A CMS (content management system) is an application that stores content and templates and lets non-developers create, edit, organize and publish web pages. WordPress, Drupal and Joomla are well-known examples.
Why it matters
A CMS lets marketing and editorial teams work independently of developers. It also adds responsibilities: the platform, themes and plugins need updates, and outdated installs are a common target for attacks. Performance depends on hosting, caching and how many plugins run on each page.
Example
With a traditional CMS, a request for /about triggers this flow: the web server runs PHP, the CMS loads the page content from a database, combines it with the theme template and returns HTML. Caching can skip steps two and three for repeat visitors.
Common mistakes
- Never updating the core, themes and plugins.
- Installing many plugins that overlap and slow every page.
- Skipping backups, then having no recovery path after a failed update.
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