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Ryans Simple CMS

The Simple CMS plugin converts your WordPress admin panel into a simple CMS. This is aimed at web designers who want to provide a simple adminstration …

By Ryan Hellyer·Cms·Free
5(1 reviews)
·40 active installs·Updated 8 years ago
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As of April 2026, Ryans Simple CMS is a WordPress cms plugin with 40 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 24K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.3+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2008. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: White Label CMS.

5/51 reviews
40active installs
24K+total downloads
18 yearssince 2008

Overview

The Simple CMS plugin converts your WordPress admin panel into a simple CMS. This is aimed at web designers who want to provide a simple adminstration panel for their clients to update basic static websites.

All extraneous admin areas which are unnecessary for a bare bones, basic CMS are removed from the administration menus.

Visit the Simple CMS page for more information.

To help with theming, we have created a theme called Simple CMS theme which is designed to simplify the design process for web designers by only implementing the features needed for a basic static site. The theme is not designed to look pretty, but is a practical, simple theme to build your own designs from … Simple CMS Theme

History

Version 2.0.2: Updated supported to notice
Version 2.0.1: Documented support for…

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Ratings & Reviews

51 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress4.3+ requiredTested up to 5.1.22
PHPfalse+ required

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Contributors

Ryan HellyerRyan Hellyer
Plugin Info
Version
2.0.2
Last Updated
Feb 20, 2018
WP Requires
4.3+
Tested Up To
5.1.22
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
40
Downloads
24K+
Added
Mar 15, 2008
Business
Free

Tags

cmsadminthemesimplestatic

Developer

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Ryan Hellyer
16 plugins0.1M+ total installs
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