Yes. Open source (BSD-3-Clause).

Is wagtail still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change yesterday. Latest release v8.1, 13 days ago.

How widely used is wagtail?

Widely used. 21k stars, 12 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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How to install on macOS

wagtail/wagtail

A Django content management system focused on flexibility and user experience

Node.jsPython#cms#django#hacktoberfest#python

Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (BSD-3-Clause).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change yesterday. Latest release v8.1, 13 days ago.
How widely used?: Widely used21k stars, 12 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
Stars: ★ 20,744
Activity: Updated this month

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Will it work on macOS?

Yes, it installs on your macOS

The README gives a pip install for macOS.

Your system

macOS Windows Linux

Start here

Website ↗wagtail.orgThe project's own site.

Also: Docs ↗

Install with a package manager

First: a virtual environment

Python's own advice: install into a fresh environment, in its own folder (~/wagtail), so it can't clash with other tools.

mkdir -p ~/wagtail
cd ~/wagtail
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate

pipNeeds Python 3.11 or newer

pip install wagtail

From the README, exactly as the maintainers wrote it.

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1×Python >=3.11runtime
1×npm package manager
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Good to know

Has AGENTS.md — instructions for coding agents. You can open Claude Code (or another agent) in the cloned folder and ask it to do the setup for you.
Nested projects: client/tests/integration/package.json, wagtail/project_template/requirements.txt

Details

License: BSD-3-Clause
Open issues: 1,011
Branch: main

package.json scripts (22)

startwebpack --config ./client/webpack.config.js --mode development --progress --watch
buildwebpack --config ./client/webpack.config.js --mode production
fixnpm run @all -- 'npm:fix:*'
fix:cssstylelint --fix **/*.scss
fix:jseslint --fix .
formatprettier --write "**/?(.)*.{css,scss,js,ts,tsx,json,jsonc,yaml,yml}"
lintnpm run @all -- 'npm:lint:*'
lint:jseslint --report-unused-disable-directives .
lint:cssstylelint **/*.scss
debug:eslinteslint --print-config ./client/src/entrypoints/contrib/table_block/table.js
lint:formatprettier --check "**/?(.)*.{css,scss,js,ts,tsx,json,jsonc,yaml,yml}"
lint:projectnode ./scripts/check-dependencies.mjs
lint:tstsc --noEmit
testnpm run test:unit
test:unitjest
test:unit:watchjest --watch
test:unit:coveragejest --coverage
test:integration./client/tests/integration/node_modules/.bin/jest --config ./client/tests/integration/jest.config.js
storybookstorybook dev -c client/storybook -p 6006 --no-open --no-version-updates
build-docstypedoc
build-storybookstorybook build -c client/storybook
@allconcurrently --group --passthrough-arguments --prefix-colors auto --timings

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