ClassicPress
Stable, lightweight and instantly familiar CMS for creators
Ranked #10 in Open-source headless CMS platforms.
ClassicPress is a lightweight, stable and instantly familiar open-source content management system. It is forked from WordPress but excludes the block editor.
At a glance
| Best for | website creators worldwide |
From ClassicPress's own website.
Company facts
| Social profiles | X, Facebook, GitHub |
What stands out
The product trims unnecessary code to improve performance and privacy compared to WordPress.
“We've trimmed unnecessary code to improve overall performance and privacy compared to WordPress. ClassicPress core is half the size of WordPress.”ClassicPress, own website
The product offers the familiarity of the classic editor that users love.
“Love the simplicity of the WordPress classic editor? So do we.”ClassicPress, own website
How it ranks
ClassicPress is ranked 10th of 10 in Open-source headless CMS platforms (Lister Score 76.0).
#10 in Open-source headless CMS platforms · Lister Score 76.0
Trims unnecessary code to improve performance and privacy compared to WordPress.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 12; buying information on its own site 4.
“You can create business and e-commerce websites, blogs, intranets, headless, and even apps.”ClassicPress, own website
“A lightweight, stable, instantly familiar free open-source content management system.”ClassicPress, own website
| Rank | Open-source headless CMS platforms | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Squidex | 94.0 |
| 2 | Liferay Digital Experience Platform | 92.0 |
| 3 | ApostropheCMS | 90.0 |
| 4 | TinaCMS | 88.0 |
| 5 | Umbraco CMS | 88.0 |
| 6 | Vvveb | 88.0 |
| 7 | Payload CMS | 82.0 |
| 8 | Boltcms.io | 80.0 |
| 9 | Decap CMS | 80.0 |
| 10 | ClassicPress | 76.0 |
Frequently asked questions
How does ClassicPress rank on Lister?
ClassicPress is ranked 10th of 10 in Open-source headless CMS platforms (Lister Score 76.0).