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What is a CMS?

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Quick answer

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.

Key things to understand

  1. Software for building and managing websites.
  2. It lets non-coders create and edit content.
  3. It separates content from design via templates.
  4. WordPress, Shopify, and Wix are common examples.

People also ask

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.