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The powerful Python CMS for modern websites

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Participation history

5 GSoC years

2026

4 projects

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Wagtail Starter Kit Upgrade Stabilization Modernization Developer Experience

The current Wagtail news starter template presents significant onboarding challenges for new developers, including dependency conflicts, Python...

Guide website revamp

This project aims to revamp the Wagtail Editor Guide by addressing key limitations in versioning, localization, developer experience, and frontend...

Scaling translation operations in wagtail-localize

This project focuses on improving the performance of core processes in wagtail-localize, particularly in the construction of the page index and in...

Wagtail Bakerydemo Incremental Redesign

This project focuses on redesigning Wagtail’s Bakerydemo so it better represents modern, real-world websites and larger content needs.The content...

2025

4 projects

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Content Security Policy compatibility

This proposal aims to improve Wagtail's Content Security Policy (CSP) compliance by organizing existing efforts, refactoring code, and...

Enhancing the keyboard shortcut system within Wagtail

This project proposes the implementation of new Wagtail-specific keyboard shortcuts to enhance accessibility, navigation speed, and overall user...

Enhancing Image and Document Listing for Usage Count

This project aims to enhance the Image and Document listings in Wagtail’s admin interface by introducing features such as a Grid-to-List view toggle...

Grid Aware Websites

This project focuses on making Wagtail.org more energy-efficient by adapting its content based on the environmental impact of the user's location....

2024

2 projects

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EcoWagtail: Embracing GOLD Principles for Sustainable Web Experiences

The project focuses on creating 3-4 Low carbon footprint templates incorporating the sustainability factor, accessibility as well as SEO &...

Alt text capabilities

I propose to improve the accessibility of Wagtail websites by enabling editors to add alt text to images. Currently, there's no clear way to do this,...

2023

2 projects

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Greener coding: back-end development

The project aims to integrate green coding practices into Wagtail’s direction and make concrete improvements to reduce related carbon emissions also...

Greener coding: Wagtail’s climate impact

This project aims to contribute to reducing the environmental impact of web applications by making the Wagtail CMS more sustainable. Goals: Develop a...

2022

3 projects

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Toolkit for StreamField data migrations in Wagtail

“Wagtail provides a field type for semi-freeform data, StreamField, which uses a JSON representation to store "blocks" of data.” A major problem...

Editor's Guide- A standalone project

Making Wagtail's Editor's Guide a standalone project. The existing guide is a little bit complicated and technical for people who do not have a...

Windows High Contrast Mode Support

The project intends to make windows high contrast mode support the entire wagtail interface. I propose to add new properties to the existing code and...