# Content management system

Concept · [Technical basics](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/technical)

Also called: CMS, CMSs, content management, CMS platform

Software that lets people create and edit a website's content, such as pages, posts and images, without [writing code](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/code).

**For example:** The marketing team updates event listings in the CMS, and the website changes right away.

## Connects to (9)

- [Meta box](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/meta-box): A panel on a WordPress editing screen with extra fields for a post, such as an event date or a price, beyond the main title and body.
- [Shortcode](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/shortcode): A short tag in square brackets, used in WordPress and similar systems, that a plugin replaces with richer content when the page loads.
- [Headless commerce](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/headless-commerce): Running a store's products, cart and checkout on one system while building the shopping screens separately.
- [Static site](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/static-site): A website made of fixed pages that look the same for every visitor.
- [Search engine optimization](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/search-engine-optimization): Making a website easier for search engines to understand and more likely to show up when people search for what you offer.
- [WordPress](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/wordpress): Free, open-source software for building and running websites and blogs, used by a large share of the web.
- [Webflow](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/webflow): A visual website builder and host.
- [Wix](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/wix): A website builder and host aimed at small businesses.
- [Directus](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/directus): An open-source tool that puts an admin app and an API on top of a SQL database, so non-developers can manage the content.

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