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Evolution CMS

A fast, flexible open-source PHP CMS and framework built on Laravel with extensive customization, modern development tools, APIs, multilingual and multisite support, and a modular ecosystem.

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  • Self-Hosted
  • Docker
  • PHP
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  1.  Support for Themes
  2.  Privacy focused
  3.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  WYSIWYG Support
  2.  No registration required
  3.  Hierarchical Structure
  4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
  5.  Two-factor Authentication
  6.  Ad-free
  7.  Dark Mode
  8.  Live Preview
  9.  Works Offline
  10.  No Coding Required
  11.  No Tracking
  12.  WYSIWYG HTML Editor
  13.  Real time collaboration
  14.  Based on Laravel
  15. Docker icon  Support for Docker
  16.  Fast speed

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  • Developed by

    UA flagevo.im
  • Licensing

    Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.
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  • Supported Languages

    • English
    • Ukrainian
    • Azerbaijani
    • Belarusian
    • Bulgarian
    • Czech
    • Danish
    • German
    • Spanish
    • Persian
    • Finnish
    • French
    • Greek
    • Italian
    • Japanese
    • Dutch
    • Norwegian
    • Polish
    • Portuguese
    • Slovak
    • Slovene
    • Chinese

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  •  255 Stars
  •  94 Forks
  •  1 Open Issues
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What is Evolution CMS?

Evolution CMS is an open-source PHP content management system and application framework designed for developers, agencies, and teams that need full control over how websites and web applications are built.

Unlike CMS platforms centered around predefined themes or rigid content structures, Evolution CMS provides a flexible document tree, custom fields, reusable chunks and snippets, structured content models, and extensive customization options. Developers can create virtually any frontend architecture without being tied to a specific theme system.

Modern Evolution CMS is built on Laravel and supports familiar PHP development practices including Blade templates, packages, service providers, custom routes, APIs, CLI tools, and external integrations. It can be used both as a traditional CMS and as a foundation for custom web applications.

Evolution CMS supports multilingual and multisite projects, user and permission management, media management, SEO workflows, APIs, background tasks, AI integrations, and e-commerce through its extension ecosystem.

The project focuses on performance, backward compatibility, and long-term maintainability. It is suitable for anything from small content-driven websites to complex portals, business applications, catalogs, and online stores, while allowing developers to retain control over markup, application architecture, data, and hosting.