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The stack

One codebase. One language. No SPA.

WebProCMS runs on Laravel 13, Livewire 4, Alpine 3, Tailwind 4 and Flux 2 on PHP 8.4. State lives on the server and the browser gets HTML. There is no React build to babysit and no JSON API sitting between a front end and the database.

The person who writes the Eloquent query writes the UI, in the same file. Stack traces, dd() and Xdebug all work, because the code that renders the page runs in PHP on the server.

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What one stack buys you

Every layer is PHP and Blade, with a thin layer of Alpine for the parts that belong in the browser.

One language, end to end

Validation, authorization, types and business logic live once, on the server. There is no client-side copy to drift out of sync, because there is no client-side copy.

Reactive UI without a SPA

A Livewire component is a PHP class plus a Blade view. Live search, modals, tables, infinite scroll and validated forms are a wire: directive away, not a new toolchain.

No API layer to design

Nothing marshals JSON between a front end and the database. Livewire sends the change, re-runs the component and patches only the changed HTML back into the page.

Debuggable with PHP tools

Stack traces, dd(), Xdebug, the exception page and the query log all work. You are never bisecting a minified bundle to learn why a button did the wrong thing.

Alpine for the browser bits

Dropdowns, mobile menus, accordions and tabs stay client-side with no build step. The behavior sits next to the markup it controls.

No build pipeline on the server

Installs run node-free. A runtime CSS supplement covers editor-added classes, and updates arrive as pure-PHP packages: no git, no composer, no node on the server.

Extend, don’t fork

Custom work lives in trees the updater never touches, version-controlled in your own repo. Core updates keep flowing and your code stays yours.

Client-owned trees

app/CustomFeatures, resources/themes-custom and resources/design-library-custom are protected paths. A CMS update replaces core files and leaves them alone.

One command scaffolds a module

php artisan make:custom-feature gives you a full Laravel and Livewire module: models, migrations, routes and dashboard pages.

A repo that tracks only your code

php artisan dev:init-repo sets up a git repo that tracks your three trees and nothing else, so client work never collides with a core release.

Per-module update feeds

Each module declares its own release feed, GitHub Releases compatible. Every site you manage picks up the new version on its own.

Page-builder extension points

Register custom rows, in-row items and x-dl.* primitives per install. They appear in the editor beside the shipped library.

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The workflow

From scaffold to every site you manage

1. Scaffold

php artisan make:custom-feature Inventory

One command creates app/CustomFeatures/Inventory as a full Laravel and Livewire module: models, migrations, routes and dashboard pages, ready to fill in.

2. Version

php artisan dev:init-repo

Sets up a git repo that tracks app/CustomFeatures, resources/themes-custom and resources/design-library-custom and nothing else. Branch, review and merge the way you already do, with core files kept out of your history.

3. Ship

gh release create v1.1.0 inventory.zip

Point the module at its release feed. Every site you manage that has the module installed picks up the new version from that feed, while the CMS itself keeps updating on its own signed channel.

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Talk to the outside world

A REST API and signed webhooks for what you build, and a platform that handles the parts you would rather not.

REST API with tokens

Token-based authentication for external integrations, managed from the dashboard. Let another system read and write without handing anyone a login.

Signed webhooks

Push signed JSON to any endpoint when a form is submitted, content changes, a contact or subscriber is added, or an order comes in. Paste a Zapier, Make or n8n catch-hook URL and go.

Updates that respect your code

Releases are signed and delivered over the license channel. A pre-update snapshot and one-click rollback stand behind every apply, the maintenance window is only the changed files, and your custom trees are never overwritten.

Runs on any VPS-class host

PHP 8.4, proc_open and about 512 MB of memory. No queue worker, no node on the server, and a full-page response cache plus compiled content sidecars keep the database off the hot path.

Developer questions

Straight answers to the things developers ask first.

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No. An update replaces core files only. Anything under app/CustomFeatures, resources/themes-custom or resources/design-library-custom is a protected path the updater never touches, and your database, .env and storage live outside the release.
No. Updates arrive as pure-PHP packages and the CSS for editor-added classes is generated at runtime, so there is no build step on the server. You need PHP 8.4, proc_open, about 512 MB of memory and the ability to run php artisan.
Pro installs custom feature modules on unlimited sites. Enterprise adds source code access, the make:custom-feature and dev:init-repo tooling to build your own, and Fleet management to keep every site you manage in one dashboard.
Yes, on Enterprise. Source code access lets you self-host and modify WebProCMS. Keep custom work in your own trees wherever you can, so signed core updates keep applying without a merge.
Yes. Themes bundle pages and branding and can be exported and imported between installs. Custom rows, items and x-dl.* primitives are authored per install and live in your design-library-custom tree, so they travel with your repo.

Pro installs modules. Enterprise builds them.

Both plans bill monthly and cancel anytime. Core stays free for up to five activated sites.

Pro

$25 /mo

Every premium feature, unlimited sites. For independent developers and small studios.

Everything in Core
Unlimited sites
All premium member features
Install custom feature modules
Start with Pro

Enterprise

$50 /mo

Source access and developer tooling for agencies running a fleet.

Everything in Pro
Fleet management — monitor and manage all your sites
Source code access (self-host and modify)
Build your own feature modules
Developer repo tooling
Start with Enterprise
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