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Grav

The modern open source flat-file CMS Created by RocketTheme

Free Open Source
Web
Self-Hosted
PHP
Markdown

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

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

Categories

Business & Commerce Development Social & Communications

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blog-publishing blogging blogging-platform cms content-management extensible flat-file-cms markdown markdown-support no-database-needed php self-hosted twig twig-templating two-factor-authentication

Grav was added by metaphil in Aug 2014 and the latest update was made in Oct 2018. The list of alternatives was updated Nov 2018 There is a history of all activites on Grav in our Activity Log. 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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Comment by ndecaris

about Grav · May 2017 · Helpful Not 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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