The latest trend in web design is to have a dynamic database driven site or a Content Management System (CMS) as it is known in web design circles. In a Content Management System all the elements of a website such as design, content, media and database are integrated into one easy to use package for managing content for the web. The system uses a web user interface in the form a dashboard or admin panel where the data entered is stored in the database according to its attributes. A web CMS is as much a website maintenance tool as it is a website creation tool. Some of the popular CMS software systems are Joomla, Mambo, Drupal and WordPress.
Modweb develops CMS websites based on WordPress which is today the most popular CMS available. WordPress provides tools such as widgets and plugins where users with little or no knowledge of programming languages (like PHP) and markup languages (such as HTML) can easily create and manage content. WordPress is typically managed through a web browser and uses PHP for programming and MySQL database to hold content. The content is displayed on web browsers to website visitors through a set of themed templates.
WordPress is an ideal platform for deveoping corporate websites or portals, community-based portals, small business websites, ecommerce websites, magazines and newspaper publishing, hotel and restaurant websites etc. In addition to managing content and images, WordPress can manage other aspects such as updating product catalogs, taking online reservation and making online payments.
WordPress is a free open software available to all under the GPL License. There are thousands of developers all over the world who are creating powerful plugins and high quality themes and templates for creating dynamic forms, business directories, image galleries, shopping carts, blogging platforms, event calendars, advertising systems, membership and subscription services, mobile phone pages, search engine optimization (SEO) and many more applications.