A content management system (CMS) is a software used for creating a dynamic website by people lacking computer knowledge. Separating the content of a website from the way of its presentation enables to easily prepare dynamically generated pages recorded in a database. By using templates you can quickly change the layout of the entire website.
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Task 1
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On the Internet, find popular content management systems. Note the technologies with which they are created.
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Content management systems have become increasingly popular due to their extensive features, simple user and administrator interface, structural design and a huge number of modules. All operations can be performed without immense computer knowledge. Most CMSs are open‑source systems, developed by enourmous communities.
Nowadays, the most popular content management system is WordPress. Approximately 30% of operated web sites are based on this system. WordPress currently offers 50,000 plug‑ins and thousands of themes. It enables creating both websites and classic blogs.
Task 2
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In the system documentation on wordpress.org, find and watch the film „Do I need a website, a blog, or both”. Explain the difference between a blog and a website. The film can be also found on YouTube.
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Plug‑ins are programmes that add a specific feature to the basic functionality of a system. The examples of plug‑ins are: a newsletter, a discussion forum, a statistics system, the feature of an online shop.
Themes enable changing the appearence of a blog or a website, but also planning the layout of components on a webpage.
Adding, modifying and removing text, images, films, and even entire subpages and sections are performed with the use of a web interface. For typing, you can use a built‑in text editor, which facilitates text formatting.
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The WordPress admin dashboard comprises options that enable to configure your website. Though the authors of the system have tried to minimise the number of settings needed to configure a website, you must be aware that Wordpress is an advanced product, including numerous options, which requires quite precise and time‑consuming configuration in order to use it professionally, but still advanced computer skills are not necessary.
Task 3
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In the system documentation on wordpress.org, find and watch the film „How to set up a website in five steps”. The film can be also found on YouTube.
Task 4
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In the system documentation on wordpress.org, find and watch the film „How to set up a blog in five steps”. The film can be also found on YouTube.
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When you want to create your own website, you do not even have to know HTML. You can use existing solutions – templates in the form of a content management system.
Exercises
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Exercise 1
Exercise 2
On the Internet, find information about Joomla. Compare this CMS with WorPress. Create a multimedia presentation.
Exercise 3
Which CMS would you choose to create a website of your school? Why? Explain in English.
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Exercise 4
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Glossary
blogs
blogs
blogi
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content management systems
content management systems
systemy zarządzania treścią
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dynamic website
dynamic website
dynamiczny serwis WWW
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interface
interface
interfejs - program lub urządzenie umożliwiające współpracę użytkownika z oprogramowaniem komputera, aplikacjami internetowymi