Self-hosted alternative to
- Website
- https://wordpress.org/
- Source code
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress
- GitHub stars
- 21,524
- Repository activity
- 1 November 2026
- Health
- Active From the repository record in this build
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Platforms
- PHP
- Categories
- Content Management Systems (CMS)
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