About Wagtail
Wagtail is an open source content management system built on Python and Django. It is designed so editors can manage content easily while developers can extend it with ordinary Python code.
What it does
Wagtail gives editors a page tree, image and document management, and a flexible block editor called StreamField. Developers define the page types they need in Python. The system can also serve content through an API, which lets teams use Wagtail as a headless CMS with a separate frontend.
Key features
- StreamField for flexible, structured page content
- Install with pip and extend with Python
- Headless content delivery through an API
- Editor interface with creative control over content
- Built on Django and its tooling
Who it's for
Python and Django teams that want a CMS they can shape to their needs. It also suits organizations with many editors who need a clear, structured editing experience.
Pricing and good to know
Wagtail is free and open source under the BSD-3-Clause licence. Hosting and development time are the main costs. It needs a Python environment and a database, so it fits teams who are comfortable with a Python web stack.
Highlights
- Build pages from flexible content blocks
- Install with pip and add code in Python
- Serve content to a separate frontend
- Give editors a clear page editing interface
