Independent publishing
WordPressA home for your next idea.
GhostFor the words you want to share.
DotclearGive your writing a simple routine.
TextpatternPublishing with careful control of presentation.32 applications / Publishing & content
A better home for your next chapter.
Choose a content platform around the people who write, edit and maintain it. A personal blog, a structured organization website and a content API have different needs, even when all three publish words and images.
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Choose by the work you want to do.
WordPressA home for your next idea.GhostFor the words you want to share.DotclearGive your writing a simple routine.TextpatternPublishing with careful control of presentation.Structured organization websites
DrupalStructured content. Bigger possibilities.
TYPO3Publish across a larger organization.
WagtailA Python CMS for thoughtful content teams.
Craft CMSMake the content model your own.Content for custom applications
StrapiOne content home. Many frontends.
DirectusTurn your data into a workspace.
PayloadKeep content close to your application code.
StatamicFlexible publishing on Laravel.Browse this collection
Publishing & content applications
32 applications to explore
Automad
A file-based CMS with visual editing.
View hosting & requirementsBackdrop CMS
A familiar structure for content-rich sites.
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PublishingBludit
A compact home for a simple website.
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PublishingClassicPress
Publishing with a classic editing workflow.
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PublishingConcrete CMS
Edit the page you are looking at.
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PublishingContao
Bring several sites under one CMS.
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Make the content model your own.
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Turn your data into a workspace.
View hosting & requirementsPublishingDotclear
Give your writing a simple routine.
View hosting & requirementsPublishingDrupal
Structured content. Bigger possibilities.
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PublishingFlatPress
Start with the writing.
View hosting & requirementsPublishingGhost
For the words you want to share.
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PublishingGrav
Content, without a database.
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PublishingHTMLy
A blog that keeps its content in files.
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PublishingJoomla
Make room for your next chapter.
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PublishingKirby
Content in files. Design in your hands.
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PublishingMODX
A CMS that leaves room for your markup.
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PublishingOctober CMS
A Laravel foundation for tailored websites.
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Keep content close to your application code.
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PublishingPlone
Manage publishing across a complex organization.
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PublishingPluXml
A small publishing system with room to grow.
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PublishingProcessWire
Shape content around your project.
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PublishingSerendipity
A dedicated space for a lasting blog.
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Publishing applicationPublishingSilverstripe CMS
Give structured websites an editorial home.
View hosting & requirementsPublishingStatamic
Flexible publishing on Laravel.
View hosting & requirementsPublishingStrapi
One content home. Many frontends.
View hosting & requirementsPublishingTextpattern
Publishing with careful control of presentation.
View hosting & requirementsPublishingTYPO3
Publish across a larger organization.
View hosting & requirementsPublishingWagtail
A Python CMS for thoughtful content teams.
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PublishingWinter CMS
Build a CMS around your working style.
View hosting & requirementsWonderCMS
Keep a small website manageable.
View hosting & requirementsPublishingWordPress
A home for your next idea.
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Who will publish and maintain the content?
Ask an editor to create a real page, add an image, preview a change and restore an earlier version. Then ask the maintainer to update the system and recover the content in a separate test environment.
Start with the editing experience
A live page editor helps occasional contributors. Structured fields help teams keep complex content consistent. Test the workflow with the person who will actually maintain the site.
Decide where the frontend lives
A traditional CMS renders a website directly. A headless CMS supplies content to a frontend your developers build, deploy and maintain separately.
Match ownership to the stack
Flat-file storage changes how you back up content. A framework-based CMS adds application dependencies. Neither choice removes the need for supported releases and tested restores.
Bring to the hosting conversation: Content model, editor roles, media storage and theme or frontend dependencies.
How should I compare the publishing & content in this collection?
Choose a content platform around the people who write, edit and maintain it. A personal blog, a structured organization website and a content API have different needs, even when all three publish words and images.
What should I prepare before hosting one of these publishing applications?
Content model, editor roles, media storage and theme or frontend dependencies. Each application's profile links to its official project for current requirements and licensing.
What is a useful first test for a publishing application?
Ask an editor to create a real page, add an image, preview a change and restore an earlier version. Then ask the maintainer to update the system and recover the content in a separate test environment.