Benefits of the CMS
- Quick and easy page management – Any approved user can quickly and easily publish webpages without complicated software or programming.
- Consistent brand and navigation – Design templates provide a consistent brand image and standard navigation across all KU websites.
- Workflow management – An integrated workflow process fore reviewing and approving content.
- Flexibility for developers – Because the CMS enables non-technical users to easily publish content, this frees up technical developers to focus on functionality and enhanced features.
- Design is separate from content – You can manipulate content without fear of accidentally changing the design.
- Database-driven – You only need to change data once for it to be updated throughout your site.
- Shared resources – Website managers have access to shared resources, such as modules, images, audio and video files, etc.
- Approval systems – You can give different levels of access to different users, and the CMS has mechanisms to ensure content is approved before going live.
- Mobile ready – The CMS automatically scales your site to fit tablets, mobile devices and smaller browser windows.
- Archive capabilities –You can track who has made changes to your page and archive previous versions of your page.
- Remote access – You can access and update your site from anywhere with an Internet connection.
- Security – Security is automatic.
- Search engine-friendly – The CMS helps to optimize your website so that search engine users can easily find your information.
- Updates— The CMS allows alerts to be set to notify the editor when content needs to be reviewed, updated or removed.
- WCAG 2.0 Compliant - The CMS is designed to be WCAG 2.0 compliant to ensure accessibility. Users and administrators still need to follow accessibility guidelines to ensure their content is compliant.