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What is Silverstripe?

Silverstripe CMS was created in Wellington and has grown into an internationally used open-source CMS. It has been widely adopted by New Zealand government agencies, universities and businesses, and has a strong local community of developers and agencies.

Silverstripe is two products in one. Content editors get a clean, approachable CMS with a page tree, drafts and a clear publishing process. Developers get a full PHP framework with an ORM, templating and routing, so a site can grow from a simple brochure site into a custom web application without changing platforms.

Silverstripe features

What you get when you run Silverstripe on Hoopla Hosting.

Easy editing for content teams

A tidy page tree, WYSIWYG editing and content blocks make it easy for non-technical staff to manage pages.

Drafts and versioning

Every page has draft and published versions with full history, so changes can be prepared, reviewed and published when ready.

A full PHP framework

Developers can build custom data models, forms, APIs and applications on the same platform as the CMS.

Granular permissions

Control which groups can view, edit and publish each section of the site.

Modules and content blocks

Add features such as blogs, user forms, search, content blocks and subsites from the module ecosystem.

Made in New Zealand

Silverstripe started in Wellington, and there is a strong community of New Zealand developers and agencies who work with it.

What can you build with Silverstripe?

Government and public sector

Content-heavy sites that need structured publishing and permissions.

Universities and education

Large sites with many sections and editors.

Custom web applications

Projects that start as a website and grow into booking systems, portals or data-driven apps.

Agency-built business sites

NZ agencies that build on Silverstripe for their clients.

Softaculous one-click application installer

Why host Silverstripe with Hoopla?

Install Silverstripe in a few clicks with Softaculous in cPanel, then keep it running on fast, secure New Zealand hosting backed by a local support team.

  • One-click install and updates with Softaculous
  • Staging copies to test changes safely
  • Daily backups with JetBackup
  • Free SSL certificates
  • LiteSpeed web server and SSD storage
  • Web application firewall
  • Auckland infrastructure and 24/7 support
  • Free migration from your current host
FREE MIGRATION

Silverstripe hosting requirements

Silverstripe needs a recent PHP version and MySQL/MariaDB, and sites are managed with Composer. Our cPanel hosting includes SSH access so developers can run Composer and dev/build. We recommend Business Hosting for production Silverstripe sites, as it gives more memory and resources for builds, caching and busy sites.

Recommended: Business Hosting

$43.43+GST49.94incl. GST/month

Starting price, plus room to upgrade as your Silverstripe site grows.

Prices are in NZD and exclude GST.
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Not sure what you need? Ask our team.

Getting started with Silverstripe

  1. Order a Business Hosting plan, or log in to your existing Hoopla cPanel account.
  2. Open Softaculous Apps Installer in cPanel and search for Silverstripe.
  3. Choose the domain to install on, set your admin username, password and email, then click Install.
  4. Log in to the CMS at yourdomain/admin and create your page structure in the site tree.
  5. Connect over SSH to manage modules with Composer and run dev/build after code changes.
  6. Set up user groups and permissions for your content editors.

Silverstripe Hosting FAQs

Is Silverstripe a New Zealand product?

Yes. Silverstripe was founded in Wellington, and the open-source CMS is still widely used across New Zealand.

Does Silverstripe need Composer?

Silverstripe sites are managed with Composer. Our cPanel hosting includes SSH access, so developers can run Composer, migrations and builds.

Which plan do I need for Silverstripe?

We recommend Business Hosting for production Silverstripe sites, as it gives more memory and resources for builds and caching.

Can you migrate my existing Silverstripe site?

Yes. Migration assistance is included with our hosting plans. Our team can help move your files and database, and your developer can then run dev/build to finish the move.

Can I install Silverstripe with one click?

Yes. Silverstripe is available in Softaculous in your cPanel account, which is a quick way to start a new site or test environment.

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Drupal

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Joomla

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Ready to launch Silverstripe?

Choose a plan, or contact our team and we can help you pick the right one.