Show HN: A faster WordPress core written in C/C++ (Live Demo)

Category: other

Tags: wordpress, cms, c++, performance, compatibility

Score: 7.0/10 (Innovation: 7, Technical: 8, Documentation: 6, Utility: 6)

BookPress is a native C/C++ engine that reimplements WordPress behavior, aiming to be faster than the PHP stack while maintaining compatibility with themes and some plugins like WooCommerce and Elementor. It offers migration tools and claims significant performance gains, but is a commercial product with limited open-source details.

Target audience: web developers

Repository: https://bookpress.io/

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