What is a CMS?


A Web Content Management System is a tool that aids in the management and function of a website. It provides features that allow user to update and manage a website without any web design programming skills.  Thanks to this you can make updates to your site yourself without paying a web designer to do so.

 

Even for the technically minded a CMS will help to speed up the day to day running of management and maintenance. Our chosen CMS is based around a web based admin panel. You simply go to the private address and securely login to the administration using your web browser. From there you can / edit pages and images, change settings and view your website stats. This allows you to quickly and easily manage your website from anywhere as long as you have a valid internet connection. You could be having a coffee in an internet café and decide to update your homepage over WIFI or need to change the prices of a product on your e-commerce store. All of this and more is possible with the Phrase One CMS.

Why use a CMS?

  • Update your website yourself - no programming knowledge required!
  • Add new pages and features
  • Manage user accounts and profiles
  • View user submitted data such as contact forms
  • Manage each features of your site including calendars, forums, blog posts, social integration  etc.
  • Work on your website from anywhere as long as you have an internet connection
  • Multiple logins with user level access .e.g. authors, admins and publishers
  • Full document control – manage revisions and collaborate with colleagues

Custom CMS Design

    When choosing a CMS based web design we create a bespoke / unique template which is the face of the website. This is powered by our complex engine that runs underneath the front facing website. This is engine layer provides all of cogs and wheels to power the public facing side. Once the custom skin is created we work on integrating it with the backend admin side. We then usually provide a couple of hours training to the client on how to manage and update the site along with an easy to follow manual for later. Armed with this info new website owner is all set for managing and growing his / her new investment. Of course if you ever get stuck with the CMS we are here to provide free user support for life. Another great thing about a CMS is the scalability and upgradability that is provides. If in future you decide you need a new feature just come back to us and we can add it for you.

     Industry Standard Platforms

    Here at Phrase One we use industry and open source standard content management systems that are world renowned. This means that we use popular tried and tested systems for our website. The public viewing side of your website is always a custom theme and unique style but underneath it is powered by some of the most powerful software on the web. Our CMS is quite simply the best and it is used by the best. Below is a small selection of other users of Joomla and Magento:

     

    1. Misubushi
    2. Wiltshire Police
    3. Porsche
    4. IKEA
    5. McDonals
    6. Vodafone
    7. Kellogs
    8. Holiday Inn
    9. Toshiba

    Don't be locked into a design agency!

    Some web design companies choose to design their own content management systems. We can also do this when your requirements are very niche but for most applications there is already an excellent product to do the job.

    An in-house CMS is not as:

    1. Powerful
    2. Tested
    3. Scalable
    4. Popular
    5. Cost Effective

     

    One of the motives for a company using an in-house CMS is that you have to go back to them for any changes as they are the original author. With some companies you don’t even own the CMS and are just leasing it! With our free and open source CMS you can speak to any web design company and they will have heard of it and if they haven’t they can buy 1 of the 100s of books showing you how to use it.

    A mainstream CMS is worked on by thousands of developers from all over the world. They codebase has roots going back up to 10 years which shows that it is a system that has been perfected over time. An in-house is usually only a few years old, worked on by a small team of developers with a lot slower rate of improvement and development. By using our CMS we can spend your money wisely on improving the look, feel and features of the site without having to starting from the groundwork and laying the foundations. We have already got that covered.

     

    'Apps' for your website

     

    The CMs systems that we use and design are scalable and extensible. They are regularly updated and new plugins and features (like apps for your phone) are coming out all the time. Below is a short list of some of the apps available:

     

    • Affiliates & Marketing
    • Banner Management
    • Classified Ads
    • Calendars & Events
    • Communities
    • CRM
    • Help Desks
    • Project & Task Management
    • Chat
    • Forums
    • Cloud Storage
    • Directories
    • Downloads
    • Portfolio
    • Currency & Exchange
    • Translation
    • Astrology & Weather
    • Maps & Locations
    • Mobile Display
    • Multimedia
    • News Tickers & Scrollers
    • Photos & Images
    • Social Networking
    • Sports & Games
    • Bookings & Reservations
    • Real Estate
    • Vehicles


    Content Managed

     

    Whatever your website idea you can be sure that Phrase One have got your content managed. We will provide the platform that allows you to express your ideas and inform your customer without being bogged down with the technical details. Contact us now and our advisors will be happy to give you some no-obligation advice.  

     

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