# FlatPress

> FlatPress is a self-hosted, open-source flat-file blogging engine in PHP requiring no database, with plugins, themes, comments, and 20+ languages.

- **Category:** Blogging
- **Licence:** GPL-2.0
- **Latest version:** 1.5.1
- **Open source:** oss
- **Languages:** PHP
- **Platforms:** Linux
- **Tags:** RSS, Cms, Blog, Blogging, NoSQL, Flat File, Multilingual, Plugins, No Database, Website, Php, Themes, Gpl, Flatfile, Flatpress, Blogging Engine, Smarty

## Description

FlatPress is a lightweight blogging engine that stores all content in flat files instead of a database. It runs on any standard web server with PHP 7.2 to 8.5. Key capabilities include a plugin system with widget support, customizable themes powered by Smarty templates, built-in comments with spam protection, and support for over 20 languages. Installation is simple: download the archive, unzip, upload to your web server, and run the web-based installer. The project has been actively maintained since 2006 and is licensed under GNU GPLv2.

## Links

- [Homepage](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress)
- [Website](https://flatpress.org)
- [Demo](https://softaculous.com/demos/flatpress)
- [Wiki](https://wiki.flatpress.org)
- [Support Forum](https://forum.flatpress.org)
- [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress)
- [Mastodon](https://fosstodon.org/@flatpress)
- [Themes Directory](http://wiki.flatpress.org/res:themes)
- [Plugins Directory](http://wiki.flatpress.org/res:plugins)

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