Fort Myers Web Design
May 2 2010
A CMS or Content Management System is the modern holy grail of web design. What started with frames and HTML, evolved into XML then on to CMS. Each incarnation allowing us to provide more interactivity to our users and engage them more in the whole web presence, rather than merely posting a site for them to read.
CMS come in all shapes and sizes. The huge like Interwoven to the smallest like Zope. Whatever the kind of CMS, the intention is the same. To use something that lets us create a design while allowing the contributors to provide content in a completely separate but connected environment.
The beauty of CMS is that it allows web developers to concentrate on the structure and workings of the site and leaves the graphic designers to make pretty pictures without getting in our way. We can all do what we’re good at without overburdening each other with tasks we don’t need to worry about. The developers can develop and the designers can do their bit.
The upshot of this is that a web developer can be just that, not an unofficial trainer, tech support or troubleshooter for a site. The CMS manages it all and once implemented should run with the minimum of supervision or intervention.
A CMS also streamlines workflow. While the graphic designer is implementing a new template, the contributors can be creating and uploading content. Neither operation interrupts the other and none of the changes means downtime for the site.
The RT Design Group has plenty of CMS expertise, from the standard ones like Wordpress or Joomla to custom ones made just for you. Our web developers can implement or create a CMS from our offices in Naples. Graphic designers then take that framework and add color to it and make it look attractive for the end user.
They can create a range of templates that can skin your website in minutes. Using CMS technology we can implement changes in moments, not hours. We no longer have to create websites that are backwards compatible, or make several versions of pages or files that work in different browsers as the CMS takes care of it all for us. Backwards compatibility is now automatic with a properly formatted CMS.
Whether you choose a custom or package CMS, you will appreciate the fact that maintaining a website, no matter what the scale it now much easier to manage. You can make significant changes, modify pages and posts on the fly, and pretty much manipulate it in any way without interrupting service or interrupting those people who are using your site. The changes are implemented instantly and allows you to preview changes before making them live.
Creating a custom CMS entails a lot of work, but is worth it in the end. The freedom is gives us, graphic designers, you the client, contributors and ultimately the end users is well worth the extra effort.
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