WordPress
The open source publishing platform of choice for millions of websites worldwide
- Also known as
- wordpress
What is WordPress?
An open-source CMS and publishing platform that enables users to create websites using flexible design tools, blocks, and themes, with extendable functionality through plugins.
What WordPress does
The capabilities that matter for cms software, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- CMS type
- Traditional / monolithic
- Open-source
- ✓
- Self-hostable
- ✓
- Managed / cloud hosting offered
- -
- Headless API (REST/GraphQL)
- -
- Structured content modelling
- -
- Localisation / i18n
- ✓
- Content workflow / approvals
- ✓
- Visual / no-code page builder
- ✓
- Plugin / app ecosystem size
- Thousands of plugins available
- Multi-site / multi-tenant
- -
- Git-based / code-first workflow
- -
- Free / open tier
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- Web
- Self-hosted
WordPress alternatives
Other cms software we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- ContentfulDeliver intelligent experiences from one sourcelow · 47%
- GhostThe best open source blog & newsletter platformmedium · 52%
- DrupalThe open source framework behind millions of websiteslow · 13%
- WixGo from words to a business-ready site that's entirely yours to shape, on the first hybrid website builder.low · 48%
- StoryblokYour Content Confidence Management Systemmedium · 60%
- UmbracoThe Most Agent-Ready CMS. AI On Your Terms.low · 19%
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for WordPress, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | 81 | 32.00 | 2596.8 | ✓ |
| Github Activity | 63 | 18.00 | 1135.8 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 50 | 12.00 | 600.0 | ✓ |
| Github Stars | 82 | 5.00 | 408.3 | ✓ |
| Price Level | 0 | 10.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Integrations | 0 | 18.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Release Cadence | 0 | 10.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Security Posture | 5 | 12.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Package Downloads | 0 | 26.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Pricing Transparency | 0 | 16.00 | 0.0 | - |
| Stackoverflow Activity | 0 | 12.00 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 100 | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 65% |
Adoption
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Github stars | 21,298 | highsource · 2026-08-01 · 90% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | {"cms_type":"traditional","free_tier":true,"open_source":true,"localization":true,"self_hostable":true,"visual_builder":true,"content_workflow":true,"plugin_ecosystem":"Thousands of plugins available"} | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | PHP | highsource · 2026-08-01 · 90% |
Pricing
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Model | commercial | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60% |
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60% |
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure policy | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60% |