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Top 12 PHP cms-framework Projects
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twill
Twill is an open source CMS toolkit for Laravel that helps developers rapidly create a custom admin console that is intuitive, powerful and flexible. Chat with us on Discord at https://discord.gg/cnWk7EFv8R.
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Pimcore
Core Framework for the Open Core Data & Experience Management Platform (PIM, MDM, CDP, DAM, DXP/CMS & Digital Commerce)
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Project mention: EmDash: A spiritual successor to WordPress and plugin security | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-04-01
There's always https://textpattern.com/ which is also as old as Wordpress (older?) and better coded. (See also thttps://textpattern.org/ ).
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I'm probably going to use classic press next time I need a wp like cms (assuming its security doesnt suck).
https://www.classicpress.net/
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cmf
Developer-centric, domain-driven, headless content management framework and CMS. (by getdevflow)
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exponential
7x Exponential CMS Version 6.0.14. For Use With PHP 8.0 up to 8.5.6. Releases are monthly. Please Fund Our Work with a GitHub Sponsor Subscription. The Exponential CMS is The Online Publishing Platform that is Easy To Use, Secure, Long Lasting and Free Software Publishing Solution. Fork our work! https://exponential.earth/about/demo
Project mention: Show HN: Exponential CMS 6.0.11 – PHP 8.5 Support for a CMS Born in the 1990s | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-01-02 -
MonkeysCMS
A modern, code-first CMS built on the MonkeysLegion framework. MonkeysCMS combines the best features of Drupal (entity/field system, modularity) and WordPress (ease of use) while eliminating their weaknesses.
Project mention: 🧠 MonkeysCMS: An AI-Native CMS Built on MonkeysLegion — Rethinking Content Platforms from the Core | dev.to | 2026-01-06
NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
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Index
What are some of the best open-source cms-framework projects in PHP? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
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| 1 | twill | 3,956 |
| 2 | Pimcore | 3,780 |
| 3 | CRUD | 3,378 |
| 4 | Kirby | 1,513 |
| 5 | Known | 1,117 |
| 6 | Textpattern | 871 |
| 7 | ClassicPress | 847 |
| 8 | sharp | 789 |
| 9 | UNA | 314 |
| 10 | cmf | 23 |
| 11 | exponential | 13 |
| 12 | MonkeysCMS | 4 |
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