ClassicPress is a hard fork of WordPress 4.9.8 without Gutenberg. Our goal is to focus on providing a content management system that ticks all the boxes for business users, including plugin and them developers.
This is the 2nd launch from ClassicPress. View more
ClassicPress 1.0 “Aurora”
ClassicPress is a community-led, business-focused fork of WordPress that builds upon the foundation that made WP the most popular CMS in the world.
Aurora is a LTS version for businesses who want the power & stability of WP 4.9 but seek a stable alternative.
Launch Team
It is a WordPress done the right way. Especially it seems from the Roadmap of 2.0 version.
Pros:No childish blocks - focus on productivity, not fashion.
Cons:Short-term alternative - to use WordPress with Classic Editor. Very short-term.
ClassicPress it's community driven, so all decisions are taken in pro of the community.
Pros:It's WP without Gutenberg, almost all WordPress plugins and themes which work on wp4.9 will work on CP.
Cons:Need a own repository of themes and plugins, however anyone can use plugins and themes from the wp.org directory.
Gutenberg is horrendous for writing long-form content. I tried to warn people before it was released in my extensive post on SmallBizTrends.
Pros:It retains the value of the original WordPress editor and dashboard
Cons:None. If you want to keep WP the way it was before Gutenberg, you need to support ClassicPress NOW so they succeed and stay around!