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The free, community-built encyclopedia of Content Management Systems — covering open-source platforms, headless CMS solutions, eCommerce engines, blogging tools, and enterprise software. Anyone can contribute.

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📖 About ZelocoreCMS Wiki File:CMS overview.png A visual overview of the CMS ecosystem ZelocoreCMS Wiki is a comprehensive reference encyclopedia dedicated to documenting every major Content Management System (CMS) available today. Whether you are a developer choosing a stack, a business evaluating platforms, or a researcher studying the CMS landscape, this wiki is your starting point. Content Management Systems power the modern web — from personal blogs to enterprise portals, from online stores to API-first digital experiences. This wiki covers: Traditional CMS platforms like WordPress, Drupal, and Joomla that combine content storage with front-end rendering. Headless CMS platforms like Strapi, Contentful, and Sanity that deliver content via APIs to any front-end. eCommerce CMS platforms like Shopify and Magento that combine content with online store functionality. Blogging platforms like Ghost and Jekyll optimised for writers and publications. ZelocoreCMS Wiki is built on MediaWiki and maintained by a community of developers, writers, and CMS enthusiasts. All content is freely available under an open licence. 📋 CMS Platforms Directory The table below lists the major CMS platforms currently documented in this wiki. Click a platform name to visit its full article. Major CMS Platforms Platform Type Language Licence WordPress Blogging / CMS PHP GPL v2+ Drupal CMS PHP GPL v2+ Joomla CMS PHP GPL v2+ Ghost Blogging Node.js MIT Strapi Headless CMS Node.js MIT Shopify eCommerce SaaS Commercial Contentful Headless CMS SaaS Commercial Sanity Headless CMS JavaScript MIT Magento eCommerce CMS PHP OSL 3.0 Gatsby Static / Headless JavaScript MIT Hugo Static Site Generator Go Apache 2.0 Payload CMS Headless CMS TypeScript MIT Umbraco CMS .NET / C# MIT Typo3 Enterprise CMS PHP GPL v2+ Key: SaaS = Software as a Service · GPL = GNU General Public Licence · MIT = MIT Licence. See licence notes for details. 🔍 How to Use This Wiki Search Use the search bar at the top of any page to find articles by platform name, technology, or keyword. Browse by Category All articles are organised into categories. See the Category Tree or use the Browse by Category box on this page. Contribute Anyone may create an account and contribute. See contributing guidelines before editing. For new platform submissions, use Submit a CMS. Standards All articles must follow the style guide and include an infobox, a licence section, and verifiable references.

💡 Did You Know? ... that WordPress powers over 43% of all websites on the internet as of 2024, making it the most widely used CMS by a substantial margin? ... that the first CMS-like publishing systems appeared in the 1990s, with early tools such as Vignette StoryServer enabling non-technical editors to manage web content? ... that MediaWiki, the platform running this wiki, was originally created for Wikipedia in 2002 by developer Magnus Manske and has since powered thousands of wikis worldwide? ... that Ghost was created in 2013 as a focused blogging alternative to WordPress, raising over $300,000 in a Kickstarter campaign before its public launch? ... that Strapi is the leading open-source headless CMS on GitHub, having surpassed 60,000 stars and being used by organisations including NASA, IBM, and Toyota? ... that Contentful was founded in Berlin in 2013 and is now used by over 30% of Fortune 500 companies for content infrastructure? ... that the term "headless CMS" refers to a backend-only content repository that makes content accessible via an API, completely decoupled from the presentation layer? More facts... 🗂️ Browse by Category 🔧 Developer Hub Browse all categories: All categories · Category tree 🤝 Community Get involved with ZelocoreCMS Wiki: How to contribute — editing guidelines and policies Submit a new CMS — add a platform that is not yet documented Claim your CMS page — for official maintainers and vendors Developer profiles — create or find contributor profiles Recent changes — see the latest edits across all articles New pages — recently created articles Village pump — community discussion and proposals New here? Start at the welcome page to learn how the wiki works. 📰 Recent Additions Recently added or significantly updated articles: Payload CMS — TypeScript-first headless CMS with a built-in admin panel Directus — open-source data platform and headless CMS Keystatic — Git-based CMS for Astro, Next.js, and Remix projects Storyblok — visual headless CMS with a component-based approach Builder.io — visual development platform and headless CMS View all new pages →

🌐 Other Areas of ZelocoreCMS Wiki

📝 ' WordPress, Ghost, Jekyll, Hugo

🛒 ' Shopify, Magento, WooCommerce

⚙️ ' Strapi, Contentful, Sanity, Payload

🏢 ' Drupal, TYPO3, Umbraco, Sitecore

🔓 ' All freely licenced platforms

🔧 Developer Hub APIs, SDKs, integrations, docs

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