Designed for developers who are done with CMS abstraction layers.

Experience a modern PHP 8.4+ engine without technical debt. Pragma CMS is built on a “Clean Monolith” architecture, combining a lightweight MVC-lite structure, native PHP and Twig templates, and a headless REST API. No ORM abstraction layer, no magic objects, no compilation steps, no unnecessary layers, just explicit code and predictable execution.

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Code Control, Simplified.

We do not believe in proprietary SDKs or complex, locked-in developer workflows. If you understand PHP and standard SQL databases, you are already a Pragma expert. Use your favorite tools, write plain code, and run it anywhere.

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Build (Backend)

Write 'clean' PHP controllers or create custom modules using our isolated MVC-lite directory structure.

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Template (Views)

Build high-performance layouts with native Twig templates or write raw, uninhibited PHP.

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Deploy (Ops)

Deploy in seconds. Our optimized environment setup script configures Caddy, PHP, and MariaDB automatically.

Built for your existing development stack.

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Developer-First CLI

Manage migrations, clear caches, generate skeleton modules, and run backups directly from your terminal.

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Hybrid API Endpoints

Expose any collection or page via JSON REST API without extra configuration, ideal for headless applications.

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Simple Hook Engine

Intercept any core action, mutate data on the fly, or register webhooks using our PHP and JS Hook API.

Git-Ready Workflow

Blueprints, configurations, and templates are file-based, making version tracking and CI/CD pipelines seamless.

Scale without the technical debt.

Unlike WordPress, we don't rely on 20-year-old spaghetti code. Unlike SaaS Headless CMS, we don't charge you for every API call.

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Modern PHP 8.4+

Built natively for modern PHP, leveraging features like JIT, Union Types, and Readonly properties.

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Zero Database Bloat

We don't use generic 'EAV' tables that slow down your queries. Your data remains clean and indexed.

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Zero JS Compilation

No webpack or node_modules dependencies needed for core operation. Zero asset-pipeline anxiety.

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Extension-Friendly

Write your own modules in plain PHP. No complex SDKs to learn, just follow our MVC-lite structure.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Composer required to run Pragma CMS?

No. Pragma CMS is designed to be zero-dependency, loading isolated libraries (like Twig or PHPMailer) natively to prevent dependency version conflicts.

Can I use any CSS or JS frameworks?

Absolutely. Pragma doesn't inject any frontend frameworks. You have a blank canvas. Use Tailwind, Bootstrap, Vue, React, or Vanilla JS.

How do database migrations work?

Migrations are file-based and executed via the CLI, keeping your database state in perfect sync across dev, staging, and production.