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e107 bootstrap content management system
Content management system built on PHP, MySQL, Twitter Bootstrap
e107 is a website content management (CMS) system written in PHP and MySQL. It installs a completely dynamic website on your server allowing you complete control of your site from a secure and intuitive, yet powerful and flexible admin area. Coded HTML5, Twitter Bootstrap 5, jQuery. Full source and changelog available on Github. -
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Concrete CMS
Open Source Content Management System for teams.
Concrete CMS (formerly concrete5) is an Open Source Content Management System for teams. You can have the best of both worlds and run a secure website your content contributors will love using with Concrete CMS. The user experience is built around in-context editing, it’s as easy to use as a word processor. You'll spend less time training people, and less time having to fix things yourself. As an open source framework you can build complex applications as features like permissions, workflow, file management, calendar, forms, SEO and so much more are built right in. A marketplace of add-ons & themes and active community can help you finish building an amazing product using Concrete CMS. -
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Ghost
The world’s most popular open source headless Node.js CMS
Ghost is a popular open source headless Node.js CMS for professional online publishing. Ghost allows writers, podcasters and other online content creators to quickly and easily set up their own sites, publish content on their own terms and deliver newsletters online. Ghost is a powerful platform that gives you complete control over design, content, delivery, experience and more. It’s got built-in SEO features, email newsletters, and works with hundreds of tools that can help speed up your workflow. It’s also great for entrepreneurs as it has the ability to create sustainable membership businesses. -
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Gridea
A static blog writing client
Gridea A static blog writing client. You can use it to record your life, mood, knowledge, notes and ideas. Use the coolest Markdown grammar to create quickly. Insert pictures and article cover charts anywhere in the article. Label and group articles. Customize menus and even create external link menus. Use this client on Windows or MacOS or Linux. Use Github Pages or Coding Pages to show the world that more platforms will be supported in the future. Simply configure and access the Gitalk or DisqusJS comment system. Use simplified Chinese、traditional Chinese、 English. Use any default theme within the application or any third-party theme, free theme customization. Customize the source folder and synchronize multiple devices using OneDrive, iCloud, Dropbox, etc. Of course Gridea is still very young and has many shortcomings, but please believe it will keep moving forward. -
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Microweber
Drag and Drop Website Builder and CMS with E-commerce
Microweber is an open source, Drag and Drop website builder and a powerful next generation CMS with a built-in E-commerce feature. Whatever your website may be, be it an online shop, business website or personal blog, you can easily build it with Microweber. Because of its exceptional Drag and Drop technology, Microweber makes it easier than ever to build your website even without technical knowledge, and see the changes you make to your site in real time. Its revolutionary Real-Time Text Writing & Editing feature alongside its Drag and Drop feature means the user experience is significantly improved, and users are able to achieve a visually appealing website and easier content management with a lot less time and effort. -
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Typecho Blogging Platform
A PHP blogging platform, simple and powerful
With only 7 data tables and less than 400KB of code, a complete plug-in and template mechanism is complete. Ultra-low CPU and memory usage is enough to give full play to the maximum performance of the host. Native support for Markdown typesetting syntax, easy to read and write. Support various cloud hosts such as BAE/GAE/SAE, even in the face of sudden high traffic, it can easily cope with it. The meticulously polished operation interface is still a familiar feature, but more mature and with more options. The tailoring of every pixel is one step further from perfection. Choose a reliable hosting provider who can provide support services for the installation process. Download the version of the program that suits you and install it. The program will run in a second. Read the documentation, to make a unique website, and wait for your friends' reaction. -
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Pligg CMS is a content management platform that powers tens of thousands of websites. It specializes in creating social publishing networks, where users submit and promote content similar to sites like Digg, Reddit, and Mixx.
