About ProcessWire

Introductory information about ProcessWire including what makes it unique, background/history, a demonstration site, software requirements, license and more.

  • What you’ll love

    ProcessWire is the content management system that connects it all. Regardless of scale, it is simple, powerful, consistent, predictable, capable and just plain fun to use.
  • Why ProcessWire?

    ProcessWire exists to bridge the gap between the current content management landscape and the needs of many designers, developers and clients in a CMS.
  • Versus WordPress

    If you are a current WordPress user looking to better understand what ProcessWire offers relative to WordPress, this page offers a few points for comparison that you might find useful.
  • Background

    Additional background information on ProcessWire including its history, what the term “ProcessWire” means, and more.
  • Requirements

    ProcessWire is easy to install and use—you can be up and running in less than 5 minutes!
  • Demo site

    The demonstration site running ProcessWire provides a collection of skyscrapers in the United States and enables you to browse and search them by city, architect and various other factors.
  • Reviews

    See what others have to say about ProcessWire in this list of reviews from other websites.
  • Roadmap

    The following features are planned for upcoming versions of the ProcessWire core. These are not the only features planned, they are just a taste.
  • License

    ProcessWire is a pure open-source CMS that uses a business friendly Mozilla Public License.
  • Contact us

    Have a question or comment, feel free to get in touch with the ProcessWire developers.

Twitter updates

  • ProcessWire-powered website for EV-startup car company Sono Motors: sonomotors.com
    27 December 2019
  • New ProcessWire-powered website by Macrura for American composer Aaron Copland added to our sites directory this week: aaroncopland.com
    27 December 2019
  • This week we take a look at two new modules released this week: LoginRegisterPro & FileValidatorImage. Plus upcoming plans for new FileValidator modules and how they are useful in PW. Then highlights of two great new ProcessWire-powered websites— More
    27 December 2019

Latest news

  • ProcessWire Weekly #294
    For the 294th issue of ProcessWire Weekly – and our last issue for 2019 – we'll dig into Ryan's latest blog post, release the results of the #processwireworks poll series, and introduce the site of EV startup Sono Motors. Read on!
    Weekly.pw / 28 December 2019
  • New modules, file validation, and great websites
    A look at two new modules released this week: LoginRegisterPro and FileValidatorImage. Discussion on upcoming plans for new FileValidator modules and how they are useful in PW. Plus a brief highlight of two great new ProcessWire-powered websites: Aaron Copland (an American composer) and Sono Motors (an EV startup).
    Blog / 27 December 2019
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“…building with ProcessWire was a breeze, I really love all the flexibility the system provides. I can’t imagine using any other CMS in the future.” —Thomas Aull