Content Management Systems (CMS) for Websites

Stop paying someone else to manage and administer your Web site! You have options! Altered Impressions can help you in a couple of different ways - Custom CMS or open source Joomla!

Joomla is a a free open-source content management system (CMS), which enables you to build Web sites and online communities. Joomla is the most popular CMS available today. A custom CMS is an online application built from the ground up with your needs as the basis for the design. Both have their strength and weeknesses.

So what is a CMS - A content management system is software that keeps track of every piece of content on your Web site, much like your local public library keeps track of books and stores them. Content can be simple text, photos, music, video, documents, or just about anything you can think of. A major advantage of using a CMS is that it requires almost no technical skill or knowledge to manage.

Joomla Custom Templates and Support Services

Are you wanting to take control over your own website? Joomla can provide you with the power you need to run a successful website. With Joomla you can not only manage your own content, you can also manage most everything to do with your site. You can add new pages, then update your navigation bar so people can find it. You can add your own photo gallery and manage it all within the Joomla Administrative area. But that's just the beginning! Joomla is highly extensible and thousands of extensions (most for free under the GPL license) are available in the Joomla Extensions Directory.

We can help you make the most of Joomla. We have experience with designing custom Joomla templates, template customization, module selection and installation, Joomla setup and training support. We can even help to transform your current website into one that runs on Joomal. More Joomla Service Information...

Custom Content Management Systems

A Custom CMS is an online web application. It provides an Interactive Administrative Interface built specifically to meet your websites maintenance and building needs. Custom solutions allow site owners to add and edit content to their Web site anytime they need. These front-end CMS applications (sometimes called back-end admin systems) are generally designed to be used by people who do not have the technical knowledge to design complex Web sites with information that is continually changing. A Front-End Administrative CMS can be designed specifically to handle all your product, services and content needs.

CMS Benefits

Information can be published instantaneously
Add, Edit or Delete products from your ecommerce site with ease
You stay in control of distributing critical business information via your Web site
Anyone familiar with word processors can easily update web page content
No need to employ a full-time webmaster so you save money

Pre-built Solutions

There are 1000's of pre-built solutions available. Many of these can be integrated into your existing Web site or built into a new site. These applications can be real money and time savers when it comes to having your Web site developed.

Altered Impressions can work with you to find the right solutions and customize them to meet your needs.

Custom CMS Ecommerce Solutions

My most recent custom designed ecommerce Web site was developed for JustDesks. It includes a back-end CMS for ecommerce product management. My client can easily add and edit products through this customized solution. It also offers full control over product options such as color finishing's and additional product add-ons. Learn more about CMS Ecommerce Development Services

Online HTML Webpage and Database Content Editors

An online html editor is a software tool used for updating your Web site content, formatting layouts, adding images and controlling text styling. It can be used to add and edit complete pages to your site, edit database content for data-driven websites or use it to edit specific areas of your pages leaving the rest fully protected by using a template. You can use this handy tool to manage articles, product and service descriptions, create newsletters and much more in an easy-to-use cross-browser WYSIWYG online editor.

Managing Images and Files

Upload text, graphics, and other files for further use anywhere on the site. My client for Justdesks.com can upload product images and have them automatically resized into thumbnails, detailed and enlarged file sizes. Optimized images are placed into separate folders according to their size and the full image path is inserted into the database, ready to be pulled dynamically for live viewing throughout the site.

Custom Database Design

This is a critical part of the development process. Every site is unique so every database needs to be designed to meet those unique needs. Future progress needs to be anticipated and built into the database right from the start. Your CMS will only be as good as the database supporting it; a poorly designed database can easily cripple your means of maintaining your sites content now and in the future. Learn more about Database Design Services

Security Considerations

Your CMS should require user names and passwords to edit the site. That means only employees or people you specify will have the proper permission to update the Web site. Specific areas of the site can be set with different permissions helping you to control who can edit what. For example, you can control who in your organization has access to deleting products or adding new ones.

CMS Features

Edit existing text content
Add new content to existing page
Edit and Add new products for your ecommerce site
Manage product sales and discounts
Upload photos and images
WYSIWYG integrated online editor
Back-end Database and Secure login
and much more can be added to accommodate your specific needs.

If you're not getting all the features you need from your online hosting Web site builder or other software solution, then it is time to consider your own custom content management system built to meet you and your site's exact needs. Altered Impressions can build a solution that's right for you.