ProcessWire Structure

Overview of ProcessWire’s structure in terms of pages, templates and fields. And an outline of the directory structure.

  • Pages

    Almost everything in ProcessWire is represented by a Page. The term “Page” refers to a webpage, though in ProcessWire it’s also much more. 
  • Templates

    Every Page has a template which defines the type of Page and what fields are present on pages using it. Every template may be used by one or more pages.
  • Fields

    Fields in ProcessWire are where the content is actually stored. Any field may be one of many storing content for a Page and its output.
  • File system

    An outline of ProcessWire’s file and directory structure, highlighting the locations where your site’s files go, where the core flies live, where to place modules, and more.

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Latest news

  • ProcessWire Weekly #473
    In the 473rd issue of ProcessWire Weekly we'll check out latest core updates, introduce new third party module called Template Fragment Controller, and more. Read on!
    Weekly.pw / 3 June 2023
  • A look at the new Page Edit Restore module
    The new Page Edit Restore module helps to prevent page edits in the admin from getting lost when the user’s session is lost. This post covers it in detail.
    Blog / 12 May 2023
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