Content Management allows the non technical management of website content.Simply a content management system (CMS) is a way to have the client/owner of the website be able to alter and or add content to their site without having to know how to code.

Complex content management systems such as Joomla, Drupal or Wordpress require that the software be installed on the host first and the site is then built within it’s templates. Simpler solutions such as Contribute or SnippetMaster can add editable regions to a page after it’s been built.
Some companies like Ebits Online develop their own CMS without using any defined software or softwares thus making it simpler to use.

Advantages of a CMS.
Content production without programming or design experience

A Content Management System allows the editor to interact with the site in several ways. The CMS provides a graphical user interface that allows the editor to create content, add images and multimedia files, create content schedules, and much more.
Other Common advantages of a CMS:
* Decentralized maintenance.
Based on a common web browser. Editing anywhere, anytime removes bottlenecks.
* Designed with non-technical content authors in mind.
People with average knowledge of word processing can create the content directly. No HTML knowledge needed.
* Configurable access restrictions.
Users are assigned roles and permissions that prevent them from editing content which they are not authorized to change.
* Consistency of design is preserved.
Because content is stored separate from design, the content from all authors is presented with the same, consistent design.
* Navigation is automatically generated and adjusted.
Menus are typically generated automatically based on the database content and links will not point to non-existing pages.
* Content is stored in a database.
Central storage means that content can be reused in many places on the website and formatted for any device (web browser, mobile phone/WAP, PDA, print).
* Dynamic content.
Extensions like forums, polls, shopping applications, searching, news management are typically modules