==Definition==
A website could be an organisation's main information portal - where they can publish material about themselves, their work and projects and articles or reports that they have produced. It can also take the simpler form of a standalone blog where content is shared with their intended audience, or may be represented as a forum or wiki where user generated content is published and shared.
A content publishing site may be from an An organisation's own site - where they can publish material about themselves, usually depends entirely on their work main website as their presence on the Internet and projects and articles or reports that they have produced, expects it may also contain informational content or guides for users. It can also take the simpler form of a standalone blog where content is shared with their intended or audience, or may be represented as a forum where user generated content can be shared. It may also combine aspects of to function at all these typestimes.
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==High Technical==
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===DIY CMS===
There are numerous well developed and 'continually maintained' content mangement systems that you can install and configure from scratch. They differ between their application and intended purpose, the majority however relying on a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LAMP_(software_bundle) LAMP] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAMP#Variants_and_equivalents_on_other_platforms WAMP] backend. Each CMS has its own particular requirements for webserver, database server and PHP configurations, as well as security considerations for them.
'''Benefits'''
*Total control of the CMS software, plug-ins, themes and preferred configuration
*Fine-grained access control and modification of CMS features
'''Downsides'''
*A whole software ecosystem to learn with every new CMS
*Responsibility for software updates and malware protection
*Responsibility for data security
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*[[Choose_a_hosting_provider#High_Technical]]
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==Intermediary Technical==
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===Hosted CMS===
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'''Hosting Requirements'''
*[[Choose_a_hosting_provider#High_Technical]]
*[[Choose_a_hosting_provider#Intermediary_Technical]]
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==Basic Technical==
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===Hosted website===
For a basic setup providing a content distribution platform such as a blog user's have the option of using existing free services such as Wordpress, Journoportfolio or similar.
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==Comparison Matrix==
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