It’s been an incredible 3 years at ClassicPress. It may sound like a small number, but reaching the 3-year mark and still going strong is a tremendous achievement for the community. When Scott Bowler launched ClassicPress with a small group of founding members, a lot of people thought the fork of WordPress 4.9 would not […]
Migrating to ClassicPress from a WordPress install has never been easier. Last week we shared the hands-on experience about migrating to ClassicPress from a WordPress 5.8 Website using the ClassicPress Migration Plugin. A week ago, it required adding a filter to force the ClassicPress Migration Plugin into allowing the WordPress Version 5.8, which at that […]
Announcing the ClassicPress Documentation Hub We’re excited to announce the ClassicPress Documentation Hub is finally alive and kicking! Many of you probably have visited the previous documentation a few times and then stopped doing so because there was not much information to be used. One of the major problems was that someone Developing with ClassicPress needed to rely […]
If you have been visiting this site for the past few months, you have probably asked yourself what was happening around the ClassicPress project. Well, fear not! There is a lot going on. Unfortunately it has not made its way onto this blog until now. So without further ado, let’s dive in and explore what […]
We are pleased to announce that we have formed a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization under United States law to promote and support the ClassicPress project. The organization is called The ClassicPress Initiative. The purpose of The ClassicPress Initiative is to: Promote the usage and development of the open source project known as ClassicPress through activities including but […]
Softaculous adds ClassicPress to its one-click installer Tim Hughes and James Nylen did it again. ClassicPress has been added to Softaculous in version 5.3.5. Now you can use their one-click installer to install a new ClassicPress site, or import your existing installs into Softaculous as ClassicPress. Of course, it is important to know how to […]
ClassicPress was founded with a simple principle: that all decisions were community led and that a single person couldn’t force through their desires. My goal with ClassicPress was to create an organisation that could flourish without a figurehead and could continue into the future without relying on a traditional power structure (and to avoid […]
The 2020 ClassicPress Management Committee Elections closed this morning at 12pm UTC, with a 47% turnout of eligible voters. After verifying the results, I am excited to introduce the 2020 ClassicPress Management Committee. 2020 Management Committee Tim Hughes (@1stepforward) Michelle Coe (@BlueSkyPhoenix) John Alarcon (@CodePotent) Elisabetta Carrara (@ElisabettaCarrara) Charles Lecklider (@invisnet) James Nylen (@james) Patrick […]
We are inviting all Trust Level 2 users and above to vote in the Management Committee Elections taking place right now. The vote is open from December 2nd 12:00 pm to December 9th 12:00 pm. Vote Here If the link above takes you to a 404 page that means you have not yet met the […]
How to install ClassicPress using Installatron Thanks to the tireless work of Tim Hughes, with more than a little help from James Nylen, we are able to bring you joyous news. And it is something that is surely one step forward for ClassicPress. Installatron has decided to support ClassicPress in their popular auto-installer. Installatron makes […]
