WonderCMS
WonderCMS is the smallest flat file CMS since 2008.
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Still maintained? Yes: 55 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 3.7.0 (Oct 2026).
Comparisons in Content Management Systems (CMS): Squarespace alternatives, Webflow alternatives.
At a glance
WonderCMS quick facts
- Health score
- 81/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 742
- Last commit
- today (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 3.7.0, Oct 2026
- Licence
- MIT
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "WonderCMS is an extremely small flat file CMS. It's fast, responsive and doesn't require any configuration ."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
WonderCMS scores 81/100, #28 of 48 in Content Management Systems (CMS): 55 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (3.7.0, yesterday) earns 25.0 of 25, 742 stars add 11.5 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
55 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
3.7.0 released yesterday
- Stars 11.5 / 20
742 stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 55
- Last 90 days
- 69
- Last 12 months
- today
- Last push
Ranked #28 of 48 tools in Content Management Systems (CMS) by health , between Typemill (#27) and Neos (#29) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | PHP |
| Latest release | 3.7.0 · yesterday |
| Stars | 742 |
| Open issues | 9 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | WonderCMS/wondercms ↗ |
WonderCMS vs its top 5 alternatives
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WonderCMS: common questions
Is WonderCMS still maintained?
WonderCMS had 55 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was today; the latest tagged release, 3.7.0, is from yesterday. Repoly recomputes this nightly.