{"category":{"slug":"content-management-systems","label":"Content management systems"},"methodology_url":"https://www.orbator.io/ai-index/methodology","license":"Free to use with attribution to orbator.io","date":"2026-09-04","engine":null,"available_dates":["2026-09-05","2026-09-04","2026-08-17","2026-08-16","2026-07-28","2026-07-25","2026-07-23","2026-07-22","2026-07-09","2026-07-08","2026-06-23","2026-06-22","2026-06-17","2026-06-15"],"policy":{"quotable_engines":["anthropic","openai","gemini"],"max_excerpt_chars":400,"full_text_public":false,"customer_runs_public":false,"full_text_retention":"retained at least 24 months, then operator review","notes":["Only Index category runs are archived publicly — customer scans never appear.","The quotable unit is a short excerpt of at most 400 characters, never the full answer.","Engines outside the verbatim allowlist are recorded as having answered, with the excerpt withheld under their terms.","Prompt intent is published; the prompt text itself is not."]},"status":"ok","count":28,"limit":50,"truncated":false,"engines":[{"engine":"gemini","count":7,"withheld":false,"answers":[{"engine":"gemini","answered_on":"2026-09-04","prompt_intent":"best_in_category","excerpt":"For building content-heavy websites, several robust Content Management Systems (CMS) offer the scalability, flexibility, and features necessary to manage large volumes of information and high traffic. 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