Content Management Systems (CMS)

A content management system (CMS) is a collection of procedures used to manage work flow in a collaborative environment. These procedures can be manual or computer-based. The procedures are designed to:

1. Allow for a large number of people to contribute to and share stored data.
2. Control access to data, based on user roles. User roles define what information each user can view or edit.
3. Aid in easy storage and retrieval of data.
4. Reduce repetitive duplicate input.
5. Improve the ease of report writing.
6. Improve communication between users.

We use 2 major open source CMS's, Drupal and Wordpress. Using a CMS allows you to update the content on your site when you want and keep the everything to date.

In a CMS, data can be defined as almost anything - documents, movies, pictures, phone numbers, scientific data, etc. CMS's are frequently used for storing, controlling, revising, semantically enriching, and publishing documentation. Content that is controlled is industry-specific. For example, entertainment content differs from the design documents for a fighter jet. There are various terms for systems (related processes) that do this. Examples are web content management, digital asset management, digital records management and electronic content management. Synchronization of intermediate steps, and collation into a final product are common goals of each.

Drupal is a powerful open source framework for developing web sites. A highly customisable content management system, it is fast becoming the most popular choice for web applications and web development due to it's powerful features and large community which supports it.

If you're about to start a web design project and would like more information on how Lightflows and a Content Management System can help your business succeed please contact us.

Below are a list of web site designs that Lightflows have created using Content Management Systems.