{"id":3908,"date":"2020-08-07T15:06:02","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T15:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ezilon.com\/topics\/?p=3908"},"modified":"2021-11-26T09:26:09","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T09:26:09","slug":"blog-software-blogs-vs-content-management-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ezilon.com\/topics\/blog-software-blogs-vs-content-management-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog Software: Blogs Vs Content Management Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the blogging world, choosing the right type of software and\/or web application is very important. There are hundreds of products to choose from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article will summarize the main considerations for any blogger who is torn between a normal blog and a content management system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are too many types of applications that are used for blogging: blog software and Content Management Systems (CMS).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main difference is that CMS is much more robust than blog applications.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the goal is to simply publish day-to-day content on the ‘Net, look no further than a blog. For the beginner, a basic blog is highly recommended over any CMS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With incredible web applications like “Blogware<\/strong>” and “Typepad<\/strong>“, someone who knows very little about computers or the Internet can be up and running in no time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The better blogging system (such as the two mentioned above) is not free. Google’s Blogger is one of the best free blogging services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WordPress is arguably the best of the best (free or not) blogs on the ‘Net. WordPress features the most support (without geek-speak), the most design templates (this is important), and it is free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those who want a Swiss Army knife of web applications, the content management system can’t be beaten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The typical CMS allows everything the average blog can do and much more. A CMS has traditional Date\/Time blog entries & creation of static web pages that blogs like WordPress offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

User logins can be found in blogs but not accessories like photo galleries and user profile managers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joomla and Drupal (two of the most popular CMSs) offer scores of add-ons that go WAY beyond a blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As in some open-source blogs, a good PHP\/SQL programmer can even create their own devices, modules, and hacks to a content management system with relative easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Robust nature of the CMS allows large companies and organizations to use them as their entire web site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many content management systems allow users to create blogs and web pages even add pictures, music, and video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MySpace, Facebook, Friendster, and other social networks are run on extremely robust content management systems backed with industrial-sized databases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

List of popular CMSs:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With most CMSs, along with some PHP and SQL skills, the systems are easy to manage. However, here are some notes for everyone else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drupal<\/strong>: Although Drupal is ready to a layperson “out of the box<\/strong>” it is best handled by someone with patience willing to learn what is under the hood. The Drupal forums are written for geeks, by geeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joomla<\/strong>: Joomla is very pretty and more user friendly than Drupal. It will only get the non-techie in trouble when they start adding modules and having to upgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expression Engine<\/strong>: Although it is not as versatile as Drupal, it is a web designer’s dream come true. After reading the Expression Engine manual, it is much more user friendly than Drupal and Joomla.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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