WonderCMS

WonderCMS is the smallest flat file CMS since 2008.

At risk · 32
32/100
At risk

Little to no recent activity. Treat as unmaintained until proven otherwise.

Maintenance 3/40
Releases 11/25
Community 6/20
Momentum 13/15

Commit activity more than 7% of tracked projects; popularity more than 29%. How this is calculated.

Commits, last 11 months

2025-10: 0 commits 2025-11: 0 commits 2025-12: 10 commits 2026-01: 1 commits 2026-02: 0 commits 2026-03: 0 commits 2026-04: 0 commits 2026-05: 0 commits 2026-06: 0 commits 2026-07: 0 commits 2026-08: 1 commits
2025-10 12 total 2026-08
Stars740
Latest release3.6.0 · 31 Dec 2025
Repo updated25 Aug 2026
LicenceMIT
Built withPHP

Is WonderCMS actively maintained?

Development is ongoing. The repository recorded 12 commits over the same window, and the last three months alone account for 1 of them.

The most recent tagged release, 3.6.0, is about 9 months old.

WonderCMS ranks #39 of 48 tracked content management systems (cms) projects. Several better-maintained options exist in the same category — they are listed below.

What WonderCMS actually does

WonderCMS is a flat-file content management system written in PHP. It allows you to publish and manage website content without needing a traditional database engine, storing data directly in files instead.

Best fit: It suits minimalist websites, single-page sites, or personal blogs where you want to avoid the administrative overhead of a database-backed CMS.

Worth knowing: The project has low maintenance activity, which may introduce security risks or unpatched bugs over time. It also lacks the extensive plugin ecosystem found in larger alternatives.

Deployment notes

Since it runs on PHP, you will typically need a standard web server like Nginx or Apache with a PHP runtime, and persistent storage for the file-based backend data.


Alternatives to WonderCMS

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