Content Management Systems (CMS)

Web Publishing supports a variety of content management systems (CMS^I).

What is a Content Management System?

A CMS is server software that manages content (text, images and data) separate from the designed page layout that you view in your browser. Because content is kept separate from design (usually in a database^I), it is relatively easy to develop and deploy new layouts, navigation and style elements.

A CMS also:

gives your website a more consistent look and feel
makes it easier to meet accessibility standards
gives your content writers and producers a tool to review and publish/unpublish content

Content Management Systems Being Used at UW

Creative Communications Can Help You Build with a CMS!

Creative Communications has built several sites from the ground up using content management systems. Here are the systems we support directly and the services we offer for each system:

Drupal
- Design
- Template building
- Navigation building
- Page production
- Custom application programming (PHP^I)
Sharepoint
- Design
- Template building
- Navigation building
- Page production
- NOTE: we currently do not offer ASP^I.NET programming services (custom coding)
Joomla
- Design
- Template building
- Navigation building
- Page production
- Custom application programming (PHP^I)
Wordpress
- Design
- Template building
- Navigation building
- Page production
- Custom application programming (PHP)
Wiki
- Navigation building
- Page production

The number of internet devices in 1984 was 250.
All graphics meant for web use are created at 72dpi (dots per inch).
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The time spent deleting SPAM costs United States businesses $21.6 billion annually.
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