Content Management Systems

You will have seen the term pass by many times, not only at MijnHostingPartner.nl but also in other places. A Content Management System or CMS for short is a way to make your website. A CMS comes in many different shapes and sizes and both paid and open source. Open source means that the CMS is free to use by both individuals and companies. Popular ones that fall under this are WordPress or Umbraco hosting, for example. Want to see what Content Management Systems are out there? Then take a look at our knowledge base. We have a nice list of all CMS out there and how you can get WordPress installed.

Which one should you choose for your website?

It's always a question of exactly which CMS to use for your website. However, it can always be steered into a job so you know what you're getting into. You can break it down into a number of points to consider.

Is the CMS constantly being developed and how big is the team behind it?

This is an important one that you should not underestimate, it is nice if you start with a small CMS and build your website with it. But if you have to switch to another CMS a year from now it will give you more headaches than it is worth. In 99% of the cases it is not possible to just switch. Therefore it is advisable to see if the CMS is still in development and how active the community behind it is. This will give you the peace of mind of not having to transfer the website in the future. CMS like Umbraco hosting have a large team behind it.

Can you do what you want with it?

Do you want to create a blog or a complex webshop? Or maybe both. Take a good look at what your plans are for the website and will your site still see the same plan in 2 years. If it is a hobby site then this may be less serious but if your income depends on it then it is a different matter.

Different Content Management Systems have different goals. Craft CMS hosting, for example, is a CMS that focuses purely on content. You can't just install templates and themes like you can with WordPress or Joomla. This has advantages and disadvantages. For copywriters it is great, for the person who creates the website from scratch on his own it might be a little less. This is because you then also have to make your own template.

Read up and try out a few

At MijnHostingPartner.nl you have the convenience and freedom in your hosting to try out a few first before you make your choice. Check it out and finally go with the one you like best (And of course the above points also has). On the various sites of the CMS you can often find a forum of users. Here you might consider posting for the opinions of users who have been working with it for a long time!