ClassicPress is a hard fork of WordPress 4.9.8 without Gutenberg. Our goal is to focus on providing a content management system that ticks all the boxes for business users, including plugin and them developers.
Starting with Aurora, the ClassicPress v1 series is a long-term support (LTS) version for businesses who want the power and stability of WordPress 4.9.x and are seeking an equally stable alternative solution. Since all existing plugins and themes that are supported on WP 4.9.x are supported in ClassicPress 1.0, Aurora is also ideal for those that find that WordPress 5.0+ is no longer a fit for them.
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For a list of new or changed functions and filters in ClassicPress 1.0, see this post.
The community can decide where ClassicPress is going via a petition system. This is open source the way it should be. A stable and secure CMS with no surprises. I'm currently running about 20 sites on ClassicPress with no issues.
Pros:
Friendly and supportive community. Continues the great tradition of WordPress without all the recent upheavals.
Cons:
Needs more themes and plugin developers to get on board, but this is starting to happen.
Much easier to use than WordPress but not getting support for some plugins and such as WP goes further into developing those content blockheads. I'd like to stick with ClassicPress because I don't need to (again) learn new software but I wish there were more options for plugins. Or no plugins, if they went farther and developed it to be standalone and not need plugins.
Resume'ed
I installed it on my blog as soon as I discovered it.
Pros:Better performance than WordPress
Cons:A themes/plugin directory may help
The community can decide where ClassicPress is going via a petition system. This is open source the way it should be. A stable and secure CMS with no surprises. I'm currently running about 20 sites on ClassicPress with no issues.
Pros:Friendly and supportive community. Continues the great tradition of WordPress without all the recent upheavals.
Cons:Needs more themes and plugin developers to get on board, but this is starting to happen.