| As technology advances, more and more Content | | | | availability. Most CMS do not offer a wide range of |
| Management Systems (CMS) were being developed | | | | templates for the users. They leave it to the users |
| to help Web Developers to create websites. Some | | | | or open source community to contribute. Hence, you |
| of the more popular CMS include WordPress, Joomla | | | | will seldom find a nice template for your site unless |
| and Drupal. However, not all CMS were developed for | | | | you are using popular CMS like Wordpress or Joomla. |
| the users in the first place, some are too difficult to | | | | On the other hand, CSS templates are widely |
| use and some just could not get the buy in from the | | | | available and most are available for free as well. You |
| consumers. This article discusses some of the | | | | do not have to pay for most CSS templates on the |
| advantages that a Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) has | | | | Internet. |
| over conventional CMS. | | | | The fourth advantage for using CSS templates is |
| The first advantage for using a CSS template is fast | | | | that you do not need to continue to update patches |
| loading time. Most CMS has terrible loading time as | | | | or download new versions. All CMS are 'live' and they |
| they have a great deal of functions and reference to | | | | continue to update their application security so it is |
| create for every click from the users. Using CSS for | | | | important for CMS users to maintain and update the |
| website creation will reduce most of the unnecessary | | | | version from time to time. For CSS template, you |
| loading time for a web page. A pure CSS template | | | | only have to download once and use it for life (if you |
| can be loaded at least twice the time shorter than a | | | | intend to stay with the design). |
| conventional full-fledged CMS. | | | | The last reason to use CSS template is that you can |
| If you have used a CMS before and has tried to | | | | optimize your site for search engines easily as |
| change the template of the CMS, you will know that | | | | compared to using CMS. Most CMS do not have the |
| it is not a simple task especially if you are using that | | | | flexibility to change the URL structure and other |
| CMS for the first time. All CMS has their own | | | | search engine critical elements on a web page. Using |
| convention and guidelines to design the templates | | | | a CSS template will allow you to have 100% freedom |
| and hence, you will have to follow and pick up their | | | | to control every element of your web page. |
| guidelines if you intend to change the layout. | | | | To conclude, CSS template is a good choice if you |
| However, if you are using CSS template, you can | | | | already possesses some web design knowledge and |
| simply change any element in the style sheets and it | | | | do not intend to have a lot of functions in your site. |
| will reflect across the site straight away. CSS | | | | However, if you are new to website creation and in |
| templates allow a greater flexibility when it comes to | | | | need of many functions for your new site, then a |
| customization of design elements on a web page. | | | | CMS is recommended regardless of the above |
| The third advantage boils down to templates | | | | advantages. |