A content management system or CMS, is a platform that can be used to upload, edit, and distribute a variety of data including text, images, videos, PDFs etc. Choosing a CMS depends on the needs, goals and aspirations of the enterprise and there is no cookie cutter version available. Also, being open source also makes a CMS critical. 

Besides making alteration in the source code, an open source CMS offers a lot of independence. With a strong online open source community dealing with open source CMS development there is no dearth of advice. 

Besides, the strong online support your CMS system is less vulnerable to hackers. With many contributors accessing and executing modification there are constant updates and plugins to improve performance pillars such as speed, security, and visibility of your website while enhancing features.

Security

With super connected digital world, a CMS that protects your organization, as well as your consumers is super critical. Adding to it, Legislation compliance like GDPR becoming stricter in terms of security and privacy makes it even more important. Almost every CMS platform is equipped with their own security measures like encrypting, documentation as well as security protocols.

Even then some content management systems are more vulnerable than the other. WordPress being the most sought-after CMS has faced the majority of the blunt of cyber hackers. Statistics suggest that a whopping 16,000 WordPress sites were hacked in 2019 alone. 

Most of the security vulnerabilities occurring in most CMS including WordPress arise from using 3rd party plug-ins and extension. This alone accounts for 56% of the security vulnerabilities in WordPress.

Hence regularly updating your CMS and plugins is extremely important to maintain security. Also managing rights and roles to users, so that they can access data that is permissible to them is important. The software development company in Dubai handling the CMS development can be asked to do the same.

Load Time

The loading time for your website is critical because if it exceeds three seconds the users are highly likely to leave the website. Although the load speed also depends on the size of your content, a good performing CMS can also help.   

Support

Besides the CMS, a robust support team from your company offering open source development services always is important. Besides being open source, a vibrant online community can also be of help.