For the technically minded,
www.southwilts.com is actually the
world's most advanced Content
Management System (CMS) running on a
state-of-the-art Unisys Cool Ice
database. So, if HTML isn't your
thing (and for over 95% of the
population that holds true) and you're
planning a website with lots of
content, what do you do? Either you
shell out a fortune for a web designer
to put your content on a website - and
then pay monthly for hosting and
maintenance or you look to use a
Content Management System. If the
latter sounds easier, Community Web
and Neighbourhood Web (TM) is ideal
for you. With CMS, content is stored
in a database away from the site's
templates, which makes it impossible
to destroy the design structure of the
site when editing.
CMS systems
allow anyone to edit his or her
website, regardless of technical skill
level. Pages can be added or changed
easily without knowing any intricate
coding. South Wiltshire Community Web
is designed as a portal, serving both
as a content management system and as
a signposting service for the local
community - in fact it is more of a
Virtual Community than a portal.
Unlike other CMS systems, the
Neighbourhood Web is free for all
users. It allows images, documents,
diaries, news releases,
advertisements, jobs and mailing lists
to be uploaded and managed by users at
no cost. It was developed with
Government funding and is now run by
the community for the community - it
is and will remain free of the usual
commercial motivations.
If you
are considering CMS for your local
community, then Neighbourhood Web is
the product for you. When you buy the
system you become part of a community -
a forum of CMS users all over the
country, who meet together to develop
and improve the Neighbourhood Web.
Future-proof and sustainable, it's a
winner all round.