A CMS (Content Management System) is piece of software that is used in the world of web development. My role at Venture Motion involves a lot of work around CMS's including the creation of new web pages, publishing blog pages and updating web content.
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1 | The main CMS platform that I'm accustomed to is WordPress and Wix. The business website uses WordPress along with a range of plugins including Yoast SEO and Elementor. Elementor is a visual website builder that allows me to drag and drop widgets and content blocks onto a live draft of a web page. These block range from simple image and text blocks to image galleries and form blocks.
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Another great block builder plugin that I have used with WordPress is WPBakery. This allows for similar functionality as Elementor offering live draft customisation of a webpage.
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HTML text editor | A great feature of website builders is the ability to toggle between a HTML text editor. This is allows for greater control of a block if you have knowledge in the understanding of basic HTML principles. Here is one common HTML practice.
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Links | To insert a link in a body of text in HTML, I would use the A HREF attribute. An example of this could be;
<a href ="https://link-example.com"> link example </a>
I started by using the standard A HREF attribute followed by the link I wanted to direct the user. to Always remember to place the link within speech brackets. I then follow this up by typing in the word/phrase the link will be housed within. This will usually be displayed on a webpage underlined and perhaps in a different colour (usually blue).
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Adding a Media Content | In most cases adding media is a very simple and similar process regardless of the CMS being used. In WordPress and Wix the dashboard allows me to upload media using the dedicated button by then simply dragging and dropping the media file. Most image formats are compatible as well as PDF files.
Why I Chose Wix To Host My Site | I find using both CMS quite easy however to really unlock the potential with WordPress I found that without the use of some powerful paid for plugins I was accustomed to using, Wix offered more creative freedom with a powerful built in, in-depth live block builder that works really well with content and theme I wanted to implement. The only downside to Wix that I found is the stigma of hositng a site using the CMS in the web development world.
Other than that, I find that Wix fits my needs very well offering an intuitive dashboard whilst providing a range of tools and blocks that I have utilised to build my portfolio.
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