Should You Consider Developing A Custom CMS For Your Website?
The fork of options available in front of an ecommerce store to create, manage and secure its content include, building a custom CMS or subscribing to an open source one like WordPress. Each option has its own pros and cons and are ideal for different purposes. The considerations that determine the choice have been discussed hereunder. In short you can embark on the journey to develop your own CMS if:
You require advanced functionalities that are not available off the shelf
If your needs are technically too complex for the existing opensource CMS systems to handle, then you should consider architecting your own. If you are in the starting stage of business, with a handful clients and a meagre product portfolio, then you can go in for pre-built CMS.
You want to hold title to the CMS software
Ownership is the essence of this decision. Whether to own or to outsource is always a challenging question in software development. If you wish to outsource the hassle and the nitty gritty, then go in for an off-the-shelf product. But using such a product, will not let you enjoy exclusive ownership of the CMS.
You want your CMS to load super-fast
Your WordPress CMS is being used as a template by thousands of users worldwide and you are by no means, top priority. Whereas with a custom CMS, you are the absolute owner and the absolute priority for the CMS system. If you are wary of slow load times, go in for custom CMS.
You do not wish to take chances over content security
While opensource CMS take all measures of due diligence and deploy multiple layers of security to protect your content, it is not absolutely fool proof. Every day hackers develop new methods to crack the security of opensource CMS, more so since its base codes are freely accessible. With a custom CMS, coding is unique and is developed from the scratch.
You wish to be directly involved with the developer
Live and direct input is collected by the developer from the client. These inputs go a long way into shaping the CMS in its best fit, suited exclusively to your own needs, unlike a pre-developed product which does not take into account your specific needs and wants. With a custom CMS, you are behind the wheels, all the time. If you expect dedicated and in-house support and if your business has USPs that cannot be handled by open source CMS, better build it yourself.
From the analysis it is inferred that a one-size-fits-all approach is not practical in case of CMS and every enterprise must choose an option that is cost-effective, secure and feasible in the light of available resources as well as the degree of ownership and simplicity that you may require.
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