Content Management System (CMS) Software Web Hosting

What is a content management system?

A content management system (CMS) is a type of software application designed to help webmasters create, edit and publish their website's content in an organized manner. Organizations use CMS to manage their website's pages, text, documents, pictures and just about anything else found on their site. Content management systems are also referred to as web management systems (WMS).

CMS software is designed in a manner where minimal technical knowledge is needed to use it. A CMS is particularly useful for coordination purposes when there are a number of users who regularly work on the same website. A web CMS will help your organization keep track of every version of each page on your site, properly structure the content creation process, provide consistency on every web page, reduce duplicate content and much more.

A2 Hosting offers many solutions to prevent you from running into a predicament like not being able to re-vamp your website because you've lost track of some of your site's pages. Learn more below.

A2 Hosting CMS Web Hosting Solutions

The most popular open-source CMS solutions require a web host that support PHP and MySQL. A2 Hosting provides amazing support for both. All of A2 Hosting's web, reseller and semi-dedicated host accounts also include the easy to use Softaculous script found within the cPanel control panel. Softaculous makes it simple to auto-install a number of PHP CMS solutions.

A2 Hosting's VPS hosted customers have a similar auto-install script within their Kloxo administration center called InstallApp. This script makes the installation of a variety of CMS solutions a snap.

A2 Hosting's Open Source CMS Software

Each of the following applications is available as an auto-install within Softaculous.

