CMS Integration

Choosing a Content Management System (CMS) can be a long and difficult process, especially since there are a large number of content management systems available. There are many factors that will determine your level of success on the Web.

Website Content Management or CMS, is a set of procedures used to manage website content in a collaborative environment. There are many website content management systems on the marketplace, some that are open sourced and others that are paid for on a subscription or site basis. The advantage of content management systems is that they allow a large number of disparate users to contribute and access shared data, allowing for comprehensive content management. CMS systems also allow for the easy access and control of data. In most CMS systems users can be defined by the level of access they have to certain content. For example, an admin might have access to a customer form while a product manager might have the ability to change entire sections of the website. CMS systems also reduce repetitive inputs into a system and reduce overall mistakes. In more advanced CMS systems, data that is changed on one web property can be instantaneously changed across multiple language platforms.

Some Popular CMS Systems include:

SiteCore: Sitecore is a Web Content Management System (CMS) software that helps you create and keep up-to-date dynamic, full featured websites of all types. Sitecore is a leader in flexibility, scalability and ability to integrate with a company’s marketing organization, systems and developer investment.

Joomla: Joomla is an open source content management system for publishing on intranets and the web. Written in PHP, Joomla stores data in My SQL and include rich features such as RSS feeds, blogs and polls and support for language internationalization.

Typo3: TYPO3 is an open source and content management system. It can run on Apache or IIS on top of Linux, Microsoft Windows, OS/2 or Mac OS X.

Word Press: Word Press is an open sourced CMS system that is currently used by a large portion of the market place. It is powered by PHP and MySQL. Many of our clients like word press because of its ease of use in many websites. It is also free which makes it extremely popular with clients.

Our content management services include:

CSS styled content: The web developers and web programmers at Kirk Communications program in both CSS1 and CSS2 depending on the requirements of the project.

Multiple page editing: Many of the CMS systems that we employ allow users to change content in multiple locations but the user only needs to make a change in a master document. Once this change is made, that same content can be changed in multiple locations.

Preview content: Good CMS systems allow users to preview how the content will look on their web page before they hit the publish button. There are many paid and non-paid options that provide this CMS functionality for users.

Frontend & backend editing: Some CMS systems require that users edit certain parts of a website in the frontend of the CMS while others are done in the backend of the CMS. We try to work with clients to find a solution that is the easiest for clients to use and deploy.

Manage backend users / groups: CMS systems can provide a high degree of security and control for any content. Most CMS systems will allow for extensive management of users and group access to content. Kirk Communications can help you select the best CMS system that gives you the access and control that you need to manage backend users and groups.

CMS training and documentation: Implementing a CMS system is often only half of the battle. It is the training and documentation that can make the difference between a successful and non-successful CMS deployment. Kirk Communications provides users with complete and customized CMS documentation. In addition we provide initial CMS training and on-going CMS training for our clients.