# processwire/processwire

ProcessWire 3.x is a friendly and powerful open source CMS with a strong API.

Repository: https://github.com/processwire/processwire
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/processwire
Homepage: https://processwire.com
Language: PHP
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: processwire, cms, cmf, php
Last push: 2026-08-26T17:46:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3656, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1146, forks 206 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:45.857388+00:00)

## What it is
ProcessWire 3.x is an open source content management system (CMS) and framework (CMF) written in PHP, built around a hierarchical page tree, fully custom fields, and a powerful API. It gives developers full control over markup and templates while providing role-based access control, multi-language support, and a modular hooks system.

## Use cases
- build a custom website with full control over markup
- manage content for a site with custom field types
- create a multi-language website
- replace WordPress for original design projects
- build a small web application with content management
- run a low-maintenance site that stays secure for years

## When to choose
- you are a web professional building original designs rather than theme-based sites
- you want a clean, powerful API and hooks system in PHP
- you need custom fields and hierarchical page structures without plugins
- long-term stability, security, and easy upgrades matter more than ecosystem size

## When to avoid
- you want a large ecosystem of themes and plugins like WordPress
- you need a blogging-first platform with ready-made templates
- your team does not write PHP or work with template files
- you need headless-only content delivery out of the box

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: web-framework, templating, routing, auth, authorization, internationalization, plugin-system
- domain: web-development, cms, backend, web-design
- platform: php, self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: cms, cmf, content-management, custom-fields, hooks, selectors, multi-language, role-based-access-control, localization, web-server

## Member repositories
- processwire/processwire (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:45.857388+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:34:11.801876+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/processwire/processwire (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:45.857388+00:00, sha fbf5014a8750)
  - homepage: https://processwire.com (fetched 2026-08-29T12:39:44.274643+00:00, sha db03a1c5bea1)
  - site_page: https://processwire.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T12:39:44.283958+00:00, sha 636cfbca5c48)
  - site_page: https://processwire.com/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T12:39:44.286354+00:00, sha ad12e9ee6951)
  - site_page: https://processwire.com/about/features (fetched 2026-08-29T12:39:44.287971+00:00, sha 48eb2bbe4a1f)
  - site_page: https://processwire.com/about/background (fetched 2026-08-29T12:39:44.289396+00:00, sha f7f0f075d136)
  - site_page: https://processwire.com/about/wordpress-vs-processwire (fetched 2026-08-29T12:39:44.291005+00:00, sha a25bd0a1325b)
  - site_page: https://processwire.com/docs/start (fetched 2026-08-29T12:39:44.292987+00:00, sha 43af866392f4)
  - site_page: https://processwire.com/docs/front-end (fetched 2026-08-29T12:39:44.294487+00:00, sha 033aaa8ac9f7)
  - site_page: https://processwire.com/docs/selectors (fetched 2026-08-29T12:39:44.296214+00:00, sha 7313a4f00df0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.