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Jekyll
A simple, blog-aware static site generator written in Ruby
Jekyll is a simple, blog-aware, static site generator that’s ideal for creating personal, project, or organization sites. Jekyll is incredibly simple-- it just takes your content, renders Markdown and Liquid templates, and spits out a complete, static website ready for deployment. No configurations, databases, pesky updates and other needless complexities. Jekyll lets you focus on what really matters: your content. Jekyll is easy to install and run. You can have your own website or blog up and running in no time at all! -
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Felix Felicis
Felix Felicis (aka liquidluck) is a static blog generator in python
LiquidLuck is an open-source static site generator powered by Ruby, originally built to enable fast, flexible blog and documentation sites with modern features such as Markdown authoring, custom taxonomies, tags, collections, and theming. It is similar in purpose to Jekyll, Hugo or Hexo, but emphasizes ease of customization and rich templating, allowing authors to define custom content models and build plug-in extensions. The generator supports live previews and incremental builds so content changes reflect quickly, and it includes built-in support for features like pagination, RSS feeds, and code syntax highlighting to suit developers. It is aimed at creators who want to author content in a lightweight workflow without heavy CMS overhead and still maintain full control over markup, design, and deployment. Because the ecosystem is Ruby-based, it integrates into developer toolchains, CI pipelines, and can deploy to GitHub Pages or any static host. -
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Hexo
A fast, simple & powerful blog framework, powered by Node.js
Hexo is a blazing fast and yet simple blog framework powered by Node.js. It supports all features of GitHub Flavored Markdown, as well as most Octopress plugins. Hexo is quite powerful, able to build hundreds of files in a matter of seconds, and equipped with amazing APIs for unlimited extensibility. It offers hundreds of themes and plugins for you to choose from and achieve exactly what you want, and takes just one command to deploy to GitHub Pages, Heroku or other platforms. -
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TumblOne
TumblOne is a Tumblr Blog Image Crawler
With this little tool you are able to Crawl various Images of Bloghoster Tumblr.com. It searches given Tumblr Blog Url for all types of image formats, and gives you the ability to download the found Images automatic. Tutorial Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns2bkvF_ht4 A Manual can be found at SourceForge in Download Area. BE AWARE: HERE IS A NEW DOMAIN www.TumblOne.COM, WICH POINTS TO MY PROJECT, THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS PROJECT, IT'S NOT FROM ME. STAY AWAY, MAYBE VIRUS INFECTED! This Version 1.0.4 will be the Last Update of the Project under Version 1 - it was a TechTest. A new Version with nice Features and a well formed User Interface is under Development, be patient! -
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UNA
PHP & MySQL based CMS with messenger
Full featured CMS with social features. It has limited functionality by default and can be extended with additional modules. Additional modules includes such features as Education solution, Video Messenger, Events, Polls, Tasks, Forum, Market, Videos, Video Streaming and more -
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Nibbleblog
Powerful engine for creating blogs, all you need is PHP to work.
Easy, fast and free CMS Blog. Nibbleblog it's a powerful engine for creating blogs, all you need is PHP to work. Very simple to install and configure (only 1 step). -
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BlogHelper
Helps user write blog content and entries
A tray assistant that helps domestic users to write, publish local articles to mainstream blog platforms (Zhihu, Jianshu, Blog Park, CSDN, SegmentFault, Nuggets, Open Source China) with one click, upload clipboard pictures to Tubed (Sina, Github, Picture Shell, Tencent Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, Youpai Cloud, Qiniu Cloud). A little assistant that does not have any interface and is only stored in the system tray, to help more people write better! One-click publishing of local articles to Zhihu, Jianshu, Blog Park, CSDN, Nuggets, SegmentFault, Open Source China and other platforms. The supported image beds are: Sina, SM.MS, Github, Imgur, Qiniu Cloud, Tencent Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, and Paiyun. Support shortcut keys to upload the first picture in the clipboard, and update the content of the clipboard as a picture link. -
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DjangoBlog
A blog system based on python3.8 and Django3.0
Articles, pages, categories, tags (add, delete, edit), etc. Articles and pages support Markdown and highlighting. Articles support full-text search. Complete comment feature, include posting reply comment and email notification. Markdown supporting. Sidebar feature, new articles, most readings, tags, etc. OAuth Login supported, including Google, GitHub, Facebook, Weibo, QQ. Memcache supported, with cache auto refresh. Simple SEO Features, notify Google and Baidu when there was a new article or other things. Simple picture bed feature integrated. django-compressor integrated, auto-compressed css, js. Website exception email notification. When there is an unhandle exception, system will send an email notification. Wechat official account feature integrated. Now, you can use wechat official account to manage your VPS. -
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Foodium
Foodium is a sample food blog Android application
Foodium is a sample food blog Android application built to demonstrate the use of Modern Android development tools. Dedicated to all Android Developers. It simply loads Posts data from API and stores it in persistence storage (i.e. SQLite Database). Posts will be always loaded from local database. Remote data (from API) and Local data is always synchronized. -
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Hugo Theme Stack
Card-style Hugo theme designed for bloggers
