# Kirby CMS

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Kirby CMS and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend Kirby as a well designed, easy to extend alternative to WordPress that clients find simple to use, though some customer-requested features may be missing.

## Why people recommend it

- Easy to set up and extend (2 comments): "Easy license, great functionality, very easy to setup and configure for the client side users." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47638783)) "things you need are easy to extend." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48037829))
- Simple and fun to work with (2 comments): "I used a neat PHP CMS called Kirby. It was awesome back then! So simple" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47607250)) "It brought back fun in working on projects with CMS as a requirement." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47998336))
- Remains awesome over time (2 comments): "I used a neat PHP CMS called Kirby. It was awesome back then! So simple" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47607250)) "It was awesome back then and it's even more awesome now" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47612530))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [EmDash](https://hackerapproved.com/p/emdash.md): 67 recommend
- [Wagtail CMS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/wagtail.md): 11 recommend
- [ProcessWire CMS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/processwire.md): 7 recommend
- [Payload CMS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/payload.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://getkirby.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Kirby CMS", https://hackerapproved.com/p/kirby-cms/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).