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Grav

The modern open source flat-file CMS Created by RocketTheme

Free Open Source
Web
Self-Hosted
PHP
Markdown
Cloudron

Grav is an easy to use, yet powerful, opensource CMS that requires no database. In a nutshell, installing Grav is a matter of unzipping the file. It is fast, has sophisticated caching, and a light footprint for optimal performance. Content is just simple markdown files in folders, with no complicated databases to deal with. A powerful API and extensive hooks allow for plugins to extend Grav. Flexible Twig templating allows easy realization of your designs.

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Apps for Grav

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Features

Blogging Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Flat File CMS MarkDown support No database needed Php Twig Templating Two factor authentication Add a feature

Categories

Business & Commerce Development Social & Communications

Tags

blog-publishing blogging-platform cms markdown twig

Grav was added by metaphil in Aug 2014 and the latest update was made in Jul 2020. The list of alternatives was updated May 2020. It's possible to update the information on Grav or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

The basic folder structure is self-explaining

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- tumblr is a social media site and not a CMS! Guest • Apr 2019 • 4 agrees and 0 disagrees
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Comment by ndecaris

about Grav · May 2017 · Helpful Not helpful 1 Helpful Report as spam

do what you want. markdown is great to write doc, blog, ... ! good admin interface.
powerful for evolved feature : twig, API, ...

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Comment by dba

about Grav · Dec 2019 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

Just works, many plugins and no database requirement. Brilliant for small sites.

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