Textpattern AlternativesCMS & Blog Publishing Tools like Textpattern

Textpattern is described as 'Elegant content management system that is free, open source software with privacy and separation of content/design at its foundation' and is a popular CMS tool in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Textpattern for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Web-based, Windows, Linux and Mac apps. The best Textpattern alternative is WordPress, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Textpattern are Ghost, Drupal, Joomla and Grav.

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  1. WordPress icon

    WordPress

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    Create a website or blog with open-source software focused on accessibility, ease of use, performance, and security. Minimal setup, powerful growth features, and a large community supporting democratization of publishing.

    105 WordPress alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
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    WordPress is difficult to use, overly complex and quick to bloat in comparison with lightweight, fast and secure alternatives such as Textpattern.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • WordPress is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Textpattern.

    • WordPress is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Textpattern.

    • WordPress is Freemium and Open SourceTextpattern is Free and Open Source
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    Ghost

     250 likes
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    The world's most popular modern publishing platform for creating a new media platform.

    272 Ghost alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Node.JS
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    Drupal

     491 likes
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    Drupal is an open source platform for building amazing digital experiences. It's made by a dedicated community. Anyone can use it, and it will always be free.

    206 Drupal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
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    Heavy going, complicated and slow compared to the simpler, clearer, lighter designs of CMS such as Textpattern

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Drupal is Free and Open SourceTextpattern is also Free and Open Source
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    WordPress

    Create a website or blog with open-source software focused on accessibility, ease of use, performance, and security. Minimal setup, powerful growth features, and a large community supporting democratization of publishing.

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    Joomla

     350 likes
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    Joomla is an award-winning content management system (CMS), which enables you to build web sites and powerful online applications. Many aspects, including its ease-of-use and extensibility, have made Joomla the most popular web site software available.

    201 Joomla alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    Home Dashboard
     
  7. Grav icon

    Grav

     135 likes
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    Grav is an easy to use, yet powerful, opensource CMS that requires no database. In a nutshell, installing Grav is a matter of unzipping the file. It is fast, has sophisticated caching, and a light footprint for optimal performance.

    183 Grav alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    The dashboard
     
  8. ProcessWire icon

    ProcessWire

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    ProcessWire is a friendly and powerful open source CMS and CMF with an exceptionally strong foundation. With all custom fields, an easy-to-use jQuery-inspired API, and a powerful page selector engine, ProcessWire will rise to any task.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
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    Directus

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    Directus, with over 20 million downloads, is the world's first Open Data Platform. It can transform any SQL database into an API and a no-code application instantly, providing equal data and digital file asset management access to all team members.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • DigitalOcean
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ubuntu
    • Heroku
    • Cloudron
    • Docker
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    MODX

     77 likes
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    The MODX Digital Experience Platform gives you everything you need to build, host, and maintain amazing websites your way. Gain complete control over your creative vision without restriction or compromise.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • PHP
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    • MODX is the most popular SaaS alternative to Textpattern.

    • MODX is Freemium and Open SourceTextpattern is Free and Open Source
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    DEV Community

     30 likes
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    Where programmers share ideas and help each other grow. It is an online community for sharing and discovering great ideas, having debates, and making friends. Anyone can share articles, questions, discussions, etc. as long as they have the rights to the words they are sharing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  13. Known icon

    Known

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    Known is a simple platform for publishing words, pictures, podcasts and more to a site that you control. Choose to share it on social networks like Twitter and Facebook, or extend it to integrate with the software you already use.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    TYPO3

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    TYPO3 is an enterprise-class, open source CMS, used internationally to build and manage websites of all types, from small sites for non-profits to multilingual enterprise solutions for large corporations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    A sample of a frontend webpage generated with TYPO3 but this framework can generate any kind of output, from an XML to a HTML page and obviously a full website and more.
     
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    SilverStripe

     59 likes
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    SilverStripe is a free and open source Content Management System and Framework for creating, maintaining websites and web applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    CMS assets view in SilverStripe 4
     
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