Drupal CMS Hosting
Drupal is a CMS software package that is used to publish and organize a large variety of websites. Drupal can be used to manage websites ranging from blogs, forums, directories, social networking websites and much more.
Geeklog CMS Hosting
Geeklog is a blog oriented CMS portal used to manage dynamic web pages. Geeklog includes support for comments, SPAM protection and trackbacks.
Joomla CMS Hosting
The award winning Joomla CMS solution helps users to easily build websites and a number of high performing web applications.
Mambo-Open Source CMS Hosting
Mambo-Open Source is another award winning CMS software solution. Mambo is used for sites ranging from simple personal hobby sites to complex corporate pages.
PHP-Nuke CMS Hosting
The PHP-Nuke systems is designed particularly for the automation of publishing news. PHP-Nuke puts the webmaster in total control of their website with a number of tools to create a completely interactive website.
phpFormGenerator Hosting
phpFormGenerator is an easy to use tool used to create attractive web forms. phpFormGenerator creates the form's PHP processing code and offers the option to deliver the results directly to your MySQL database.
phpWebsite CMS Hosting
phpWebsite is an application used to create interactive community-based web pages. This CMS program offers easy to use web-based control with a number of content creation, management and other related tools that provide a total CMS experience.
TYPO3 CMS Hosting
TYPO3 is an extremely flexible, easily customizable CMS which offers an extensive array of features like rich text editing, spell checking, multiple page editing and much more.
XOOPS CMS Hosting
XOOPS stands for eXtensible Object Oriented Portal System. Xoops is a very flexible modular CMS system that makes it easy to add and remove a variety of CMS modules.
SilverStripe CMS Hosting
SilverStripe is a user-friendly CMS that provides maintenance of websites for those who do not have extensive programming knowledge. Quickly add and edit your site's content, pictures, hyperlinks and pages with SilverStripe.
phpwcms CMS Hosting
phpWCMS is a flexible and customizable CMS with a short learning curve. The developers of phpWCMS have optimized it to be installed both fast and easily.
Frog CMS Hosting
Frog CMS is PHP-based, open source content management system. Frog CMS has developed a strong following because it is simple, yet contains powerful content management resources. It is the PHP variation of Radiant CMS, a RoR CMS.
Jaws Hosting
Jaws is a PHP framework and a content management system that is popular for its ability to develop dynamic sites. The Jaws Project aims to be both user and developer friendly by providing a number of ways to customize websites and offering developers the ability to hack their own modules.
TYPOlight Hosting
TYPOlight is a feature-rich and powerful PHP-based CMS. TYPOlight is page based which makes it simple to create new content pages with elements that include text elements, link elements, image elements and many more.
Concrete5 Hosting
Concrete5 is a PHP-based CMS with a slick control panel. While many CMSes focus on making it easy to either build a website OR edit it, Concrete5 developers have created a CMS that focuses on both aspects of web development.
MiaCMS Hosting
MiaCMS is a fork of the extremely popular Mambo CMS. MiaCMS is a very flexible content management system that allows developers to create websites of all shapes and sizes.
ImpressCMS Hosting
ImpressCMS is a PHP-based content management system that is based on the CMS XOOPS. It is a highly extensible CMS utilizing an open architecture allowing users to easily add modules to increase functionality by customizing their install.
Elxis Hosting
The Elxis CMS is particularly popular because of its focus on security, SEO, social networking and most of all the ease of use. It is easily extensible thanks in particular to the Elxis Download Center (EDC) which can install templates, modules and other components with just one click.
CMS Made Simple Hosting
CMS Made Simple's objectives are to save developers as much as time as possible and to be user-friendly as well for the less technical users who will edit the website on a daily basis. Use CMS Made Simple if you're looking to build a beautiful site in a minimal amount of time.
Symphony CMS Hosting
Symphony is a content management system with an amazing community that uses XSLT as its templating language. Experts claim that Sympony CMS' templating ability is unmatched thanks mainly to the flexibility offered from its use of XML.
e017 Hosting
e107 is a free PHP-based CMS that is fully customizable. e107 has a large community constantly working to adapt and improve upon its software. e107 is very extensible and has a great collection of plugins and themes that continue to increase each day.
Pligg Hosting
Pligg is a CMS that webmasters use to create social media websites much like Digg. Your visitors are able to submit articles that are voted and commented on by other users. The most interesting articles, as determined by the most amount of votes, rise to the top and are displayed on your homepage.
razorCMS Hosting
RazorCMS is a lightweight content management system utilizing a flat file system. It does not require a database backend. RazorCMS was developed to be as small as possible with additional functionality easily added via their selection of System Blade Packs.
ExpressionEngine Hosting
ExpressionEngine is an EllisLab developed content management system. This robust and flexible CMS is used by thousands of individuals and organizations worldwide to easily power their websites.
PHP-Fusion Hosting
PHP-Fusion is a lightweight CMS written in PHP and utilizing MySQL for storage of the site's content. It offers a powerful and user-friendly control panel to manage your website. With features expected in CMSes (like news, articles and forums), PHP-Fusion is easily extensible with "infusions".
MemHT Hosting
MemHT is a PHP-based weblog and CMS solution that simplifies the creation and administration of multiple websites. Once installed, use MemHT's array of CMS features like forums, blogs, FAQs, articles and more to develop a powerful website.
BIGACE Hosting
BIGACE is a powerful PHP and MySQL based content management system. Its quick and easy setup allows users to have their site up within minutes. Users are especially enthusiastic about BIGACE's speed and flexibility.
Radiant CMS Hosting
Radiant CMS is a content management system written in Ruby as a Ruby on Rails application. It was designed for use by small groups and is easily extensible because of its focus on being "no-fluff" out of the box.
ocPortal Hosting
ocPortal is a cutting edge content management system that makes it easy to manage a dynamic website within its easy to use admin panel. With the help of ocPortal, webmasters can develop virtually any type of site.
Zikula Hosting
Zikula is a CMS that can do it all. Whether you're looking to create a simple personal blog or the next online community craze, Zikula has the functionality you're looking for.
Website Baker Hosting
Website Baker is a CMS designed to be very easy to use. Webmasters of all skills can use Website Baker to effectively build small and medium-sized websites.
Siteframe Hosting
Siteframe is a lightweight CMS that includes an assortment of resources that make it easy to create community based websites. Groups can share posts and images, send email to other users and create blogs.