Wagtail
Wagtail is an open-source, self-hosted app in the CMS category, licensed BSD-3-Clause and written mainly in Python. It is a self-hosted alternative to WordPress.com, Webflow and Wix. It has 20,592 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 23, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 20,592
- Forks
- 4,666
- Open issues
- 871
- Commits, last 12 months
- 1,414
- Last commit
- Oct 23, 2026
- Latest release
- v8.0.1Oct 20, 2026
- Created
- Feb 3, 2014
- License
- BSD-3-ClauseOpen source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 23, 2026, 1,414 commits in 12 months.
- Regular releases7 releases in 12 months
- Security policyPublishes a security policy on GitHub
| Last commit | Oct 23, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 1,414 |
| Latest release | v8.0.1 (Oct 20, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 7 |
| Releases, all time | 302 |
| Open issues | 871 |
| Open pull requests | 153 |
| Good first issues | 1 |
| Contributing guide | Yes |
| Security policy | Yes |
| Created | Feb 3, 2014 |
Health as of , from the GitHub API. A label describes activity, not quality or security. How we label project health · Report a data error
About Wagtail
Django content management system focused on flexibility and user experience.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/wagtail/wagtail.
Topics
- python
- django
- cms
- wagtail
- hacktoberfest
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Is Wagtail free and open source?
Yes. Wagtail is open-source software released under the BSD-3-Clause license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Wagtail with Docker?
Wagtail does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (Python), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to Wagtail?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Wagtail include Strapi, Payload CMS and WordPress. Wagtail itself is a self-hosted alternative to WordPress.com, Webflow and Wix.
Is Wagtail actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Wagtail was on Oct 23, 2026 with 1,414 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v8.0.1, published Oct 20, 2026. It had 871 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.