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ClassicPress

ClassicPress

The business-focused CMS. Powerful. Versatile. Predictable.

5.0
•1 review•

3 followers

The business-focused CMS. Powerful. Versatile. Predictable.

5.0
•1 review•

3 followers

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ClassicPress is a hard fork of WordPress 4.9.8 without Gutenberg. Our goal is to focus on providing a content management system that ticks all the boxes for business users, including plugin and them developers.
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This is the 2nd launch from ClassicPress. View more
ClassicPress 1.0 “Aurora”

ClassicPress 1.0 “Aurora”

The business-focused CMS. Powerful. Versatile. Predictable.
ClassicPress is a community-led, business-focused fork of WordPress that builds upon the foundation that made WP the most popular CMS in the world.
Aurora is a LTS version for businesses who want the power & stability of WP 4.9 but seek a stable alternative.
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Web App•Open Source•Writing
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Wade Striebel

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Starting with Aurora, the ClassicPress v1 series is a long-term support (LTS) version for businesses who want the power and stability of WordPress 4.9.x and are seeking an equally stable alternative solution. Since all existing plugins and themes that are supported on WP 4.9.x are supported in ClassicPress 1.0, Aurora is also ideal for those that find that WordPress 5.0+ is no longer a fit for them. Download or Migrate today! For a list of new or changed functions and filters in ClassicPress 1.0, see this post.
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6yr ago
Elisabetta Carrara (Emc2)
Elisabetta Carrara (Emc2)

I installed it on my blog as soon as I discovered it.

Pros:

Better performance than WordPress

Cons:

A themes/plugin directory may help

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6yr ago
Alan Coggins
Alan Coggins

The community can decide where ClassicPress is going via a petition system. This is open source the way it should be. A stable and secure CMS with no surprises. I'm currently running about 20 sites on ClassicPress with no issues.

Pros:

Friendly and supportive community. Continues the great tradition of WordPress without all the recent upheavals.

Cons:

Needs more themes and plugin developers to get on board, but this is starting to happen.

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6yr ago
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ClassicPress 1.0 “Aurora”
ClassicPress 1.0 “Aurora” The business-focused CMS. Powerful. Versatile. Predictable.

Launched on April 14th, 2019

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Laura Brown 🍁
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Much easier to use than WordPress but not getting support for some plugins and such as WP goes further into developing those content blockheads. I'd like to stick with ClassicPress because I don't need to (again) learn new software but I wish there were more options for plugins. Or no plugins, if they went farther and developed it to be standalone and not need plugins.
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2yr ago