A list of solutions currently being set forth by the WP community. Please note, these solutions and suggestions are not fully vetted. We are compiling a list for the WP community to have as a shared resource. Please add additional resources below.

Mirrors

Public mirrors and tools to help mirror WordPress, plugins, and themes.

• Morpheus – WordPress update mirror
• AspirePress
• WenPai.org – Chinese language mirror
• WordPress Packagist
• GlossyPress – in progress

Mirror tools

• Wormhole Sync
• WordPress Plugin Directory Slurper
• WordPress Plugin Mirror Downloader
• Search All Plugins – Search plugins on the official repo
• Git Updater – update plugins and themes from GitHub
• RepoMan – install public repos to WordPress

Forks

• Classic Press (does not include Gutenberg)
• NotMatt.Press (may not be full fork)
• ForkedWord (may not be full fork)
• OpenPress (open-source CMS built on the Laravel framework with plans to support WordPress plugins and themes)
• AlcoveCMS
• SecurePress

Lightbulbs

Ideas, proposals, and wishlists for the possible future(s) of WordPress.

Ideas/Proposals

• “If I could wave a magic wand and was put in control of WordPress here’s what I would do” – Trent Lapinski
• “After 18 years in the WordPress ecosystem, here’s what my roadmap would have been starting Monday to do some damage control and pivot the platform in the new age.” – Mario Peshev
• “Let’s take a moment to actually discuss governance.” – Morten Rand-Hendriksen
• The bottom line is that the WP community ALLOWED itself to be chained to WPO and it can very easily break those chains. – Cal Evans

Projects

• WordPress Must Win
• WProtest
• The WP Alternative Project
• Change.org petition: Democratic Leadership for WordPress Open Source Project

Community contributors to this post include: Stephanie O’Hanley, Charlie Moss

Add a Resource

If you know of a WordPress mirror, fork, or idea someone has proposed that you think should be on this list, please let us know!