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# Remaking WordPress in JS stack. Hello to a new CMS for Next.js websites.

**[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · 7 min read · 122 upvotes · 12 comments

## Summary

Cromwell CMS is a free and open-source CMS for Next.js websites. It is a set of packages and services that can be installed and launched independently. It inherits the advantages of microservice architecture, and it’s much easier to update the CMS simply via running one node command.

## Full article

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@arpitdalal** · 2 upvotes

> Great product! Could be a replacement of WordPress if people uses this service and devs create WordPress like themes and plugins for Cromwell CMS.

**@mheob** · 1 upvotes

> Looks excellent at first glance. Stay tuned. The project has potential.

**@dailydevtips** · 1 upvotes

> Unlike the comments on the original article I actually like this stack.
>
> I'm just not a 100% sure why you don't just use WordPress as the headless system?
>
> That way your end users don't really have to change anything.

**@codenamedx** · 1 upvotes

> Excellent def have a go.

**@atur** · 0 upvotes

> Awesome project!

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