Technology
What is A content management system (CMS)?
A content management system (CMS) is software that lets people create and manage a website without coding each page by hand. With a visual editor and templates, it handles storing content and publishing it — WordPress is the most famous example.
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Watch a 2-minute lesson with voice + animation that explains a content management system (cms).
Key things to understand
- 1Software for building and managing websites.
- 2It lets non-coders create and edit content.
- 3It separates content from design via templates.
- 4WordPress, Shopify, and Wix are common examples.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a CMS?
- Software that lets people create, manage, and publish website content without hand-coding each page.
- What is the most popular CMS?
- WordPress powers a large share of the world's websites.
- Why use a CMS?
- It makes building and updating a website fast and accessible to people without technical skills.