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History of the CMS
The not-too-technical story behind our content management system (CMS)
Why do you need a CMS?Conventional website technology (called HTML) is simply not compatible with a principle (called MVC) which allows programmers, graphics designers, copy writers and others (including site owners) to work independently and effectively on the same website project. The problem is that your content (the information), styles
& formatting codes (the presentation) and programming code
(the logic) are all in the same file, one for each page.
Each person who works on a file increases the risk of unknowingly
damaging some other person's work. All of the commonly used scripting languages (such as PHP, ASP,
JSP... etc.) were developed for 'inside' the HTML and have perpetuated
this same fundamental flaw. The MVC priciple begins with complete separation of the disciplines
so they are self-contained, yet easily and efficiently reassembled on
the fly. Doing so quickly gets complicated, however, requiring things like:
and that's just for starters! This collection of technologies have since become known as Content Management Systems (CMS), but before the year 2000 they were just an idea. How I got involved
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No special skills are required ! Anyone who can use a browser and a basic word-processor can manage
your website. No other skills or special knowledge are needed. Still,
we won't limit you, so if you already have the know-how you can easily
use it to make your presentation even more spectacular. There are no downloads or software to install. Our built-in wysiwyg editor works through your browser, so you can log in and edit your website from any computer, at any time, from anywhere in the world with internet access. Our Specialized CMS is included free! My latest efforts have been focused on adapting the default CMS
specifically for small business owners, especially those with
little-or-no website expertise on staff. Our version of the CMS is integrated with our servers, so it's included with your hosting and support package! All packages include ample server resources and are competitively priced with traditional hosting. Even if all you need is a simple site with just a few pages you will
benefit from built-in features like: automated menu generation,
site-wide consistency, cross-browser compatibility, SEO-friendly
structures, transaction-oriented processing, state-of-the-art security,
optimized server integration, wide-ranging standards compliance and
dozens of miscellaneous details that would otherwise be
overlooked. If you don't know what any of that means, it's okay, we've already taken care of it. |