It is a cliché, but "you don't know what you don't know".

I use the Joomla! Content Management System (CMS) for producing (most of my) websites. It is fairly easy to install but it has 100s of different options and 1000s of different add-ons and templates.

In content managed websites the content (information) and the way it is presented are separated. The website designer can configure the way it all looks and the "owner" contributes all of the "content".

I thought I'd setup this particular area of the website to demo what is possible, this way you (the future website owner?) can see how you can display the information and some of the choices you have.

There is far more information on this page than I would normally recommend as too much can be confusing or overwhelming - but it does give you an idea of things you COULD display on your own site.

Incidentally, this page uses what is called a "blog" layout, in that the various articles are all displayed on the same page as opposed to a list layout where you just get a list of headings.

Enjoy a ride around the track of the Hamilton Model Engineers

Banners

Banners are advertising graphics. They can be free or paid for and keep track of the number of times a person clicks on them to follow the link to the client's website.

They show up as graphic links at the bottom of every page though they can be placed anywhere.

How the website looks

In a Content Managed website the actual 'content' and the way it looks are not connected. The way the website looks is defined in the template and can vary across the website. You can change content and/or template as and when you like.

Don't get bogged down by how the website LOOKS - because it can be changed.

Polls

Polls can be used to gather and display all sorts of information. I have one turned on in this demo section of the site. This one is setup so you can only vote once a day.