Guide
CMS features checklist for news and article publishers
A practical checklist of the CMS features a news or article publisher should require, with why each matters and what to ask the vendor.
CMS profiles
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CMS comparison table: licences, versions and prices (free CSV)
A free CSV of the publishing CMSs we profile, with licence, latest version checked, platform, price and maker, each traceable to a source.
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Ghost for publishers: memberships and newsletters built in
Ghost is an MIT-licensed Node.js publishing platform with built-in memberships and newsletters. Fit for news sites, costs and limits.
- CMS profile
WordPress for news websites: the default choice and its trade-offs
A publisher's profile of the open-source WordPress software: licence, requirements, editorial workflow, SEO features, extensions, costs and limits.
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Publishing platforms, side by side
Feature tables and trade-offs for editors and publishers, with a source for every figure.
Guides
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Website CMS manuals: practical guides to running a publishing CMS
Practical administration guides for editors and publishers: how a CMS works, how to organise content, and how plugins and themes behave.
- Guide
CMS features checklist for news and article publishers
A practical checklist of the CMS features a news or article publisher should require, with why each matters and what to ask the vendor.
- Guide
CMS licences explained: GPL, MIT and commercial
What GPL, MIT, source-available and SaaS licences mean for a publisher who wants to own, modify or sell a site, with real CMS examples.
Self-hosted
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How to install a CMS on a server: self-hosted PHP setup today
What installing a self-hosted PHP CMS involves: PHP, database and web server requirements, domain and SSL, install steps, hardening and backups.
History
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phpWordPress release history: versions 2.52 to 3.25
Version-by-version history of phpWordPress from 2.52 in 2004 to 3.25 in 2006, with what each release added, and which ideas became standard.
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phpWordPress news and press releases, 2004 to 2006
A dated timeline of phpWordPress news, press releases and forum announcements from 2004 to 2006, ending with the rename to Vivvo.
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phpWordPress changelog: versions 3.11, 3.2 and 3.25
The archived phpWordPress changelog for 3.11, 3.2 and 3.25 (January to June 2006), set out by version, with notes on writing CMS release notes today.
Choosing a content management system decides how fast your newsroom can publish, how your articles appear in search, and what it will cost you to change your mind later. Most advice on the subject comes from vendors or from hosts with a plan to sell. We don’t sell software or hosting, and we don’t take payment for coverage.
This domain has published about article software since 2004, when it was home to phpWordPress, a PHP news and article manager. That product is long gone; its history is kept here. Everything else on the site is new: written for people choosing, migrating or running a publishing platform today.