Content management system

A content management system (CMS) manages the creation and modification of digital content.
It typically supports multiple users in a collaborative environment
CMS features vary widely. Most CMSs include Web-based publishing, format management,
history editing and version control, indexing, search, and retrieval. By their nature, content
management systems support the separation of content and presentation.
A web content management system (WCM or WCMS) is a CMS designed to support the
management of the content of Web pages. Most popular CMSs are also WCMSs. Web content
includes text and embedded graphics, photos, video, audio, maps, and program code (such as for
applications) that displays content or interacts with the user.
Such a content management system (CMS) typically has two major components. A content
management application (CMA) is the front-end user interface that allows a user, even with
limited expertise, to add, modify, and remove content from a website without the intervention of
a webmaster. A content delivery application (CDA) compiles that information and updates the
website. Digital asset management systems are another type of CMS. They manage content with
clearly defined author or ownership, such as documents, movies, pictures, phone numbers, and
scientific data. Companies also use CMSs to store, control, revise, and publish documentation.
There are also component content management systems (CCMS), which are CMSs that manage
content at a modular level rather than as pages or articles. CCMSs are often used in technical
communication where many publications reuse the same content.
Based on market share statistics, the most popular content management system is WordPress,
used by more than 28% of all websites on the Internet, and by 59% of all websites using a known
content management system, followed by Joomla and Drupal.

Common features
Content management systems typically provide the following features:[citation needed]
 search engine optimization
 Integrated and online documentation
 Modularity and extensibility
 User and group functionality
 Templating support for changing designs
 Installation and upgrade wizards
 Integrated audit logs
 Compliance with various accessibility frameworks and standards, such as WAI-ARIA
 Reduced need to code from scratch
 Unified user experience
 Version control
 Edit permission management
WordPress
WordPress (WordPress.org) is a free and open-source content management system (CMS) based
on PHP & MySQL. Features include a plugin architecture and a template system. It is most
associated with blogging but supports other types of web content including more
traditional mailing lists and forums, media galleries, and online stores. Used by more than 60
million websites, including 33.6% of the top 10 million websites as of April 2019, WordPress is
the most popular website management system in use. WordPress has also been used for other
application domains such as pervasive display systems (PDS).
To function, WordPress has to be installed on a web server, either part of an Internet hosting
service like WordPress.com or a computer running the software package WordPress.org in order
to serve as a network host in its own right. A local computer may be used for single-user testing
and learning purposes.

Overview
"WordPress is a factory that makes webpages" is a core analogy designed to clarify what
WordPress is & does. It stores your content that allows you to create & publish webpages only
requiring a domain and a hosting site to work.
WordPress has a web template system using a template processor. Its architecture is a front
controller, routing all requests for non-static URIs to a single PHP file which parses the URI and
identifies the target page. This allows support for more human-readable permalinks.

Themes
WordPress users may install and switch among different themes. Themes allow users to change
the look and functionality of a WordPress website without altering the core code or site content.
Every WordPress website requires at least one theme to be present and every theme should be
designed using WordPress standards with structured PHP, valid HTML(Hypertext Markup
Language), and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Themes may be directly installed using the
WordPress "Appearance" administration tool in the dashboard, or theme folders may be copied
directly into the themes directory, for example via FTP. The PHP, HTML and CSS found in
themes can be directly modified to alter theme behavior, or a theme can be a "child" theme
which inherits settings from another theme and selectively overrides features. WordPress themes
are generally classified into two categories: free and premium. Many free themes are listed in the
WordPress theme directory, and premium themes are available for purchase from marketplaces
and individual WordPress developers. WordPress users may also create and develop their own
custom themes. The free theme Underscores created by the WordPress developers has become a
popular basis for new themes.

Plugins
WordPress' plugin architecture allows users to extend the features and functionality of a website
or blog. As of February 2019, WordPress.org has 54,402 plugins available, each of which offers
custom functions and features enabling users to tailor their sites to their specific needs. However,
this does not include the premium plugins that are available (approximately 1,500+), which may
not be listed in the WordPress.org repository. These customizations range from search engine
optimization, to client portals used to display private information to logged in users, to content
management systems, to content displaying features, such as the addition
of widgets and navigation bars. Most plugins are available through WordPress themselves, either
via downloading them and installing the files manually via FTP or through the WordPress
dashboard. However, many third parties offer plugins through their own websites, many of
which are paid packages.

Other features
WordPress also features integrated link management; a search engine–friendly,
clean permalink structure; the ability to assign multiple categories to posts; and support
for tagging of posts. Automatic filters are also included, providing standardized formatting and
styling of text in posts (for example, converting regular quotes to smart quotes). WordPress posts
can be edited in HTML, using the visual editor, or using one of a number of plugins that allow
for a variety of customized editing features.