{"id":2191,"date":"2021-08-03T05:48:02","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T04:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/technocript.com\/?p=2191"},"modified":"2022-12-07T18:28:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T18:28:20","slug":"lightweight-open-source-cms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/technocript.com\/lightweight-open-source-cms\/","title":{"rendered":"Lightweight Open-Source CMS: Listing and Comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The aim of lightweight CMS tools<\/a> is to facilitate content management using simple and easy-to-use techniques. Just like any other software, some lightweight cms platforms impose restrictions on using the cms, modifying its source code, or reusing it in another context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A lightweight open-source CMS is often released under an open-source license. Which allows users to use and change the software for free and for any purpose. The aim of open-source cms is to grant permissions to access, use, re-use, and redistribute the software with few or no restrictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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In this article, we list and compare the most popular lightweight and open-source content management systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is a detailed comparison between considered CMS platforms. For more details about each system click on its name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CMS<\/th>Programming Language<\/th>Database<\/th>License<\/th>GitHub Stars*<\/th>Size*<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Jekyll CMS<\/a><\/td>Ruby<\/td>No Database<\/td>MIT<\/td>45K<\/td>3 MB<\/td><\/tr>
Grav CMS<\/a><\/td>PHP<\/td>No Database<\/td>MIT<\/td>13K<\/td>22 MB<\/td><\/tr>
PageKit CMS<\/a><\/td>PHP<\/td>MySQL | SQLite<\/td>MIT<\/td>5.5K<\/td>5 MB<\/td><\/tr>
Pico CMS<\/a><\/td>PHP<\/td>No Database<\/td>MIT<\/td>3.6K<\/td>300 KB<\/td><\/tr>
Anchor CMS<\/a><\/td>PHP<\/td>MySQL<\/td>GNU-GPL<\/td>3.3K<\/td>1 MB<\/td><\/tr>
Bolt CMS<\/a><\/td>PHP<\/td>SQLite | MySQL | MariaDB<\/td>MIT<\/td>4.1K<\/td>17 MB<\/td><\/tr>
Fork CMS<\/a><\/td>PHP<\/td>MySQL<\/td>MIT<\/td>1.1K<\/td>62 MB<\/td><\/tr>
Textpattern CMS<\/a><\/td>PHP<\/td>MySQL<\/td>GNU-GPL<\/td>700<\/td>8 MB<\/td><\/tr>
WonderCMS<\/a><\/td>PHP<\/td>No Database<\/td>MIT<\/td>500<\/td>150 KB<\/td><\/tr>
CouchCMS<\/a><\/td>PHP<\/td>MySQL<\/td>CPAL<\/td>300<\/td>7 MB<\/td><\/tr>
Automad CMS<\/a><\/td>PHP<\/td>No Database<\/td>MIT<\/td>350<\/td>4 MB<\/td><\/tr>
Batflat CMS<\/a><\/td>PHP<\/td>No Database<\/td>Freeware<\/td>120<\/td>3 MB<\/td><\/tr>
CMS Made Simple<\/a><\/td>PHP<\/td>MySQL<\/td>GNU-GPL<\/td>N\/A<\/td>7 MB<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Lightweight and open-source Content Management Systems<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

* Approximate numbers at the time of writing this article.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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1. Jekyll CMS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Jekyll <\/strong>is a simple, blog-aware, and lightweight open-source cms in the form of a static site generator. It’s designed to create personal projects or organization sites. It\u2019s basically a static site generator<\/a> that helps create static site files, which can be hosted as HTML files on any website.<\/p>\n\n\n

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<\/em><\/strong>Jekyll CMS Highlights:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n