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I started teaching basic HTML at community colleges in the late 1990s and have tested various Content Management Systems (CMS). Here I have gathered more than 20 years of notes of frequently asked questions on general web development, basic definitions of CMS (Content Management Systems) and my personal reviews of CMS I've tried

**Content Management Systems (CMS) general concepts explained**
  * [[whycms | Why should you want (or need) a Content Management System (CMS)?]]
  * [[cmsemplained | Content Management Systems (CMS) explained in simple terms
  * [[cmsissues | CMS Issues general notes]]


** Notes on specific Content Management Systems (CMS)**
  * [[AbandonDrupal | Why did you choose Drupal as your primary CMS? (2014)]]
  * [[AbandonDrupal | Why did you abandon Drupal as your primary CMS? (2018)]]
  * [[Drupal 8 | Drupal 8]]
  * [[Drupal 7 | Drupal 7]]
  * [[cmsissues | CMS Issues general notes]]
  * [[Random | Random Brain Dumps to sort ]]
  * [[Filecopy | File copy links and notes]]
  * [[DokuWiki | DokuWiki]]
  * [[WonderCMS | WonderCMS]]
  * [[Grav | Grav]]
  * [[CMSimple | CMSimple]]
  * [[GetSimple | GetSimple CMS]]


  * [[Joomla | Joomla]]
  * [[Typesetter | Typesetter CMS]]
  * [[Serendipity | Serendipity PHP-powered weblog]]


* -- **Web Dev issues**
  * [[cmsissues | CMS Issues general notes]]
  * [[Random | Random Brain Dumps to sort ]]
  * [[Filecopy | File copy links and notes]]
  * [[SSL | SSL Redirect to HTTPS]]
  * [[Malware | Malware site testing]]
  * [[Hosting | Hosting Sites Reviews]]
  * [[Website | Website promo]]