The Future of Content - A CMS Checklist for Developers

# The Future of Content - A CMS Checklist for Developers

When you buy a new car, you do a lot to make sure it's the one you want. You take it for a test drive. You contemplate two wheel drive versus four wheel. You mull over the various options, weighing cost against the essential ability to load the kids and a dog in the back, or a kayak on the roof. You carefully pick the vehicle that suits your needs - after all, it's a big purchase that you're going to stick with for some time - and hopefully leave without a hint of buyer's remorse, because you made a well-informed decision.

Choosing a new CMS should involve the same rigor.

You need to consider a variety of factors to make sure the CMS is the right fit. The last thing you want to do is purchase a new CMS, design your new site and load all your content to find that it can't handle your ever-changing needs. At Magnolia, we've spent years understanding what customers want from their CMS, and we've identified some key things any new CMS should do really well.