Web Publishing Software
All About Web Publishing Software
There is a good choice of web publishing software and content management systems (CMS) available. As well as the very well known blog publishing software such as Wordpress and Movable Type, there are also content management software offerings that can be used to self-publish your writing. All of these web publishing platforms offer the opportunity for instant web publishing once they are working on your web server (can be quite a challenge in itself).
Drupal
Drupal is an open source content management system. Being open source means that Drupal is constantly being developed and improved and it is free. The general consensus from reviews around the web is that Drupal is an accessible content management platform for the beginner yet is hugely scaleable and competent for more ambitious web publishing enterprises. Another positive feature of Drupal being open source is that it is well supported with an active Drupal Users Forum and well-written up-to-date documentation. Drupal could make a good instant web publishing platform once installed and working.
Joomla
Joomla is another open source content management system that is free and enables self-publishing possible for writers. The Joomla software can be used for publishing static websites or frequently updated blogs. It can also be used to publish online magazines, newspapers, and publications. There is a useful Getting Started with Joomla page and an online Joomla demo to try out to see if this is the writing cms for you. Joomla can be used for instant web publishing once installed and setup correctly.
Microsoft Web Publishing
Microsoft Web Publishing is another option as a web publishing platform. Using the publishing tools that come with Microsoft Office, such as Microsoft Word or Microsoft Publisher, it is possible to publish from your desktop directly to the Internet. This can be a good web publishing system if you already have Microsoft Publisher or the complete Office package.
About the Author
My name is Carbuncle. I have been publishing to the World Wide Web since its inception, in the early nineties. CARBUNCLE.