pureblog

PHP flatfile self-hostable platform for simple markdown blogging based on writefreely design and principles.

Simple CMS for blogging with nothing in between. Just writing. Flat-file system doesn't require any database and no dependencies.

Install

1. Simply copy all content to root or subfolder of your web server / hosting.
2. Make sure that blog has write/read permissions (often fixable with 755)
3. Open the folder in browser and log in with password "pencil" (change it in Settings afterwards)

Use

Just write. No rules but one, every blog post must begin with title (# heading). You can now enable custom Pages from the Extra section of the Settings page (visible from blog admin menu).

Purpose

I wanted to have a simple environment for me to write my posts without any distractions from the UI, without multiple dependencies and that could run on a web hosting without a server. I also want (for me and for people) to actually own the content. Another big important aspect for me personally is the ability to write from everywhere. Static-site-generators are great, but I need to be able to write on my friend's phone or at café. I took a design inpiration from the great project writefreely, they really came with the barebone solution of having all the important aspects of blog management, but nothing else. I added and am adding some more features I believe are handy, yet still doesn't come in a way.

Licence

This project is free software licenced with GPL. The markdown-to-html backend converter is MIT-licenced code for which the Licence at full can be found at its subdirectory.

Upcoming

• same-day posts sorted by time
• beggining with the title will not be required in future
• langauges support
• drafts
• securing admin changes from CSRF
• blog-type switch between posts with perex or just a title
• minor design customizations
• dark mode

Support the project

If you like this project, you can support me on Librepay here . You can also make pull requests or get in touch with me on adam@rajnoha.com. Note that I am intentionally not using javascript for almost anything, because I want the native browser behaviour to work and use few lines of JS when really necessary.