Essential Content Management Systems and Tools

Smooth website construction depends much upon the software technology used. The content management systems help create responsive websites for mobile-first indexing.  Some of the popular software tools are as follows

  • WordPress
  • Wix
  • Bootstrap
  • Square Space

WordPress

Although HTML and PHP are often used for website building, made-to-order content management systems are becoming more and more popular.  Of these, WordPress is the most commonly used. More than 63 % of websites using content management systems use WordPress.  Even newbies can create a website in minutes. It is one of the most user-friendly content management systems that is ideally suited for search engine optimization using plugins like Yoast and Rank Math.  These plugins help guide users to optimize various elements of on-page optimization. The optimized websites have been performing superbly. WP offers both paid and free templates and options.  The main cost of paid usage begins with hosting which is a little less than 4$ with template, domain, theme, and plugins the cost ranges from 12$ to around 40$. Premade theme may cost as much as $200 while developers charge rates over 1000 $.  These are one-off charges.

WIX

WIX is another popular content management system but very little option is there to optimize, unlike WordPress. It is also easy to operate with many options like drag and drop editor makes it simple to create eCommerce Stores,  basic sites, and blogs. It does not let you make friendly URL naming. I hope they have made the template suited for SEO purposes. The advantage of sites like WIX is that it does away with hosting and security which is handled by the company.  The company offers hundreds of Ad sponsored and free plans. The paid plan starts from as little as 14 USD per month.  

Bootstrap

Comprises state-of-the-art library of components, CSS, HTML, and JavaScript. Using these programs and tools a website can be built from scratch. The Bootstrap website is performing well and can be fluidly optimized for better ranking and performance on the SERPs.  Using components for customization great features can be created.  Navigations, headers, button alerts, and more features come into play. It is simple to download the framework for the company site and start coding to make a customized website. The predefined classes are of enormous help and make it easy to understand for programmers. More than 50,000 companies use Bootstrap and many of them are of global fame. The framework is open source and available free of cost.

Squarespace

Another software tool that is becoming very popular among website builders is Squarespace. Squarespace offers a wide variety of themes and colors for dazzling effects. The interface differs from other content management systems but is not at all difficult to use. The CMS offers a wide variety of plans ranging from a website comprising twenty pages that costs 14$ per month. For the business portal, the price ranges from 23$ Onwards.

Many useful tools assist designers in creating customized portals according to the functionality they require. Some of the tools are as follows:

  • Elementor
  • Adobe XD
  • Canva
  • Vectr
  • Pixelmator
  • Gmp

While developing a website, check all the features and costs associated with the project. Make sure that you will get the right results from the website or portal you are developing. 

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