ProcessWire
The facts below are what the maker publishes about ProcessWire, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From ProcessWire's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| ProcessWire core | Free | Free and open-source CMS; downloadable core |
The facts
Each one read from ProcessWire's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access control
- Its role-based access control assigns permissions to roles and roles to templates to control page access.checked 11 Oct 2026
- API
- ProcessWire provides an API for accessing, outputting, and manipulating site content.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Custom content types
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Custom fields
- Users can define and edit custom fields of different types and bundle them into repeatable groups.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Custom user roles
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Editorial workflows
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- History
- ProcessWire was released as an open-source project in October 2010.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Hosting requirements
- ProcessWire requires a Unix or Windows web server, PHP, a supported database, and an image library; Apache is officially supported, with other servers possible using adjustments.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Languages
- Multi-language support is built in, including fields, URLs, and translation tools.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The core is licensed under Mozilla Public License 2.0, with MIT licensing used for files that indicate it in their headers.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Media library
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Modules
- The project offers third-party modules and paid first-party Pro modules through its module directory and store.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Multilingual content
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Product
- ProcessWire is a free content management system and framework for building websites and applications.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Pro modules
- The Pro Shop describes its commercial modules as intended for web developers and companies using ProcessWire professionally.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- ProcessWire's security guidance says secure operation also depends on server and filesystem security, safe template code, careful module selection, and admin protection.checked 11 Oct 2026
- SEO tools
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Support
- ProcessWire provides community support forums covering general questions, API and template development, modules, and security.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2010checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platform type
- self_hostedchecked 22 Sep 2026
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