What Is a CMS?

A Content Management System (CMS) is an invaluable tool for maintaining your website.

What is a CMS? As well as allowing you to update your content, it's based on a modular system that allows extra features to be added, quickly and easily.

• Make updates, simply by logging into your website via your browser
• Add new pages, using a system very much like a word processor
• Save money by doing what a web designer would charge you for under normal circumstances
• A CMS is updated by thousands of developers worldwide, with lots of online information and tutorials

Fundamental CMS features:

• Database driven websites
• Upload images to your website via your browser
• Customisable layouts for your website
• Upload documents for customer use, e.g. PDF's
• Multiple user accounts - each user has their own separate log in facility
• Admin (you!) can control which of your staff is authorised for a particular task

Advanced CMS features:

• Modules - modules are snippets of code that can be uploaded to your site and provide extra functionality. For example, slideshows, galleries and much, much more.
• Components - as above, simple to install, but giving hugely powerful features, for example, online ecommerce websites.

How will I learn to use my CMS driven website?

Eloquent Lunacy provide a tailor made series of training videos for each client, including a PDF (printable) manual. Onsite training within your own business premises is also available, at a very affordable hourly rate.