The glossary

Content Management System (CMS)

Software that lets authorised editors create, organise and publish website content.

Software that lets authorised editors create, organise and publish website content.

A practical example

An editor updates a team profile in a CMS while the website’s templates control how the profile appears.

What to watch for

A CMS can render pages directly or supply a separate frontend. Editorial permissions, previews, backups and maintenance still need planning.

Explore User Interface (UI) and Technical SEO. See how this fits into Web design.

Further reading

MDN web development learning resources.