What is a Content management system?

Chistasoft
2 min readOct 13, 2021

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A Content Management System (CMS) is browser-based software. It enables you to construct, administer, and modify a website and its content without having to know any code. A graphical user interface is provided by the content management system. You may manage all parts of your website from this page. You can add and update text, add images and videos, and change the general look of the site. WordPress, Magento, and Drupal are three of the most popular content management systems (CMS) on the market today. We shall describe what a CMS is in as much detail as possible in this guide.

WordPress is the most popular Content Management System for web development.

How does CMS work?

Without a CMS, you would have to design your website using various computer languages. You’d also have to manually upload files to the server. A modern website is divided into two sections: the front-end and the back-end. The front-end is what your visitors see when they visit your website: blog entries, photographs, videos, About and Contact pages, newsletter forms, and so on. The content is rendered in HTML, a standard markup language, and the design is enhanced with CSS and JavaScript.

A database and website functions comprise the back end. When a user requests a web page, the content is stored in the database and transmitted from the backend to the frontend. Internal functionality can be written in a variety of programming languages, including PHP, Python, and JavaScript.

You do not need to write any external or internal code if you use a CMS. What exactly is CMS? It’s a useful program that runs in your browser. A content management system enables you to utilize a content editor to write posts, pages, online stores, and to publish all of your content on the internet. Drop-down menus, checkboxes, and other controls can also be used to modify your options.

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