Card-style Hugo theme designed for bloggers. Stack is a simple card-style Hugo theme designed for bloggers, some of its features are responsive images support, lazy load images, dark mode, local search, PhotoSwipe integration, archive page template, full native JavaScript, and no jQuery or any other frameworks are used, no CSS framework, keep it simple and minimal, properly cropped thumbnails. Subsection support, table of contents, multilingual mode and RTL support. It's necessary to use Hugo Extended ≥ 0.87.0. -
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Jekyll Now
Build a Jekyll blog in minutes, without touching the command line
Jekyll is a static site generator that's perfect for GitHub hosted blogs. Jekyll Now makes it easier to create your Jekyll blog, by eliminating a lot of the up front setup. You don't need to touch the command line. You don't need to install/configure ruby, rvm/rbenv, ruby gems. You don't need to install runtime dependencies like markdown processors, Pygments, etc. If you're on Windows, this will make setting up Jekyll a lot easier. It's easy to try out, you can just delete your forked repository if you don't like it. In a few minutes you'll be set up with a minimal, responsive blog like the one below giving you more time to spend on writing epic blog posts! Enter your site name, description, avatar and many other options by editing the _config.yml file. You can easily turn on Google Analytics tracking, Disqus commenting and social icons here too. Command-line free fork-first workflow, using GitHub.com to create, customize and post to your blog. -
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Microblog
Microblogging application developed in my Flask Mega-Tutorial series
Microblog is a Flask-based social blogging application that serves as the companion example project to the author’s Flask tutorial book, demonstrating how to build a production-ready web application with features typical of modern social systems. The project includes user registration and login, password hashing, profile editing, and avatar support, but it goes deeper by illustrating how to implement following/follower relationships, posting short messages, and displaying personalized feeds. It integrates SQL databases through SQLAlchemy and shows how to manage migrations, query optimization, and pagination for scalable content delivery. The app also includes unit and integration tests to reinforce test-driven development practices. Additional features such as full-text search, localization, email notifications, and deployment configurations are included or discussed to take developers beyond the basics. -
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Node.js Backend Architecture
Node.js Backend Architecture Typescript
This project is designed for a production-ready environment. It can handle the scale and complexity of a very demanding application. This project is being used by companies like MindOrks, AfterAcademy, and CuriousJr. Apps/Websites having 10+ million userbase. -
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Pelican
Static site generator that supports Markdown and reST syntax
Pelican is a static site generator that requires no database or server-side logic. Chronological content (e.g., articles, blog posts) as well as static pages. Integration with external services. Site themes (created using Jinja2 templates). Publication of articles in multiple languages. Generation of Atom and RSS feeds. Code syntax highlighting via Pygments. Import existing content from WordPress, Dotclear, or RSS feeds. Fast rebuild times due to content caching and selective output writing. Extensible via a rich plugin ecosystem, Pelican Plugins. Pelican considers “articles” to be chronological content, such as posts on a blog, and thus associated with a date. The idea behind “pages” is that they are usually not temporal in nature and are used for content that does not change very often (e.g., “About” or “Contact” pages). Pelican tries to be smart enough to get the information it needs from the file system. -
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VBlog
V Tribe, a multi-user blog management platform
VBlog is a full-stack, multi-user blogging platform built with Vue.js for the frontend and Spring Boot for the backend, designed to showcase real world integration of modern web technologies. It implements typical blogging features like user authentication, post creation and editing, commenting, tagging, search, and administrative dashboards, giving learners a complete picture of how a real content management system works. The project demonstrates how to structure a scalable codebase with separation of concerns between frontend and backend, and how to coordinate RESTful API endpoints with Vue components and state management. It also handles common concerns such as pagination, file uploads (for images or attachments), session management, and role-based access control, showing how these are tackled in practice. By exploring VBlog’s code, developers can understand best practices in routing, security, database interaction, and component-based UI design across a full application stack. -
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haoel.github.io
Comprehensive guide on self-hosting proxies, VPNs and transparent gate
This repository is a hands-on, longform guide for building and operating your own “scientific” Internet access setup — i.e., self-hosted proxies, VPNs, and transparent gateways — so you can reach blocked resources, protect privacy, and learn the underlying networking principles. It walks through buying and evaluating VPSes (regions, bandwidth, CN2/GIA lines), enabling kernel/network optimizations (BBR), and applying production practices like TLS certificates with Let’s Encrypt and using Cloudflare safely. The guide provides multiple deployment patterns (Dockerized gost / Shadowsocks / L2TP-IPSec, IKEv2 suggestions, and Cloudflare WARP integration), plus client configuration instructions for desktop and mobile (Clash, SwitchyOmega, Shadowrocket, etc.). Several transparent gateway patterns are explained: router/OpenWRT (Clash on the router), Raspberry Pi gateway, and a data-center NAT/EC2 NAT instance design with Clash for whole-VPC routing. -
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Forum Downloader is a program that allows you to download forums and saves them locally for offline viewing and searching. It can also save linked images, images linked using thumbnails, attachments, or other files linked in posts.
