ClassicPress
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ClassicPress is a community-led open source content management system and a fork of WordPress that preserves the TinyMCE classic editor as the default option, which means there is no Gutenberg (block) editor.
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- kelsonv rated ClassicPress
Easy to migrate from WordPress to a platform that's familiar, largely compatible, but still trying to be a good blogging platform and not losing itself trying to be everything to everyone.
I migrated a 22-year old blog with over 3,200 posts almost instantly. I only had a couple of plugins that aren't compatible, and I found replacements that are. Configuring them to match took longer than the actual site migration did!
POX added ClassicPress as alternative to Kalmia
eperdacher added ClassicPress as alternative to jocms
clevada added ClassicPress as alternative to Clevada
Danilo_Venom added ClassicPress as alternative to Boombox
scrkvenjakov added ClassicPress as alternative to Advanced Web Tools
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clean and honest. Ethical. no bloat. Technically based on the good things about WordPress, leaving behind the bad things.
It is a good alternative to WP for anyone who doesn't want to learn new software, just get out of mainstream/ commercially focused WordPress.
Easy to migrate from WordPress to a platform that's familiar, largely compatible, but still trying to be a good blogging platform and not losing itself trying to be everything to everyone.
I migrated a 22-year old blog with over 3,200 posts almost instantly. I only had a couple of plugins that aren't compatible, and I found replacements that are. Configuring them to match took longer than the actual site migration did!
Been hoping for years someone would do this to WordPress. WP is a developers nightmare with too much conflicting code, and bloat. I'm hoping I can navigate clients web needs better with this. Time will tell.
ClassicPress 1.4.0 does not run on PHP 8.0 or 8.1 in my case, only PHP 7.4 (as of April 2nd 2022). Development is very sluggish, so I wonder how future-proof this CMS is. Their website gives the information that PHP 8 is not supported as of yet.
Well, the older version 1.3.1 does work on PHP 8, strange as it seems.
I love WordPress pre-Gutenberg, that's why I enjoy using ClassicPress. It has no Gutenberg, which means it's lightweight and performance better than WordPress now. Plus, changes in ClassicPress are community-led. Much better than having Automattic control WordPress.
For developers with projects going awry due to Gutenberg, it can be a life saver.