Content Management System (CMS)

A content management system (CMS) is a web platform designed to help users create, manage, and distribute content via multiple digital channels, including email, social media, website, and more. One major advantage of using a CMS is that it allows non-technical people to make changes to their website without relying on front-end developers.

The following are common features of a CMS:

Content creation, allows users to easily create and format content
Content storage, stores content in one place, in a consistent fashion
Workflows, assigns permissions for managing content based on roles such as authors, editors and admins
Publishing, organizes and pushes content live

CMS examples. While there are hundreds of CMS platforms, some of the more popular cms providers are listed below: