Open source, MVC alternative to WordPress?
August 17, 2015 9:18 AM Subscribe
I've been using WordPress for over 10 years to manage my blog and my site...
I've been thinking about how I'd like to know what it's like to build a custom solution for myself by adapting an open-source CMS so I've been searching the Googles for something maybe based on an PHP MVC framework like CodeIgniter (like Ionizer, or FUEL or CMS Canvas - something open-source).
All of those options above look promising but they don't seem to have a way of importing my WordPress posts into their blog modules. So my question is:
Does anyone know of an open-source CMS based on an MVC PHP framework that will allow me to import my existing WordPress posts and preserve relevant metadata (timestamps, for instance)?
I've been thinking about how I'd like to know what it's like to build a custom solution for myself by adapting an open-source CMS so I've been searching the Googles for something maybe based on an PHP MVC framework like CodeIgniter (like Ionizer, or FUEL or CMS Canvas - something open-source).
All of those options above look promising but they don't seem to have a way of importing my WordPress posts into their blog modules. So my question is:
Does anyone know of an open-source CMS based on an MVC PHP framework that will allow me to import my existing WordPress posts and preserve relevant metadata (timestamps, for instance)?
pretty sure both joomla and drupal would support importing from wordpress. however, i am not sure either is that great if you're looking for a simple introduction to mvc architecture and cms.
posted by andrewcooke at 9:30 AM on August 17, 2015
posted by andrewcooke at 9:30 AM on August 17, 2015
Response by poster: Zephyrial, that was a great suggestion - googling "import CSV Codeigniter" led me to PyroCMS, which has a WordPress importer to its blog module.
posted by eustacescrubb at 9:41 AM on August 17, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by eustacescrubb at 9:41 AM on August 17, 2015 [2 favorites]
Another approach: you could use WordPress not as a website, and interact with it solely as a REST API. See http://v2.wp-api.org/.
WordPress is open source out of the box, in the wordpress.org version: https://codex.wordpress.org/License. Perhaps I'm misunderstanding the part of your question related to licensing though - it implies part of the reason you're moving away from WordPress is because it's not open source.
posted by artlung at 9:13 PM on August 17, 2015 [1 favorite]
WordPress is open source out of the box, in the wordpress.org version: https://codex.wordpress.org/License. Perhaps I'm misunderstanding the part of your question related to licensing though - it implies part of the reason you're moving away from WordPress is because it's not open source.
posted by artlung at 9:13 PM on August 17, 2015 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: artlung : the open-source part is because I want to learn how the CMS works and customize it, and open-source means it's more likely to have a community of people who've been developing for it who can answer questions.
The WP REST API looks pretty neat though. Maybe I can use it to export my site's data.
posted by eustacescrubb at 11:22 AM on August 18, 2015
The WP REST API looks pretty neat though. Maybe I can use it to export my site's data.
posted by eustacescrubb at 11:22 AM on August 18, 2015
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posted by Zephyrial at 9:25 AM on August 17, 2015 [2 favorites]