WordPress
WordPress is an open-source, self-hosted app in the CMS category, licensed GPL-2.0 and written mainly in PHP. It is a self-hosted alternative to WordPress.com, Medium and Webflow. It has 21,503 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 26, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 21,503
- Forks
- 12,982
- Open issues
- 0
- Commits, last 12 months
- 2,629
- Last commit
- Oct 26, 2026
- Latest release
- No releases
- Created
- Dec 1, 2011
- License
- GPL-2.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 26, 2026, 2,629 commits in 12 months.
| Last commit | Oct 26, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 2,629 |
| Latest release | No GitHub releases |
| Releases, last 12 months | 0 |
| Releases, all time | 0 |
| Open issues | 0 |
| Open pull requests | 0 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | No |
| Security policy | No |
| Created | Dec 1, 2011 |
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About WordPress
World's most-used blogging and CMS engine.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/WordPress/WordPress.
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Is WordPress free and open source?
Yes. WordPress is open-source software released under the GPL-2.0 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 WordPress with Docker?
WordPress does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (PHP), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to WordPress?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to WordPress include Strapi, Payload CMS and Wagtail. WordPress itself is a self-hosted alternative to WordPress.com, Medium, Webflow, Squarespace and Wix.
Is WordPress actively maintained?
The most recent commit to WordPress was on Oct 26, 2026 with 2,629 commits in the past twelve months. It had 0 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.