Currently, most websites operating on the Internet have a content management system (CMS). The CMS system allows you to use a visual editor, without having to interfere with the source code of the website, to make basic changes to the content, update graphics, and expand the website with, for example, a new offer subpage. It even allows more advanced users to create new functionality without programming knowledge.
Open Source Content Management System or a proprietary solution from a website creation agency?
When considering which content management system to choose for your website, we can choose solutions available under the GNU public license (General Public License, e.g. GPLv2), e.g. WordPress CMS or overseas chinese in worldwide data proprietary solutions of an interactive agency, which, together with the copyright to the website, grants us a license to use their proprietary solution.
Characteristic features of Open Source CMS systems:
the freedom to use the software for any purpose,
the ability to freely interfere with the software source code and adapt it to your individual needs (the ability to build dedicated projects based on a ready-made CMS engine) ,
a solution tested by hundreds of thousands of developers and users from around the world,
regular, free software updates and expansion of the CMS system with new, useful functionalities,
high security – regular updates ensure quick fixes of errors and software vulnerabilities,
access to many independent specialists who will be able to take care of your website,
thousands of free plugins that streamline website management and enable the implementation of new functionalities quickly and easily.
Characteristic features of the interactive agency's proprietary systems:
full commitment to the author of the content management system – only the company that produced the software will undertake the expansion or editing of a website based on the proprietary CMS system,
limited access to updates – access to software updates depends on the software manufacturer,
a small number of software testers – a much lower probability of detecting errors and vulnerabilities in the software, because the system is used only by a closed group of clients of the interactive agency,
no access to free plugins that improve the operation of the site – every minor functionality must be implemented by the agency for an additional fee.
The perfect duo: CMS WordPress + dedicated graphic design with full implementation
At our interactive agency The Lion, we have come to the conclusion that the most beneficial solution for our clients, as well as for us as website creators, will be to use an Open Source content management system – CMS WordPress . We use CMS WordPress as the engine of the website, which is the backend, the foundation on which we build a fully original, dedicated front-end (the visual part visible to an external user of the website).
Using the WordPress CMS as the backend of the website, along with an original graphic design and dedicated implementation, provides the following benefits:
The ability to benefit from all the benefits of an Open Source content management system described above.
We can fully focus on refining the part of the page that the external user sees, and the administrator's backend is stable, tested and functional. Thanks to this, we can complete a unique project faster and cheaper.
When creating a dedicated front-end of a website, we write lightweight and efficient code that ensures fast website performance.
The WordPress CMS system is a fully open solution and with knowledge of the WordPress programming interface (API), we are able to expand the WordPress CMS with any functionality dedicated to the client's needs.
Remember that CMS WordPress is not only ready-made templates and free plugins for amateurs, it is also a powerful tool for professionals, on which professional websites with unique functionalities, tailored to the needs of demanding customers, are created.
