Content Management Systems

The Typical CMS

• Page content, metadata, and other assets needed by the CMS are stored in a database.
• A set of templates are designed and installed to display the content to Website visitors.
• Server side caching to improve performance i.e. cached pages load very quickly.
• Administration is done through Web browser-based interfaces e.g. Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer etc.

• Zero creative restrictions
• Performs extremely well in search engines (SEO)
• User friendly & completely customisable
• Safe & secure, patched with the latest security updates
• Password protected site content
• Pages served fast
• Flexible add ons
• Multi lingual
• WYSIWYG editor - allows easy updating of content
• Photos, Videos & Multimedia - publish photos, videos and other formats
• Version Control & Rollback - allows a previous version of a page to be reinstated e.g. if a mistake is made the previous version of the page can be published again
• Content Access Control – site editors can only see/edit information they are permitted to
• Content Scheduling - plan all content changes well in advance and make sure they are published or unpublished at a particular time in the future e.g. publish
  important announcement on a date/time outside working hours
• Search Engine Optimisation - Meta Content Management, Search Engine Friendly URL’s
• Ajax CMS Search – Easily search for the page item that needs to be updated, no time wasted finding a particular page/item
• Additonal Modules – modules can be installed and configured via the CMS to facilitate future requirements. These modules may already be available or they can
  be created where unique functionality is required.

STORM work with CMS's such as Drupal, Wordpress, MODX, Expression Engine etc. to provide clients with an effective way to manage their Websites. CMS's include the following management features, essential for the modern Website.

• WYSIWYG Editor (Content Editor)
• Content Manager
• Blog Manager
• Image Manager
• File Manager
• User Access Manager
• Permissions Manager
• Template Manager
• Mailing List Manager
• File & Document Manager
• Backup Manager
• Add On / Plugin Manager