Pre built content management systems

In the past I have worked with and customized over 10 different content management systems, custom and pre built, including Wordpress, Drupal, Joomla, and SilverStripe, which are some of the more popular systems. And if you need a simple website live fast with strong community support and tons of templates, these systems are the way to go. With any of these systems you can have a basic website live in just a few hours.

The main drawback to these systems is they are hard to customize. Customization often requires a web developer who knows the system and is experienced enough to understand and customize the code. While there are many plugins available for most systems, the funcionality you want or need might not be or may require customization that can be difficult.

Another drawback of pre built content mangement systems is once your content is in the system and you have beein using it, it can be very difficult to migrate to a new system. After you start your website and may want to add features that aren't available with a pre built system, moving content to a system that can do what you need usualy requires extra time and money.

Custom content management systems

Custom content management systems are the best choice when you need specific funtionality not available with pre built systems. Though there are many plugins now available for the popular systems, they can be dificult to customize and might not fit your needs 100%. With a custom system, the functionality you plan for, test, and help put together will do exactly what you need from the start. As soon as your site is live, all the functionality you need is right there. No need for upgrades or plugins that can be a real headache.

Another advantage to custom content management systems is they often don't look like they are on a content management system at all. With pre built systems you can usually see be looking at it what system is being used. For me it is very easy to pick out wordpress websites. With a custom system, you decide what you want and where you want it. You can get creative as you want your web designer to get.

The drawback to custom content management systems can be a lack of support and upgrades. Once it's built, that's all. It's a good idea to research a company and make sure they can provide quality work that won't break or cause problems down the road. However, if you find a good company, you can often get new features and customizations added to your site at decent prices.

Both systems have their pros and cons. In most cases you have to make a decision based on what you need. If time is your biggest issue or you are just looking to blog for fun, pre built systems are the right choice. If you need specific functionality and time isn't too much of an issue, a custom content management system is the right choice.

Have a question about which content management system is right for you? Contact us and we can help.

Wordpress is a great system, but many users find it difficult to use. From a developers stand point, I am not a fan. Adding modules to make a simple site function properly and add the basic features that should be in any content management system, such as metadata is time consuming and can be buggy. Try is for yourself. Wordpress Demo. Revolution Unlimited Content Management System Demo.

Simple to use

The Revolution Unlimited content management system is as simple as possible. When I was developing the content management system, I wanted it to contain everything needed to create web pages that are seo friendly, and can easily be edited and added. Using the Tiny MCE wysiwyg editor, you can easily format your pages, add bold text, links, images, and more. The word like interface makes creating a web page as easy as creating a word document.

After using many of the popular content management systems, drupal, wordpress, joomla, silver stripe, etc., I took the featured I liked and got rid of what was not nessesary. What I came up with is what I think is easier to use, but just as robust as any other system. Try the content management system demo and see how easy it is to use.

Metadata

Metadata is pretty much a summary of your web page. Metadata inludes meta titles, meta keywords, and meta descriptions. Search engines use metadata to determine what content is on your pages and where to rank you on searches for that information. It is extremely important for search engine optimization to use optimized metadata.

The Revolution Unlimited content management system comes standard with the ability to have custom metadata on every page. You can optimize every page on your website to include custom meta titles, meta keywords and meta descriptions.

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