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After getting a web host and domain name, it is time to pick a content management system to integrate your web pages and backend applications. While there are so many content management systems, which one should you adopt for your website? Now let’s explain it from the following questions.

What is CMS?

CMS stands for Content Management System. A Content Management System is a web application that uses a database (usually MySQL) or other methods to create, edit and store html content in a manageable way. Web owners create or edit content in an administration portion (referred to as the Backend) of a content management system, and then the resulting content is displaying to the visitors on the regular site (referred to as the Frontend).

What is the best CMS?

WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, MovableType and SilverStripe are some of the most popular content management systems.

In the 2009 Open Source CMS Award, the Overall Best Open Source CMS Award went to WordPress, and Drupal won the Hall of Fame Award. Top three Most Promising Open Source CMS are ImpressCMS, Pixie and Pligg.

But as far as the best CMS is concerned, no content management system can be the best one. The one that suit you best may be the best one for you, while it won’t be suitable for every one in the world.

So don’t be taken in the advertisement of “the best CMS”. You should pick up the one that gives you what you need.

What features are you looking for?

There are different things to look for in a content management system for different users. Choose a content management system that can offer you what you are looking for.

l       User-friendly and simple administration interface — This would be a preference for most web owners. Nobody loves to manage his websites, articles and users on a horrible user interface. A CMS with a good user interface is essential and will save you a lot pf pain in the long run. Fortunately, most content management systems provide a friendly user interface.

l       Ease of installation –- Installation and maintenance of the software may be troublesome. It will be a relief if the CMS provides one-click installation or other forms of quick installation. As one of the most popular blogging platform, WordPress is famous for its five-minute installation. Users who are tired of installation can have a try with WordPress.

l       Function extension –- If the features the CMS itself provided is far from enough for you, but you insist on this CMS, you may wish that the CMS offer quick and easy extension for extra functionality.

Besides, the flexibility, the template manipulation and some other factors that trouble you should also be taken into consideration while choosing a CMS.

Remember, “Bigger is better” is not true in choosing the right CMS for your website. Always choose what you need rather than choose what others said.