Wagtail
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A Django content management system focused on flexibility and user experience observed · 2026-10-02
Health v2 · maintenance only
96/100
- Activity 97
- Release rhythm 92
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0
- age_days: 4642
- days_rel: 56
- days_push: 19
- n_releases_24m: 44
Adoption not part of the score
20512 stars · 4636 forks observed · 2026-10-02
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-10-19, confidence 0.99
Wagtail is an open‑source content management system built on Django. It provides a flexible, developer‑friendly framework for creating both traditional and headless websites.
Use cases
- build a corporate website with a custom front‑end
- create a headless CMS for a React or Vue front‑end
- manage multilingual content for an international organization
- set up a blog or news portal with rich media support
- develop a large‑scale site with many editors and complex page structures
When to choose
- you need a Python‑based CMS that integrates tightly with Django
- you want full control over front‑end templates and design
- you require built‑in support for StreamField flexible content blocks
- you need enterprise‑grade features like multi‑site, search, and accessibility compliance
When to avoid
- you prefer a non‑Python stack or a turnkey SaaS solution
- you need out‑of‑the‑box e‑commerce functionality without additional packages
- your team lacks Django experience and cannot maintain custom code
Facets
application · maturity active
web-framework api-framework templating search-engine file-upload web-development cms frontend backend python cli cross-platform headless-cms streamfield multisite multilingual accessibility enterprise cms django web-server
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail · fetched 2026-10-02 · 4f4c6b3c19ec
- homepage: https://wagtail.org · fetched 2026-10-05 · d5c4ae8c63ec
- site_page: https://wagtail.org/about-wagtail · fetched 2026-10-05 · ffbb4b12d600
- site_page: https://wagtail.org/features · fetched 2026-10-05 · 751cf195aa85
- site_page: https://docs.wagtail.org/en/stable · fetched 2026-10-05 · 716efebb3a31
- site_page: https://docs.wagtail.org/en/stable/getting_started/tutorial.html · fetched 2026-10-05 · e08068195f14
- site_page: https://docs.wagtail.org/en/stable/topics/streamfield.html · fetched 2026-10-05 · 63f55bd356ab
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/wagtail/json · fetched 2026-10-05 · 9a03ba3cfacb
- site_page: https://wagtail.org/sponsor · fetched 2026-10-05 · 970317395576
- site_page: https://wagtail.org/faqs · fetched 2026-10-05 · 79176bca8a4b
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| wagtail/wagtail | main | 96 |
| wagtail/awesome-wagtail | docs | 68 |
| wagtail/bakerydemo | examples | 76 |
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