User:Orchid One Software/Content construction kit

Content Construction Kits (CCK)in general use on the internet refers to a system that allows users to define their own content types i.e. blog, recipe, encyclopedic article and more. Of the type that is used frequently on the internet FLEXInode was among the first and was introduced by in Drupal the open source Content Management System. The revolutionay difference of a cck as opposed to the the normal manner of content layout in content management systems such as Drupal and Joomla is that the use is able to define new custom fields that add to the standard fields.

Below is an Image of Joomla's basic interface. One basic limitations of this type of interface is that it does not allow the user to define their own custom fields. the benefit of custom fields being that new media types and or related information can be easily added to article without the use of hacks or modifications to the source code.

As of 2010 there are at least 3 major Content Construction Kits for the Content Management System Joomla, namely, FLEXIcontent, K2 by Joomlaworks and, JSeblod. below is an image of the CCK FLEXIcontent a new cck currently in Beta.