused which types of Content Management System to select for our business. In this article we will discuss Eight types of CMS.
List of Content.
- What is a Content Management System?
- Component of CMS.
- Types of Content Management System.
- Component Content Management System (CCMS).
- Document Management System (DMS).
- Enterprise (CMS).
- Web (CMS).
- Digital Asset Management System (DAMS).
- Open-source CMS.
- Cloud CMS.
- Proprietary CMS.
- 4 Example of Content Management System.
What is a Content Management System (CMS)?
If you start a new online business but you have no technical knowledge, then the best option for your business is CMS. CMS can easily manage your content like video, image, audio, text etc. Basically CMS stores your data in a database. Content Management System or CMS is a software or application and there are many frameworks such as WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, Ghost, Magento, Shopify etc.
Component of CMS
Two types of components in CMS first are (CMA) Content Management Application and second are (CDA) Content Delivery Application.
Content Management Application (CMA): Without any technical knowledge you can change, remove, add, design and manage the content on your website.
Content Delivery Application (CDA): CDA works in back-end service on your websites that properly store and deliver the content, and builds it visible to your visitors.
Types of Content Management System (CMS)
Different types of Content Management System available, but we will discuss eight types of CMS that are very useful for users.
(1) (CCMS) Component Content Management System
A CCMS is differ from CMS because the CMS tracks the content in the form of pages or documents and CCMS tracks the content in the form of Components. It manages the content at a papular level not a document level.
A component can be anything such as a single word or a chapter or a definition, video, image etc. CCMS tracks the component but also tracks the information or metadata such as location of component, relationships and application of the component.
(2) Document Management System
This CMS gives permission for storing and tracking of data in digital format, because those files can be changed and maintained by multiple users at one time. Without any HTML knowledge or programming knowledge users manage and store the document in DMS. You can edit, store and save the data without any hard paper.
(3) Enterprise CMS
Critical information is delivered to the correct audience by Enterprise CMS. This CMS that helps, collect, store, deliver and manage unstructured data for scan documents, email and reports etc. It is a very flexible CMS because it captures any file type from any location store automatically.
(4) Web Content Management System (WCMS)
This system helps to create and maintain the web pages without any high prior knowledge of markup knowledge or programming. It provides authoring and administration tools that are used to manage and control dynamic web material, and digital content. In this system the website author or editor can add video, image and text into the templates and then publish onto the site.
(5) Digital Asset Management System (DAMS)
This software is used to manage media files such as video, audio, image and other multimedia files. With this CMS users can store, organize and share digital content very easily. In this system users can access content from anywhere because Digital Asset Management System is a cloud-based system.
(6) open-source CMS
This CMS is a platform with a source code that anyone can observe, modify and increase. Without any cost you can easily download because this is an open source CMS. You will get technical help during installation, and you will get free templates, plugins and themes. Examples of open-source CMS such as WordPress, Drupal, Prestashop, Joomla and Magento etc.
(7) Cloud CMS
This CMS is very flexible because its functionality can be easily modified. Cloud Content Management System is collecting, delivering, retiring, and managing information within a cloud hosting environment. Two types of Cloud CMS first are fully cloud and second are partial clouds. Fully cloud exist on SaaS Companies and so may not be as customizable and may not work with third party add-on. Partial cloud content management located as a user’s cloud based server.
(8) Proprietary CMS
If you use Proprietary CMS software then you need a license. These CMS are built and maintained by a single company. Proprietary CMS software can be easily ready to suit the user requirements.
4 Examples of Content Management system
All of these examples of CMS can help to build your websites.
(1) WordPress
WordPress is the most popular Content Management System because according to google 40% of websites are running on the internet by WordPress in 2021. It is used in both small and large businesses such as school websites, blogging, ecommerce websites etc. It is very easy because WordPress provides many plugins and themes. If you are a beginner then you do not need any technical knowledge and high cost for learning WordPress.
(2) Joomla
It is an open source Content Management System and Joomla is the second most popular CMS in the web development field. Joomla is written by PHP (Personal Home Page) and it stores the data in various databases like MySWL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL etc. Many front-end and back-end templates on Joomla and it supports 60+ languages.
(3) Drupal
It is an open source CMS and it is highly flexible because this CMS creates a site that can handle high volume of data and large traffic. If you want to totally profit from Drupal then you will know PHP, HTML and CSS languages. If you want to create a site by Drupal then you can hire a developer or Agency to build and design a website, because Drupal is designed by developers for developers.
(4) Shopify
It is best for ecommerce business websites and its use is very easy. There is no need for high technical knowledge and coding for learning Shopify because its use is very simple. Shopify is not an open source and free platform, it is a paid platform. In this platform you can use many themes and templates, and using this theme and templates you can stand up big online ecommerce business websites.
Conclusion
We have discussed in this article what CMS is, Eight types of Content Management System and its example. We hope this information is very helpful for selection of CMS in your business. If you are a beginner then the best CMS for your business is WordPress which is an open source CMS. After selecting the please write the CMS name in the comment box.
