ClassicPress
Stable, lightweight and instantly familiar CMS for creators
ClassicPress is a lightweight, stable and instantly familiar open-source content management system. It is forked from WordPress but excludes the block editor.
| Best for | website creators worldwide |
| Website | classicpress.net |
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
Strengths and trade-offs
- The product trims unnecessary code to improve performance and privacy compared to WordPress.
- The product offers the familiarity of the classic editor that users love.
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How ClassicPress ranks
#10 in Open-source headless CMS platforms
How the score is made up: Evidence on its own site 20; How complete its published information is 12; Fit to this ranking's criteria 40; 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
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Questions about ClassicPress
Who is ClassicPress best for?
ClassicPress is best for website creators worldwide.
Where does ClassicPress rank?
ClassicPress is ranked #10 in Open-source headless CMS platforms (Lister Score 76.0).
What are the best alternatives to ClassicPress?
The closest alternatives on Lister are Squidex (#1 in Open-source headless CMS platforms), Liferay Digital Experience Platform (#2 in Open-source headless CMS platforms) and ApostropheCMS (#3 in Open-source headless CMS platforms).
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