What is a Content Management System?

A website built using a Content Management System (CMS) enables you and users you authorise to edit and maintain the content that is displayed on your site. Additionally, a CMS enables a website to become more of a collaborative project. This is particularly useful in an organisation where there are several distinct departments or a number of contributors to a website.

Key Benefits

• Information can be updated immediately and at any time by an authorised user through a web-based interface. There is no need to know HTML.
• Substantial cost savings can be made by eliminating the need for a third-party webmaster to maintain your website.

How does a CMS Work?

A Content Management System (CMS) consists of a template and a database. The template controls how each page will display in a web browser and the database holds the content to be displayed on the pages.

The Design

Designing a web interface to work with a content management system can be a complicated process. Troy Horse has been designing and deploying CMS websites for several years now and can offer you a choice of simple content updating systems through to fully featured end-to-end solutions.

Editing Content

Editing of your site is carried out through a web browser such as Internet Explorer or Safari. Authorised users simply log in with a username and password and commence editing using a word processor-like interface. Once changes have been made and the user has saved the changes your site is updated immediately. Depending on the type of CMS you choose it is very easy to update text, insert hyperlinks, upload and place images, and create new pages. With a fully featured CMS you also have access to banner management (for advertisers on your site), in-built search facilities, more sophisticated text editing, and access to a huge array of extensions to add amazing functionality to your site.

Troy Horse offers several options when it comes to self-managing the content on your site. For example our entry level CMS called Web Control will enable you to edit text and upload and replace the images on your site amongst other features. More information about Web Control. 

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