{"id":9942,"date":"2025-11-10T20:12:57","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T20:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bscwebdesign.at\/blog\/what-is-a-cms-content-management-system\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T20:16:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T20:16:24","slug":"what-is-a-cms-content-management-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bscwebdesign.at\/en\/blog\/what-is-a-cms-content-management-system\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a CMS (content management system)?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9942\" class=\"elementor elementor-9942 elementor-9458\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c4c4ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7c4c4ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cb5ef2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5cb5ef2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2d17d0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2d17d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a CMS (content management system)?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dd5d36 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4dd5d36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e55afa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e55afa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bscwebdesign.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tobias-300x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3952\" alt=\"Portr\u00e4t von Tobias Berger, junger Mann mit lockigen Haaren und blauem BSC-Pulli, l\u00e4chelnd in die Kamera blickend.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bscwebdesign.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tobias-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/bscwebdesign.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tobias-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/bscwebdesign.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tobias-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/bscwebdesign.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tobias-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/bscwebdesign.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tobias-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/bscwebdesign.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tobias-2048x2048.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42d57a6 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42d57a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family: 'Sora variabel', sans-serif; color: #000;\"><span style=\"color: #000;\">by<\/span> Tobias Berger \/ <span style=\"color: #000;\">updated<\/span> 16.11.2025 \/ 3 min. reading time <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97e429d e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"97e429d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b7e435 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b7e435\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bscwebdesign.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tobias-300x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3952\" alt=\"Portr\u00e4t von Tobias Berger, junger Mann mit lockigen Haaren und blauem BSC-Pulli, l\u00e4chelnd in die Kamera blickend.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bscwebdesign.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tobias-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/bscwebdesign.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tobias-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/bscwebdesign.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tobias-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/bscwebdesign.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tobias-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/bscwebdesign.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tobias-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/bscwebdesign.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Tobias-2048x2048.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c8d9ac elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c8d9ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family: 'Sora variabel', sans-serif; color: #000;\"><span style=\"color: #000;\">by<\/span> Tobias Berger \/ <span style=\"color: #000;\">updated<\/span> 16.11.2025 \/ <br>3 min. reading time <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f81e6e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f81e6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d24317d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d24317d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-944a32d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"944a32d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"sec-intro\" class=\"bsc-domain\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<h1>What is a CMS? (Simple explanation + examples 2025) <\/h1>\nA CMS is software that allows you to create and manage websites without any programming knowledge. You can edit content such as text, images or pages directly in the backend &#8211; similar to Word or Google Docs. The system takes care of the technology, design and structure while you concentrate on your content &#8211; the basis of almost every modern website.  \n<div class=\"tip-box\"><strong>Definition in one sentence:<\/strong>\nA CMS makes it possible to create, edit and publish website content without programming knowledge.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"sec-main\" class=\"bsc-domain\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n\n\n<div class=\"cms-hero-img\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bscwebdesign.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Website_CMS_Beispiel_Wordpress.webp\" alt=\"Presentation of WordPress as the world's most widely used CMS - User interface of the system\">\n  <p class=\"img-caption\">WordPress &#8211; the world&#8217;s most widely used CMS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>How does a CMS work?<\/h2>\nA CMS separates design, structure and content from each other. This allows you to customize layouts, change texts or swap images without touching the code. Most CMSs offer a visual editor (e.g. &#8220;Gutenberg&#8221; in WordPress), which you can use to design pages using drag-and-drop.  \n<ul class=\"bullet\">\n  <li>Edit content via text editor and media management<\/li>\n  <li>Design controllable through themes and templates<\/li>\n  <li>Extensions via plugins or modules<\/li>\n  <li>User and rights management for teams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"tip-box\"><strong>Tip:<\/strong>\nThe most popular CMS is <a href=\"https:\/\/bscwebdesign.at\/en\/blog\/wordpress-or-modular-system-2025-this-tool-will-help-you-decide-in-5-minutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress<\/a> &#8211; free, flexible and ideal if you want to <a href=\"https:\/\/bscwebdesign.at\/en\/blog\/create-website-2025-step-by-step-guide-pdf-generator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">create your website yourself<\/a>.<\/div>\n\n<h2>Examples of known CMS (2025)<\/h2>\nThese systems are currently particularly widespread:\n<ul class=\"bullet\">\n  <li><strong>WordPress<\/strong> &#8211; most used CMS worldwide, ideal for websites &amp; blogs<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Joomla<\/strong> &#8211; solid alternative with a little more technical depth<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Typo3<\/strong> &#8211; popular with large corporate websites<\/li>\n  <li><strong>Webflow<\/strong> &#8211; modern no-code solution with a focus on design<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"sec-benefits\" class=\"bsc-domain\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<h2>Advantages of a CMS<\/h2>\nA CMS saves time and money and gives you full control over your content. You can quickly publish new pages, add blog posts or customize layouts &#8211; all without an agency or developer. \n<ul class=\"bullet\">\n  <li>No programming knowledge required<\/li>\n  <li>Fast updates &amp; easy maintenance<\/li>\n  <li>SEO tools &amp; plugins can be easily integrated<\/li>\n  <li>Individual design through themes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"sec-faq\" class=\"bsc-domain\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<h2>FAQ &#8211; short &amp; simple<\/h2>\n\n<details class=\"faq\"><summary>What does CMS mean?<\/summary>\nCMS stands for &#8220;Content Management System&#8221; &#8211; a system for managing website content such as texts, images or pages.\n<\/details>\n\n<details class=\"faq\"><summary>What is the difference between a CMS and a website builder?<\/summary>\nA construction kit is usually tied to one provider (e.g. Wix, Jimdo). 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