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CMS profiles
- Arc XP for publishers: The Washington Post's enterprise platform
- Backdrop CMS for publishers: a lighter descendant of Drupal 7
- CMS comparison table: licences, versions and prices (free CSV)
- Concrete CMS for publishers: in-context editing under an MIT licence
- Contentful for publishers: hosted API-first content platform
- Craft CMS for publishers: flexible content modelling at a licence fee
- Decap CMS for publishers: a Git-based editor for static sites
- Directus for publishers: SQL-first headless CMS, source-available
- django CMS for publishers: placeholders, plugins and versioning
- Drupal for publishers: structured content and a heavier build
- Ghost for publishers: memberships and newsletters built in
- Grav for publishers: a free flat-file CMS built on Markdown
- Hugo for publishers: a fast static site generator, not a CMS
- Joomla for publishers: built-in access control and multilingual tools
- Kirby for publishers: a flat-file CMS with a one-off licence
- Payload for publishers: MIT-licensed headless CMS inside Next.js
- ProcessWire for publishers: a flexible PHP CMS with a strong API
- Sanity for publishers: hosted content store, open-source Studio
- Statamic for publishers: a flat-file Laravel CMS with a Pro tier
- Storyblok for publishers: visual editing on a hosted headless CMS
- Strapi for publishers: open-source headless, paid editorial tiers
- TYPO3 for publishers: workspaces and enterprise-grade structure
- Umbraco for publishers: an MIT-licensed .NET CMS
- Wagtail for publishers: a Django CMS built around editors
- WordPress for news websites: the default choice and its trade-offs
Compare
- Contentful vs Storyblok for publishers: API-first or visual editor?
- Craft CMS vs Statamic for publishers: database or flat files?
- Drupal vs Joomla for publishers: documented depth or built-in parts?
- Drupal vs TYPO3 for publishers: two developer-led systems compared
- Ghost vs Craft CMS for publishers: reader revenue or custom build?
- Kirby vs Grav for publishers: paid licence or free Markdown?
- Payload vs Sanity for publishers: self-hosted code or hosted Studio?
- Sanity vs Contentful for publishers: two hosted headless platforms
- Strapi vs Contentful for publishers: self-hosted or hosted API?
- Strapi vs Directus for publishers: MIT core or source-available?
- Strapi vs Payload for publishers: admin-first or code-first?
- Strapi vs Sanity for publishers: self-hosted or hosted content store?
- Umbraco vs Drupal for publishers: .NET or PHP, and who builds it?
- Wagtail vs Drupal for publishers: Python editors or PHP structure?
- WordPress vs Drupal for publishers: simple launch or structure?
- WordPress vs Ghost for publishers: plugins or built-in memberships?
- WordPress vs Joomla for publishers: plugins or built-in components?
Guides
- Accepting contributor and reader submissions safely
- Best self-hosted CMS for publishers: four open-source options
- CMS features checklist for news and article publishers
- CMS licences explained: GPL, MIT and commercial
- How much does a CMS cost? A publisher's guide to running costs
- How to evaluate a CMS editor: a task-based checklist
- How to evaluate a CMS: trial it before you commit
- How to migrate a news site between CMSs without losing search traffic
- News site design patterns: pages, accessibility and speed
- Web CMS reviews: how to read CMS comparisons critically
- Website CMS manuals: practical guides to running a publishing CMS
- What CMS do news sites use? Sourced examples from publishers
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Self-hosted
History
- phpWordPress 3.2 ContactBuilder plug-in, then and now
- phpWordPress 3.2 improved search, then and now
- phpWordPress 3.2 in-place editing for Preferences, then and now
- phpWordPress 3.2 membership-based access, then and now
- phpWordPress 3.2 new plug-in manager, then and now
- phpWordPress 3.2 tabbed article management, then and now
- phpWordPress changelog: versions 3.11, 3.2 and 3.25
- phpWordPress news and press releases, 2004 to 2006
- phpWordPress release history: versions 2.52 to 3.25
Forums
- Chit-Chat, from the phpWordPress forum
- News and Announcements, from the phpWordPress forum
- Product Updates, from the phpWordPress forum
- Testimonials and Feedback, from the phpWordPress forum
- Themes and templates for a news CMS: buy, build and keep upgrades safe
- Why CMS template hacks break on upgrade, and how to customise safely