As I work on more & more content management systems, I’ve come to realize that keeping your CMS up-to-date and in good working order is critical to a properly functioning web site. A nice feature on most content management systems is that the admin program warns you when the core program or any installed modules require updating. Sometimes these are minor updates to improve features and other times these are major updates that affect the security of your web site.
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Keep Your CMS Up-To-Date With a Maintenance Plan
February 24, 2010 By
Adding a Blog to Your Web Site
February 10, 2010 By
As more and more people learn about the power of business blogging and how blog articles can help improve your rank in the search engines, a common request that I am getting these days is to add a blog to an existing web site.
This very easy to do if your web site has been built on a Content Management System (see last week’s article on Adding Features to your CMS Web Site.) The blog is a standard module on all content management systems, so all you have to do is install the blog module and start writing. The blog should automatically take on the look & feel of your web site.
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Adding Features to Your CMS
February 3, 2010 By
One of the wonderful things about a Content Management System is the ability to easily expand your web site with new pages and new features.
Once your web site is built on a CMS, the options are practically endless – especially if your CMS is Open Source, such as WordPress or Drupal. These are two of the open source Content Management Systems that I typically work with. Open Source means that the source code is available to the public and therefore developers from all over the world can expand on the functionality of the CMS by adding new features. These new features are called modules, widgets or plug-ins, which you can download and add to your own CMS web site.
Take Control of Your Website with a CMS
October 5, 2009 By
Technology never stands still. As the owner of a web design business, I have to keep on top of the moving trends in my industry or become obsolete. This year, the technology I have embraced is Content Management Systems. Once you have a CMS, you’ll fall in love and wonder how you ever survived without it (just like your cell phone!)
The Benefits of a CMS include:
- Take control of your website! It’s a great feeling to be in charge. Update your own website whenever you like, without having to wait for someone else to do it.
- Save Money! You no longer have to pay your web developer to make those minor updates any more.
- Easy to Update! No technical skills or HTML knowledge required. Most CMS platforms have a built-in editor that is as easy to use as Microsoft Word.
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