Ghost

Ghost is a fully open source, hackable platform for building and running a modern online publication. We power blogs, magazines and journalists from Zappos to Sky News.

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a beautifully designed platform dedicated to one thing: publishing.ghost is an open source application which allows you to write and publish your own blog, giving you the tools to make it easy and even (gasp) fun to do. it's simple, elegant, and designed so that you can spend less time messing with making your blog work and more time blogging.

nonprofit organization offering an option for commercial support, however all functionality is available without charge.

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WordPress

WordPress is a state-of-the-art publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability. More simply, WordPress is what you use when you want to work with your blogging software, not fight it.

Freemium Open Source

IFTTT integration Dedicated Server Hosting Facebook integration Google Plus integration Social media integration Easy importation Multi Site Management Self deployment VPS hosting
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ProcessWire

ProcessWire is a friendly and powerful open source CMS and CMF with an exceptionally strong foundation.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Web Self-Hosted PHP

Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Multiple languages Community based Development API Custom templates Plugin API Shell integration Custom data fields Front End live editing
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Boostlog

It is a programmer's platform for programmers. You can become a member of Boostlog with the GitHub account and discuss with the developers on Boostlog by outputting the technology stack.

Free Web
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MODx

modx is a free, fast & flexible, ajax and seo content management system MODx helps you take control of your online content.

Free Open Source Self-Hosted PHP
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Weebly

Weebly is a freemium drag-and-drop website builder. It features many themes, web page elements and stock images.

Freemium Android iPhone Web

Fully customizable layout IFTTT integration Drag n drop Multiple Font Colors
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Grav

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.

Free Open Source Web Self-Hosted PHP Markdown

Extensible by Plugins/Extensions MarkDown support Self Hosted Feature Two factor authentication Flat File CMS No database needed Twig Templating
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Jekyll

Jekyll is a simple, blog aware, static site generator.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Self-Hosted
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Squarespace

A fully hosted, completely managed environment for creating and maintaining your website.

Commercial Web
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Redaxscript

Redaxscript is a modern, ultra lightweight and rocket fast Content Management System for SQLite, MySQL and PostgreSQL.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Web Self-Hosted PHP JavaScript

Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Multiple languages Integrated Search Responsive design Support for Docker Command line interface Docker Container
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Textpattern

Textpattern is an elegant content management system that is free, open source software. Web designers, developers, publishers and bloggers love its flexibility and extensibility.

Free Open Source Web Self-Hosted
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Fork CMS

Fork CMS is dedicated to creating a user friendly environment to build, monitor and update your website. We take great pride in being the Content Management System of choice for beginners and professionals.

Free Open Source Web Self-Hosted PHP
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CMS Made Simple

CMS Made Simple - the open source content management system for the rest of us.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Web Self-Hosted PHP
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TYPO3

TYPO3 is an enterprise-class, open source CMS, used internationally to build and manage websites of all types, from small sites for non-profits to multilingual enterprise solutions for large corporations.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Web Self-Hosted PHP
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Web Start Today

Web Start Today is the small business owner’s ticket to Internet success. With our easy-to-use Website Builder, hands-on business owners can create and customize a feature-rich website in few easy steps and go live the same day for free.

Commercial Web
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Hugo

Hugo is a general-purpose website framework for generating static web pages. Hugo flexibly works with many formats and is ideal for blogs, docs, portfolios and much more.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Self-Hosted
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Write.as

Write.as lets you write and publish text instantly. Write a note for yourself to read later. Create a standalone article you can quickly broadcast on social media — or publish a full blog. Write.

Freemium

Distraction free writing Anonymous Secure Filesharing Anonymity Twitter integration Frictionless publishing Medium Integration Tumblr integration
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e107

e107 is a portal or content management system powered by PHP and MySQL that gives you a totally dynamic and professional website out of the box. Its simple wizard type install process will have you up and running in 5 minutes, and its free

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Web Self-Hosted
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ExpressionEngine

ExpressionEngine is a flexible, feature-rich content management system that empowers thousands of individuals, organizations, and companies around the world to easily manage their website.

Commercial Web
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Octopress

Octopress is a framework designed by Brandon Mathis for Jekyll, the blog aware static site generator powering Github Pages.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux Self-Hosted Ruby Jekyll
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Novius OS

Novius OS is a Cross-Channel Open Source content management system (CMS).

Free Open Source Linux Web Self-Hosted PHP

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