Efficiency and simplicity - for me, these are two key characteristics of an effective content management system. Content management systems exist to allow non-technical users to create rich content on the websites they maintain without involving technical help. For a CMS to be useful, editors must be able to manage content quickly and easily. The ease with which content editors can use a content management system is partially determined by the out of the box features of the CMS. However, the organization of the content within the system along with the way editors go about placing that content on pages can have as much, if not more of an impact, on the editor’s ability to navigate and use a CMS.
