Things to look out for, before choosing a potential open source CMS
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There are three primary open-source CMS’s, preferred by businesses, whether it is to establish a sophisticated multimedia content or to furnish a basic user forum, one of these three platforms will offer the capabilities one needs. Millions of websites are structured based on these free, open source CMS’s, with each offering a variety of functionality and style.
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Seamless Integration with third party Applications:
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Today’s multifunctional enterprise platforms need to integrate with other specialized applications seamlessly. Although, integrating a third party application can turn out to be a complicated task. Hence, the CMS chosen should allow a developer oriented, structured coding that is contrived to suit the most complex integration requirements with efficiency.
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Flourishing Support Environment:
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It is extremely necessary that the CMS community associated with the chosen CMS provides full backup for the platform to operate easily, causing the user to focus on the core business and not worry about a thing. This support can be offered in a form of chats, forums, documentation, FAQ’s, etc. A flourishing support will ensure a speedy resolution, to any problems caused before.
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The learning Curve:
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The tech knowledge of any user will be put to test, if they decide to venture beyond the user-friendly Wordpress. Installation and set up will be the initial hurdle to deal with, if there is no previous experience in web development. Therefore, one needs to choose a platform that does not leave them puzzled.
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Designing and Customization:
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Website Designing and constructing a great content plays a significant role in pulling traffic to the website. Designing a unique look will make the site stand out from the competition, and how ambitious the design is will determine the sophistication needed, from the CMS. It’s advisable to be aware of tradeoffs. A user-friendly CMS might have certain limitations in terms of designing.
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SEO:
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It’s crucial that all potential consumers will be able to search the site easily, although, not all CMS’s have the same Search Engine Optimization capabilities. Plugins and Extensions can improve this, but at the same time it is vital to do some research and choose a CMS which will improve the search engine rankings immediately.
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Content Requirements:
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It is vital to jot down a few points, like, the kind of content that will be produced, how robust the site will be?, will be text or image heavy?, will it contain a blog?, etc. Answers to these questions will help you a great deal in deciding which Content Management System to choose, as Drupal, Joomla and Wordpress they all induce their own strong points depending on the content they will be supporting.
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