Web & CMS CMS mature
WordPress
Most popular open-source CMS powering 40%+ of the web
Since 2020
The world's most widely used content management system with 60,000+ plugins, themes, Gutenberg block editor, REST API, and WooCommerce for e-commerce.
License
GPL-2.0
Min RAM
512 MB
Min CPUs
1 core
Scaling
single_node
Complexity
beginner
Performance
medium
Self-hostable
✓
K8s native
✕
Offline
✕
Pricing
fully free
Docs quality
good
Vendor lock-in
none
Use cases
- ✓ Business websites with custom themes
- ✓ E-commerce with WooCommerce
- ✓ Blog and content publishing
- ✓ Membership and online course sites
Anti-patterns / when NOT to use
- ✕ Security vulnerabilities if not maintained
- ✕ Plugin conflicts common
- ✕ Performance degrades with many plugins
- ✕ PHP-based — less modern than headless options
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Technical specs
Language
PHP
API type
REST
Protocols
HTTP
Deployment
dockerapt
Community
GitHub stars 0
Contributors 0
Commit frequency weekly
Plugin ecosystem massive
Backing Automattic
Funding open_core
Release
Latest version
— Last release —
Since 2020
Best fit
Team size
solosmallmediumenterprise
Industries
generalmediae-commerceeducationgovernment