CWP: What is the future of the project? Is it still the right choice?

Hello everyone,

I have been using CWP Pro for several years, and overall it has served me well. However, over the past year I have become increasingly concerned about the future of the project, and I would really like to hear the opinions of other users.

As a system administrator, I need a control panel that is actively maintained, secure, and able to keep pace with modern hosting requirements. Unfortunately, I have the feeling that CWP is falling further behind compared to other control panels.

Some of my main concerns are:

New PHP versions seem to take a long time before becoming available.
Some updates appear to fix issues but also introduce new bugs or regressions.
The backup and restore system has caused me several problems. In my opinion, backups are one of the most critical features of any hosting panel, and reliability is absolutely essential.
Development seems slower than it used to be, and new features are released less frequently.
Communication regarding the project's roadmap and future plans is quite limited.
Technical support has also become a concern for me. Although I pay for a support plan, I have experienced response times of 5 to 10 days for some tickets. For production servers, such delays can be difficult to accept when an issue requires prompt attention.

This leads me to a simple question:

What is the long-term vision for CWP?

Many competing panels such as Webuzo, DirectAdmin, and Plesk seem to be evolving much faster, with quicker PHP support, frequent updates, and more modern backup solutions.

I am not trying to criticize CWP or start an argument. I genuinely want to understand whether other administrators share the same concerns or if my experience is unusual.

I would really appreciate hearing your thoughts:

Are you still confident in CWP's future?
Do you trust it for production environments?
Have you experienced issues with backups or restore operations?
How has your experience with technical support been?
Are you satisfied with the current development pace?
Are you planning to stay with CWP, or are you considering moving to another control panel?

Personally, I am at an important decision point. I am preparing to deploy a new production server and must decide whether to continue investing in the CWP ecosystem or migrate to another platform.

I sincerely hope CWP continues to grow and improve because it has many strengths. However, I believe the project needs to demonstrate a stronger development roadmap, faster adoption of new technologies, more reliable backup and restore features, and more responsive technical support if it wants to remain competitive in today's hosting market.

I look forward to reading your experiences and opinions.

Thank you.

Starburst and Overseer probably have some information—and since this topic has come up again (there have been discussions about this on the forum before)—has the CWP installation script been updated? Or does it still come with PHP 5.6 after installation, requiring you to go through everything one by one and update it? I'm losing my patience; the situation is a disaster. I’m stuck monitoring cobbled-together servers, hoping that this panel will finally have a stable version—one where all the tools, packages, and services are up to date right from the moment of installation—since the communication regarding its updates is absolutely abysmal...
My advice—I don't know how many CWP Pro servers you have (I have over 20)—is that if you only have a few, RUN—look for other solutions!

Hello,
I think it's first time when i post here, but i was an admin that i use CWP, but for about 2 week i migrate from CWP to Webuzo, and i have no regret.
Also they have migration tools from CWP and everything work great.
Also they have a great support.
Only minus that, in my opinion, is price, is not so cheap like CWP, but you will have included support in license price.
Maybe this information will help other user that want to move from CWP.

I'll offer a different perspective as it's not like they're football teams & you're supposed to go with one or the other. I run CWP & CPanel servers & both have their own pros & cons. CWP is fantastic cost wise, simple to use & does most things well, I actually prefer the node.js setup but maintenance can be very hands on. CPanel is more stable, practically maintenance free & feature rich but comes with a much heftier price tag, is more complex to use & is always trying to sell you other subscriptions.

I'm led by what the client wants, if price is the most important factor they get CWP hosting or if they want full featured and are prepared to pay more they get CPanel hosting.

Hi everyone,

First of all, I want to sincerely thank all of you who continue to follow and support CWP. We truly appreciate the community's feedback—both the praise and the constructive criticism.

I’d like to share some updates directly with you regarding where we are heading. Right now, our team is working extremely hard behind the scenes to strengthen the CWP core. Our primary focus is making the base system as secure, solid, and reliable as possible for everyone. Building this rock-solid foundation is essential so we can scale and expand panel functionality safely moving forward.

We also have exciting features and modules currently in active development, including:

WPTools: Enhanced tools specifically built for managing WordPress deployments.

IP Suite: Full, modernized support for both IPv4 and IPv6 management.

New CSF Firewall Dashboard: A completely redesigned, intuitive UI for managing CSF firewall rules and security.

...and many more updates currently in the pipeline.

Beta Testing Program
To ensure higher stability and catch bugs before public releases, we are opening a list for community members who want to apply as Beta Testers. As a beta tester, you will get early access to new releases, upcoming modules, and features to help us test and refine them before they hit production.
(If you are interested in joining the beta testing group, please reply here or send us a message so we can add you to the list!)

In short: CWP is far from standing still. We are coming back stronger, focused on security and modern features, and we remain fully committed to keeping our pricing accessible and affordable—at the exact same cost it is today.

Thank you for your patience, your trust, and for being part of this journey with us. Big things are coming!

It’s great to hear back from José; it’s nice to see he took the time to reply and that we now know more about what’s coming next.

And what about PHP versions 8.4, 8.5, and 8.6? Are those a priority too? The current versions will be obsolete soon.

 as a loyal CWP user, I would like to have access to the various beta versions.

Oh sure, and also the new version of Apache and Postfix

Great on the other hand we encounter a problem with the restoration a bug in the base file here is the return

We are experiencing a problem with the new local backup restore feature on our server.

The backup files are present on the server and appear to be complete and intact. However, the restore process does not start correctly.

Whenever we attempt to restore an account, the process consistently gets stuck at the "Detecting files" stage and makes no further progress.

The restore log repeatedly shows the following information:

2026-07-07 14:14:06 UPDATE restore SET ST='20260707201406' WHERE ST='1'
2026-07-07 14:14:06 >>>>>>>>> [1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,grizzy,2026-06-27_17-15-04,0,,1,1,1,1,1]
2026-07-07 14:14:06 Detecting files

We have verified that the backup directory exists and that all backup archives are available.

Based on our investigation, it appears that the restore utility is generating an incorrect path and attempting to locate a non-existent backup archive, even though the backup data is available at the correct location.

Could you please check if this is a known issue with this new local backup restore feature?

Please update to the latest version 1.2

Please update to the latest version 1.2

However, the changelog still shows the version as CWP7: 0.9.8.1244.

See screenshot.

Please update to the latest version 1.2

I can't update to the latest version; it's not working.

ModSecurity has disappeared, and wp2shell has started hitting all the servers from a multitude of IP addresses; you’re releasing this version as an update without even testing it? Do you realize these are production servers? You are really making a mockery of all CWP users.

Please update to the latest version 1.2

My CWP Pro says its up to date and running <?php
$webpanel_version = "0.9.8.1244";
?>

Is there anything we need to do?

My CWP Pro says its up to date and running <?php
$webpanel_version = "0.9.8.1244";
?>

Is there anything we need to do?
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It means you haven't updated to version 1.3.

My CWP Pro says its up to date and running <?php
$webpanel_version = "0.9.8.1244";
?>

Is there anything we need to do?

It means you haven't updated to version 1.3.
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Thanks, i realise that... haha. i have to run the update manually - the gui said no updates but the script worked.