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Analysis of Different Types of CMS

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Content Management Systems (CMS):

1. Simplified Content Management: CMS tools simplify creating, editing, and organizing digital content like websites and blogs without needing coding skills.

2. User-Friendly Interfaces: They offer user-friendly interfaces for content creation, allowing text, images, and media to be added and formatted easily.

3. Customization and Themes: CMS platforms provide customizable themes and templates to personalize the design and layout of websites.

4. Collaboration and Access Control: CMS enables collaboration by allowing multiple users to work on content together with controlled access levels.

5. SEO and Multilingual Support: CMS tools help optimize content for search engines, and some offer multilingual capabilities to present content in various languages.

Here's a comparison of various CMS/Static Site Generators,

• WordPress: A widely used traditional CMS known for its user-friendliness and extensive plugin ecosystem. It's suitable for various website types, especially blogs and small to medium businesses.

• Strapi: A headless CMS that requires technical skills but offers high flexibility for creating content models and APIs. It's best suited for developers building decoupled applications.

• Docusaurus: Primarily designed for creating technical documentation, Docusaurus is a choice for projects and products that need organized documentation websites.

• Ghost: A blogging platform with a user-friendly interface, focused on bloggers and content creators. Its active community supports individual and organizational blogging needs.

• Drupal: A complex traditional CMS favored for its flexibility, especially for large and intricate websites. It's often used by enterprises for custom functionality.

• Umbraco: A user-friendly .NET-based CMS with customization options, suitable for .NET developers and businesses preferring Microsoft technologies.

• Hugo: A static site generator popular among developers for its speed and simplicity. It's ideal for static sites, blogs, and simple projects.

• Netlify CMS: Tailored for JAMstack architecture, Netlify CMS is user-friendly and integrates with Git workflows. It's great for JAMstack sites and simple content management tasks.

Detailed Comparison

CMS Tool	Type	Ease of Use	Flexibility	Community	License Type	User-Friendly	Non-Developer Usability
WordPress	Traditional CMS	User-friendly	Highly customizable	Large and active	GPL-2.0-or-later	Yes	Yes
Strapi	Headless CMS	Technical	Highly flexible	Growing	MIT	No	No
Docusaurus	Documentation Site	Technical	Documentation-focused	Developer-oriented	MIT	No	No
Ghost	Blogging Platform	User-friendly	Blog-focused	Active	AGPL-3.0	Yes	Yes
Drupal	Traditional CMS	Complex	Highly flexible	Active, enterprise	GPL-2.0-or-later	No	No
Umbraco	.NET-based CMS	User-friendly	.NET customization	Smaller	MIT	Yes	No
Hugo	Static Site Generator	Technical	Simple, static content	Popular among devs	Apache-2.0	Yes	Yes
Netlify CMS	JAMstack CMS	User-friendly	JAMstack integration	Popular in JAMstack	MIT	Yes	Yes

Note: Currently, OpenInfraLabs also use Netlify CMS which is a very good choice for our use case.