I recall when I was initially introduced to the internet close to thirteen or 14 years ago. I was still in high school at that stage and was immediately captivated by the latest "gadget" hitting the world! The world wide web bug quickly bit me and before long I was not only constantly browsing online, but additionally trying my hand at web pages design! My very first website was a 4 page website (together with a MP3 playing in the background I'll have you know!) dedicated to my boyfriend at that time. The whole website was designed in notepad, utilizing HTML coding. My oh my, how times have changed!
A few years later web pages design software was launched and website design became quicker and simpler with the help of the various design tools. The issue now was that many people now experimented with the different website design software packages and before long every 2nd individual on the street claimed to be a web site developer! Needless to say, the quality as well as framework of a few of these websites were less than perfect.
One of the greatest disadvantageous associated with both using basic HTML coding and website design software was that developing an internet site was still a time consuming and complex process. Each and every page needed to be designed individually, formatting needed to be specified throughout an entire website. and once you completed a website you had to start yet again!
That was until Content Management Systems, or CMS for short, were introduced to the market! A cms could be compared to a library stocked along with racks and racks of publications, encyclopedias and magazines. The librarian can effortlessly find a specific book simply by accessing her data. The cms exists of data files instead of books, but a powerful administrator system is there to fulfill the task of the librarian and swiftly "locate" the correct web page or document.
There are various content management systems obtainable. 2 of the most well-known Content management systems systems in my opinion are Joomla and Wordpress. Wordpress is mostly used in smaller web sites or even web sites that require blogging features. This CMS is very simple to use as the majority of the structural work is performed by the CMS itself. In other words, you do not need to physically develop a menu item every time you create a new page - Wordpress does this for you.
Joomla cms however requires a bit more knowledge as well as training, but is actually (in my personal opinion) much more powerful than Wordpress. Please be aware this is an individual opinion and not based on any kind of research. Joomla cms offers numerous plug-ins and elements to select from and when you require a particular functionality on your web site, chances are that you will be able to find a suitable plug-in or component free or charge.
Web pages design aren't as time intensive and cumbersome as a few years back. Why don't you test out the various software programs as well as CMS systems available? You may be pleasantly surprised with the final result!
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