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Blosxom is a lightweight yet feature-packed weblog application designed from the ground up with simplicity, usability, and interoperability in mind.
Guide to Open Source Blogging Software
Open source blogging software is a great way to create and maintain a blog. It provides an easy-to-use interface and various plug-ins, which allow blog owners to customize their sites to be as unique or as simple as they choose. Open source blogging software is also typically free and open for anyone to use without restrictions.
Using open source software can save time and money because no installation or licensing fees are involved. Most of these applications offer completely customizable designs that support multiple users, themes, plugins, widgets and other features that help make the website look professional. Some even include eCommerce modules so the blogs created can become profitable businesses in just minutes.
The most popular open source blogging systems are WordPress, Joomla! Drupal, b2evolutionandereeztextpatternhttp://movabletype.org/ . All of these platforms provide access to thousands of templates and add-on applications that enable users to create any type of blog imaginable from very basic designs all the way up complex corporate websites with forums, photo galleries, polls and more.
WordPress is probably the most well known open source system due its popularity amongst bloggers who focus on content creation over design customization. While it does not have all of the bells and whistles available with some of the other programs mentioned above it still allows for some pretty impressive features including advanced spam control, tracking links automatically within posts, adding videos & podcasts without having mess around with HTML coding plus many more options that go beyond what you might expect from a simple blog platform.
As blogging grows in popularity there's sure to be new advances in open source technology allowing even greater customization than ever before so anyone can create amazing websites quickly & easily while staying within budget – making this type of software one of those must have tools for any blogger serious about taking their ideas public!
Features Provided by Open Source Blogging Software
- User-Friendly Interface: Open source blogging software provides an intuitive and easy-to-use interface that allows users to navigate through the blog, create posts and manage settings with ease. It is designed to be lightweight, yet powerful enough to handle all your blogging needs.
- Custom Theme Support: The software gives you the ability to customize its appearance with a variety of themes and plugins. You can choose from a selection of pre-made templates or create your own themes for more advanced customization options.
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Support: Open source blogging software includes features that help optimize content for better search engine rankings. This includes custom meta tags and descriptions, automatic generation of XML sitemaps, and integration with social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook.
- RSS Feeds: RSS feeds are essential for any successful blog as they allow readers to subscribe directly to the blog’s content so they can stay up-to-date on new posts. Many open source blogging tools provide customizable RSS feeds as well as support for popular services such as Feedburner.
- Commenting System: An important feature offered by open source blogging platforms is a commenting system which allows readers to leave feedback on individual blog posts and interact with other users in an organized manner regardless of their location or timezone. Popular comment systems may also include anti-spam protection measures against malicious commenters or bots.
- Media Management: Open source blog tools offer integrated media management capabilities which enable users to easily upload images, videos, audio files, and other documents necessary for creating rich content experiences for their visitors without requiring additional third-party applications or knowledge of complicated HTML codes.
What Are the Different Types of Open Source Blogging Software?
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Benefits of Using Open Source Blogging Software
- Increased Flexibility: Open source blogging software provides users with a large selection of customization options. This allows them to tailor the design of their website and shape it according to their individual needs and preferences. With open source blogging software, users can choose from a range of themes, plugins, widgets and other features that allow them to create an entirely unique experience for their visitors.
- Reduced Costs: Compared to proprietary blogging solutions, open source solutions are generally much more affordable. Not only are there typically no licensing fees associated with using open source software, but most solutions also come with large libraries of free templates, plugins and support resources that would cost extra in commercial solutions.
- Improved Security: Open source blogging software is generally more reliable than its commercial counterparts since the code is constantly being maintained by a community of developers who keep it up-to-date with the latest security patches. Additionally, since anyone can inspect the code behind open source solutions they can quickly spot any potential vulnerabilities in the code before they become a problem.
- Easy Installation Process: Many open source blogging software solutions offer easy installation processes so even beginners can get started quickly without needing too much technical knowledge or assistance. Most come packaged with convenient one-click installation scripts so users can just upload their files and begin customizing their site right away.
