Interaria specializes in developing fully customized database driven Content Management Systems (CMS) that increase the life span and dynamic nature of the website. With a dynamic Content Management Solution in place, our clients are not looking at a static website but are able to manage and increase the content on their site without any ties to us or our website. For instance, a CMS solution sets our client to independently manage and expand their project portfolios, upload newsletters to their website, and edit and manage their text and image content, all through a client’s special Admin interface.
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When should my company consider a Content Management System (CMS)?
Content Management System is a database integrated custom interface that a website owner can login to and use for updating website’s text and image content without special coding such as HTML development skills. Even with HTML skilled staff in hand, CMS should be considered for streamlining frequent Web Master work on sections that require frequent updates (such as News, Events, Projects) as it reduces the total work time and decreases chances for coding errors or code typos. Interaria always custom designs and codes CMS so that your site’s future content growth takes place according to the set design and Web architecture structure established during the site’s "Message & Design" phase.
What are the benefits of having a Content Management System?
The benefits of utilizing and building up your company’s website content through CMS are:
- Minimizing visual styling errors during site updates by using already set style options
- Faster overall update time
- Streamlined update routine, no chaos
- Update responsibilities are not tied to IT personnel
- Empowerment to edit and add content to the site as often and and as much and as little as needed without worrying about update costs
- Generated content can be tied to database for custom searches on the website
- Photo upload system may re-size photos for the Web (with no requirement to use Photoshop or some other image edit program)
- Interaria utilizes PHP/MySQL programming language for custom programming CMS code and systems. PHP is an open source based programming language with no ties to expensive software or server licenses for your company (such as not the case with cold fusion based code for instance). PHP is a very widely accepted and popular code language, and today a lot of large companies choose to develop their sites on a PHP platform after experiencing continuous hick-ups with other programming languages that used to be regarded as more commercial.
- Interaria is a design driven Web media agency. Our CMS solutions are coded for fully custom designed websites according to your company’s brand messaging and identity design needs. Unlike template CMS solutions, Interaria’s CMS solution gives us free hands to design each site the way we want it. Our design and technology team work hand in hand making sure everything in your site is in balance. Our sophisticated technology solutions enable us to code brand focused graphics design content in each website and systemize it for CMS solutions where needed.
How do I know how to use a CMS?
If you can use typical office programs, using CMS solution developed by Interaria is like learning another small task and skill set. You will access the Content Management System through your company website’s Login interface, by typing a username and password. The content management system looks kind of like a mini website with organized titles and links. The actual interface is like filling content into an online form. The more often you do updates, the easier and more routine the task will get. Upon your feedback to us, we can always come back and make changes and further develop the interfaces if certain update routines come across as too complicated.
Is Content Management System (CMS) the only way to update a website?
No. We don’t claim that your company needs a CMS solution in order to be able to update its site but do recommend considering its beneficial powers. You can edit HTML text by logging into your Web hosting account’s web control panel’ online file management program where typically html based text is viewable and can be edited and saved. If your company has IT people who can update the site, that is another option; they can either access the files through the Web hosting account’s web control panel or through a file upload program (FTP), and code the content in as they best see it. Thirdly, Interaria is available to update your site according to your company’s needs. We can provide an estimate when considering between a CMS solution and manual updating.
What are the limitations of a Content Management System (CMS)?
If you want to significantly change your site’s layout graphics (visuals) somewhere, and this specific desire hasn’t been taken into account when building a custom content management system for you, you will most likely need (X)HTML coding help for this. If you require a custom Flash animation feature, there is no content management system available for that. In general, any website element or feature that is unique in its nature, doesn’t repeat with its style, need to be typically custom hard coded into your site. Content Management System foremost addresses your existing site’s content growth needes and web master edits. It follows a certaing structure and logic that is mapped out when planning your company’s website.
