The simplest way of creating a website is using a content management system CMS. Some of the websites depending on the required features may need a special coding for adding manual capabilities.
What is a Content Management System (CMS)?
A content management system is a a software designed to develop and manage a website and it’s related files. CSM is the most fasters and easiest way of creating a website because you need no coding knowledge to develop your own website using any of the known Content Management System.
Examples of Content Management System.
- WordPress: WordPress is so far the most popular content management system in the world due to it simplicity and available features such as themes and plugins. Most active webpages and websites including this webpage were built using WordPress. It has all the required features for manipulation of data. However WordPress is not the only CMS.
- After WordPress, Drupal is the second largest CMS in the world. If you ask tech-savvy folks, “what is a content management system?” they’ll most likely cite Drupal as an example. That’s because it requires the most technical chops out of all the free CMS software we recommend.
- Joomla another Content Management System and is one of the best free CMS options since it has an impressive set of features baked in, and supports 70+ languages. It’s a good open source CMS for any website that needs comprehensive content management, especially educational sites or complex websites like social networks.
Processes of Creating a Website
This sub category describe the preliminary arrangement in website development commencement. Without this requirements you cannot create any meaningful and useful website.
- Content Type: Depending the type of the content you plan of updating on your site will give you the general overview of the site and pages layout. Therefore before you ever start website development you should first conclude on the kind of content you are going to be publishing.
- The next concern is purchasing a hosting plan. Depending on the website type decided to create will justify the hosting plan to go for. If you plan uploading or hosting music or audio file, you will probably purchase a hosting plan with enough space for you files since each audio file may be 3Mb and above.
- Next you need a domain. Domain is the online name of your website, this is the name typed in a search engine for locating your website. Examples of domain are: ratvad.com, adb.com, infinityfree.net, theworld.org etc.
- Installing Content Management System (CMS). The next step is to install one of the suitable CMS. I prefer you install WordPress.
- Installing theme and plugins. Depending on your objective you may be required to install a theme and plugins to succeed your objective.