- Community Support: Since most open source projects have active communities of developers working on the project at any given time there is usually a wealth of help available for new users should they run into any problems or need help understanding how something works. As such users don’t have to worry about being left out in the cold if they ever experience difficulties while trying to set up or use their blog solution as help is usually just an online search away.
Who Uses Open Source Blogging Software?
- Hobbyist Bloggers: This type of user uses open source blogging software to publish content they’re passionate about, offering a unique perspective to the world.
- Professional Content Creators: These users leverage the free resources available through open source platforms to market their brand and establish themselves as a professional creator in their industry or niche.
- Online Educators: Whether it’s providing courses on how to use certainprograms, creating tutorials, or teaching new skills, educators can find plenty of useful features with open source blogging software that makes it easy for them to share knowledge online.
- Freelance Writers: Open source blogging tools are great for creative freelancers who need an easily customizable platform to showcase their portfolio and help promote themselves as writers.
- Affiliate Marketers: This type of user takes advantage of the up-to-date SEO practices built into many open source platforms, making it easy for them to generate traffic from search engines and monetize that traffic with affiliate links or ads.
- Influencers/Celebrities: Those looking for an affordable yet powerful way to reach a wide audience will love what they find in open source options — features like built-in analytics help influencers maximize their impact.
How Much Does Open Source Blogging Software Cost?
Open source blogging software is completely free! There are no costs associated with downloading and using open source blogging software. Whether you’re creating a blog for personal use or business reasons, it won’t cost you anything.
You can find many different types of open source blogging platforms online that offer an array of features to enhance the look and feel of your blog. Many of them have easy-to-use content management systems with customizable templates and widgets to suit your exact needs. For example, WordPress is one popular platform that has many themes available, so you can create a site that looks professional without spending any money on design services. Additionally, some platforms feature plugins and add-ons to further customize your site for more advanced features like subscription options or ecommerce capabilities. With the wide range of resources available for free, you can build an attractive and functional blog quickly and easily at no cost whatsoever!
What Does Open Source Blogging Software Integrate With?
Open source blogging software can integrate with a variety of types of software, such as content management systems (CMS), forum software, social media platforms, and e-commerce solutions. Content management systems are used to store, manage, and modify digital content online, while forums are online places where users can interact with others who share similar interests. Social media platforms allow bloggers to easily share their posts and reach a wider audience. Finally, e-commerce solutions provide integrated shopping cart functions that make it easy for bloggers to quickly start monetizing their site by selling products or services. All of these types of software are compatible with open source blogging software and help enhance the functionality and reach of the blog.
Recent Trends Related to Open Source Blogging Software
- Increased Flexibility: Open source blogging software provides users with greater flexibility in terms of customizing the look and feel of their blog. It also allows them to add new features and functionality as their needs evolve.
- Easier to Use: Compared to traditional blogging platforms, open source blogging software is often easier to use due to its user-friendly interfaces and intuitive navigation. This makes it a great choice for beginners who are just getting started with blogging.
- More Affordable: Open source blogging software is usually free or very affordable, making it an attractive option for those on a budget. Plus, most open source solutions offer additional support and resources that can help users get the most out of their blog.
- High Quality Content: Because open source blogging software is backed by a community of experts, users can be confident they’re getting high quality content that meets industry standards. This ensures that visitors are engaged with the material they view on blogs powered by open source solutions.
- Increased Security: Open source software usually offers more secure hosting options than traditional platforms, making it ideal for businesses that need to keep sensitive information safe.
Getting Started With Open Source Blogging Software
Getting started with open source blogging software is relatively easy and can be done in just a few steps.
First, you’ll need to decide which open source platform you want to use for your blog. Popular options include WordPress, Ghost, GitHub Pages and Jekyll. Each one offers its own unique features and capabilities so make sure to check out the details of each one before making your selection.
Once you’ve chosen the platform that best suits your needs, download the software using the appropriate link or package manager and install it on your computer. Once installed, you should familiarize yourself with the various settings of your chosen blogging platform and configure them accordingly. Depending on the platform you have selected, this might include setting up an account or creating users if necessary. Additionally, there may also be additional themes available to enhance your blog's design and appearance; go ahead and explore these as well while they are still fresh in your mind!
Lastly, create content for your blog by writing posts or articles related to topics of interest; don’t forget that images can make a huge difference when it comes to visual content! After completing this step, all that’s left is to publish them online so visitors can begin reading what you have created—congrats on getting everything set up!
