# WordPress

> The open source publishing platform of choice for millions of websites worldwide

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/wordpress
- **Category:** CMS Software
- **Homepage:** https://wordpress.org
- **Also known as:** wordpress
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-01T16:10:19.853Z

## Vioscale score

**70.8 / 100**, confidence 16% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 0 | 10 | 0 | - |
| reliability | 50 | 12 | 600 | ✓ |
| capabilities | 81.2 | 32 | 2596.8 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 81.7 | 5 | 408.3 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 18 | 0 | - |
| github_activity | 63.1 | 18 | 1135.8 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 0 | 10 | 0 | - |
| security_posture | 5 | 12 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 0 | 26 | 0 | - |
| pricing_transparency | 0 | 16 | 0 | - |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |

## About

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.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** Web
- **Deployment:** Self-hosted

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for CMS Software. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Core** | |
| CMS type | Traditional / monolithic |
| **Licensing** | |
| Open-source | ✓ |
| **Deployment** | |
| Self-hostable | ✓ |
| Managed / cloud hosting offered | - |
| **Delivery** | |
| Headless API (REST/GraphQL) | - |
| **Content** | |
| Structured content modelling | - |
| Localisation / i18n | ✓ |
| Content workflow / approvals | ✓ |
| **Editing** | |
| Visual / no-code page builder | ✓ |
| **Extensibility** | |
| Plugin / app ecosystem size | Thousands of plugins available |
| **Scale** | |
| Multi-site / multi-tenant | - |
| **Workflow** | |
| Git-based / code-first workflow | - |
| **Pricing** | |
| Free / open tier | ✓ |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | [link](https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/pulse) | 2026-08-01 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 21,298 | [link](https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | PHP | [link](https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://wordpress.org) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### reliability

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reliability.status_page | yes | [link](https://status.wordpress.org) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### security

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | [link](https://wordpress.org/.well-known/security.txt) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

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