We Implemented Content management system as service. Our CMS organize and classify these system components by dividing the content from the layout. In more concrete terms, the content is stored in content files, the layout is stored in layout files (i.e. document templates).
Using this approach, Our CMS provides the means for treating content and layout in separate ways. This also allows using the same content in different documents and formatted for different media ("cross-media publishing"); think of an HTML page as it shows in the browser and the printer-friendly display of the same page, for example.
Advantages of Our Content Management System
- Faster page development: Instead of having to copy and adapt the layout from one page to the other, it is only necessary to create the content for the new page - the layout will be added automatically by the CMS
- Easier changes on "common parts" of the pages: Adding a new menu items happens in one file and only in one file - all pages will automatically get the additional entry - no need to edit all existing pages.
- Like for the menu, changes in the layout will easily distribute - if the template gets changed, all pages will be changed immediately.
- It's very easy to provide a different layout for all pages (e.g. for PDA browsing, text-only browsers etc.) by creating a different layout template while keeping the same content.
- Even those among us with little to no knowledge of web-design and website-writing can now participate in creating a website - they don't have to worry about the layout at all, just writing simple content files.
