mhpreiman
11/21/2017 - 2:31 AM

how to choose CMS

Before going with a CMS, test it!

  • Is it SEO friendly, ie pretty links

  • Is the CMS secure? also security features

    • check if CMS will work with the configuration and hosting server
  • Allows to create, delete, edit and organize pages (not all cms have that)

  • Text editor:

    • Doesn't give too much control (eg styling) to the client
    • allows html tags (can affect design)
    • preview of changes would be nice
  • Good accessibility and usability

  • Has good assets' managing:

    • images should be provided tag
    • has image editing (cropping, resizing, rotating)
    • how are uploaded files used (how are they displayed to the end user: can descriptions be attached to the files? is the search function capable of indexing them?
  • Search:

    • how often does the search engine index your website? (important if site changes often)
    • does it index everything (incl images, and docs)
    • speed!
    • can u refine the search results? (incl ranking)
    • can u control how results are displayed?
  • Customization:

    • can you retrieve news stories in reverse chronological order?
    • can you display events in a calendar?
    • is it possible to extract the most recent user comments and display them on the home page?
  • User interaction plugins: (if needed)

    • user feedback, ratings?
      • chat / comments / forums?
      • can you send email newsletters? newsletter usergroups?
      • what about news feeds and RSS?
      • USER MANAGEMENT: resetting passwords? setting permissions? export user info to other systems?
  • Permissions (multiple roles)

  • Versioning

  • Multiple website support (MUST HAVE) eg

    • for narrower audience
    • site for mobile devices
  • Multilingual support