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are primarily used as Intranet/Extranet platforms to share content with a business's or corporation's internal and external customers. The key features would include:

 

Configurable Templates

Using a templates enables a consistent look and feel to the whole site with the ability to change the parameters centrally.

Easily editable content

When the content is separated from the look and feel of a site, it is easier to allow different users specific rights to edit, create and post content using WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editors. The content can be documentation, images or multi-media.

Modular feature design

Most CMS have modular architecture so modules can be easily installed to extend an existing site's features.

Workflow management

Having differing levels of authority built into the CMS, processes can be approved and progressed. For example, a content creator submits a story but it's not published on the website until the copy editor cleans it up, and the editor-in-chief approves it.