They are more vulnerable to attack as anyone can see the code, therefore making it easier for hackers to exploit it.
There is no doubt that many CMSs are more suitable to developers than end-users (their customers), to which they can at times appear complex.Īnother potential downside is that they can be susceptible to security issues. The experience of end users in comparison with developers is something that has been given as a drawback of open source content management systems by some. Once a website is built, there isn’t a licence fee that needs to be paid on an on-going basis.
With an open source CMS, you own the code so another agency can be employed to maintain it and develop it further, if necessary.Īnother great advantage of an open source CMS is that there aren’t the ongoing costs that can be associated with a proprietary system. This isn’t the case with a proprietary CMS in most cases, you will need to have it rebuilt. If your website is built in an open source CMS then there will be several other web agencies that could take over your website should you decide that you are not happy with the agency you had been working with. In many respects, it is usually a step ahead of most proprietary solutions.Ī key reasons for many organisations choice in opting for an open source CMS is that it is much easier for them to change agency, if that need arises. This means that it never stands still and is always developing into a better product, therefore keeping up with the needs of users. The number of contributors can be huge, for example Drupal has “630,000 + users and developers” according to their website,. Open Source solutions such as Drupal, WordPress, Joomla and Umbraco are constantly being developed they are always being worked on and updated with code and the modules continually improving. There is a range of benefits that comes from this. One of the major benefits of an open source content management system is that they generally have a large base of developers.