SJF Media Solutions

A content management system is fully programmable software that keeps track of every piece of content on your Web site, Content can be text, photos, music, video, documents, or just about anything you can think of.

A major advantage of using a CMS is that it requires almost no technical skill or knowledge to manage your content or users. Since the CMS software manages it all for you, you can concentrate on what you know best.

A CMS makes any page dynamic. A page doesn't really exist until you follow a link to view it, and the content might be different each time you view it. This means a page's content can be updated and customised based on the viewer's interactions with the page.

For example, the user management options allow the administrator to filter what the user can see depending on his login status set by the site administrator.

Are there any drawbacks to a CMS :

From a technical viewpoint, CMS can be extremely complex, containing thousands of files and scripts that work together in concert with databases to present a comprehensive and feature-rich web-site.

Normally, this means that a CMS site will be designed and created by technical staff because set up is time-consuming involving a large infrastructure that must be installed, databases must be set up, and templates must be programmed and styled before any pages can be created.

Benefits to using a CMS

• CMS web pages consist of a series of empty place holders which are populated by using a programming language to fetch content from a database and write the content to the web page when needed.
• CMS sites can offer many advanced features at a cost much less than traditional websites due to pre built modules that can bolted on.
• CMS makes the page dynamic. A page's content can be updated and customised based upon the viewer's interactions with the page.
• A full set of administration tools allows full control over content, new pages and user access, this makes CMS ideal for individuals, organisations and business who want or need to maintain the site themselves
• Pages are edited online via a normal browser.
• Edits go live immediately (or approved first).
• The site owner can easily edit, add or delete pages.
• With minimal training, the site owner can add new menu items and even sections to the site.
• Design and layout are controlled by templates leaving editors free from technical concerns
• Content of many different types can be organised and presented in many different ways.
• Content is completely separated from presentation - ie the page content does not affect its layout.

SJF Media will install your CMS infrastructure and databases, design your site templates and style sheets before either:

• Creating all or most of the initial menus and content for you:
• Provide training to allow you to build your own menus and content
• Or a combination of both

Your project design quote includes full training and electronic or printed training materials as a standard. SJF Media will accommodate what ever approach you feel suits you best.