A content management system (CMS) is software that allows users to create, manage, and publish digital content without needing advanced programming skills. Instead of writing HTML and CSS code for every page, a CMS provides a user-friendly interface where content can be added using text editors, images, and predefined layouts. WordPress is the most widely used CMS in the world and powers a large percentage of websites on the internet. It is popular because it is free, open source, and highly customizable through themes and plugins, which makes it accessible to both beginners and experienced developers.
In this project, WordPress was used to build and manage the IS 5320 course website. It allowed me to create pages, blog posts, menus, and categories without writing code from scratch. WordPress also made it easy to organize content and make design changes through a visual interface, which helped me focus more on the learning goals of the project instead of low-level web development tasks. This project also showed how a CMS can be deployed in a cloud environment using a virtual host service and container technology, demonstrating how modern websites are built using multiple layers such as CMS platforms, cloud hosting, and containerization.
References
WordPress overview: https://wordpress.org/about/
What is a CMS: https://www.wpbeginner.com/glossary/content-management-system/
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