Assignment 12

Content Management Systems


System Produced/Sold by Technology Base Major Capabilities Major Limitations Example Site
WordPress
  • Open Source
  • Hosting Companies Support
  • PHP
  • MySQL
  • Easy To Use
  • Many Different Themes
  • Supports Plugins
  • Secuirty is Weak
  • Not Easy with Commerce Sites
MTV News
The New Yorker
Weebly
  • Not Open Source
  • Supports Online Shopping
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Many Themes
  • Pricing
  • Site Building Process
  • Built in Features
  • Not Easy to Change CMS
  • Not Many Marketing Tools
The Box Bros
Douk
Joomla
  • Open Source
  • PHP
  • MySQL
  • Flexible
  • Different Themes
  • Supports plugins
  • Great Admin
  • E-commerce
  • High Cost
  • Security needs plugins and updates
  • Not User Friendly
Ikea
Lipton Ice Tea
Magento
  • Open Source (OSL)
  • Closed Source (Commerce Version)
  • PHP
  • MySQL
  • Easy to Self Manage
  • Main Focus on Ecommerce
  • Many Extensions
  • Pricey Support
  • Not Many Developers
Nike
Sigma Beauty
Shopify
  • Closed Source
  • SaaS
  • Ruby on Rails
  • Great for Beginners
  • Functonality
  • Larger Selling Base
  • Large Fees
  • Not Many Features
Heinz
Red Bull Energy