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WordPress vs Contao: catalog facts
WordPress	Contao
Free Free and open source under the GPL; you pay only for your own hosting.	Free Free and open source under the LGPL-3.0 license.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Very large library of themes and plugins Visual block editor with live preview	Multiple sites and languages in one installation Four years of support for LTS versions
Needs a PHP and database server to self-host Plugins and themes vary widely in quality and need updating	Smaller international community than the largest CMSs Requires a PHP server to host
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: LGPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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