Content Management Systems and Their Effects on Your Website

 

In the modern age, a content management system (CMS) is vital for the running of any website, big or small. A CMS allows you to edit content on-the-fly, amending and improving your website without the need for advanced coding knowledge. However, many popular content management systems have significant drawbacks of which all website owners should be aware.

WordPress

WordPress is perhaps the most popular CMS on the market today, mainly being targeted towards the blogging sector but also perfectly usable for a static website. WordPress is, unfortunately, very vulnerable to attacks due to its popularity and open-source nature, with just one single plugin potentially giving hackers access to your admin area. Its SQL base also makes it vulnerable to SQL injection attacks. SEO can be an issue with WordPress if not carefully managed and it uses a lot of server resources, too.

Joomla

Joomla has declined in popularity recently after enjoying a heyday, mainly because a number of the plugins will only work with particular sites and the learning curve for operating its admin area is much bigger than with other content management systems. It’s not particularly user-friendly compared to other systems and is very heavy in terms of its server usage.

Drupal

Drupal was once lauded as the content management system of the future, but it also has a very steep learning curve which makes it unattractive for inexperienced users. It’s incredibly intricate, which can be an advantage, but many of the features are useless for most users and just become confusing. It also has cross-platform compatibility issues.

Our conclusion

As a website design company, we think very carefully about what content management systems we use, and we tend to use a system which has none of the drawbacks of the systems listed above, and instead offers a whole host of advantages for us and you.

From a purely geeky point of view, the system allows us to customise your website fully, scaling it for your own particular needs and giving complete control over your final website. It’s also much easier to use for both developers and the end user than many of the systems above, making it the ideal system for building a new website. Why not give us a call and let us show you?

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