Web content management systems

In this thesis the architecture and principles of Content Management Systems (CMS) are examined. Based on the decision theory a decision model for choosing the appropriate CM system was designed. At the beginning the concept of content management systems is explained and some basics of content management introduced. We also examine the CMS architecture, static and dynamic web pages design and, finally, the infrastructure of the CM systems. This is followed by a short introduction of sample CM systems, which are later compared according to numerous criteria and evaluated using the decision theory. On the basis of the described theory the development of a decision model for choosing the CM system is demonstrated. Because of its simplicity and wide accessibility, the Excel program was used to build the decision model. In the final part of the thesis a few different user profiles are defined, which are used to show the usage of the decision model