This article collects 30 excellent open source CMS website building systems, which are developed in PHP. The following list is in no particular order.
1. AdaptCMS
AdaptCMS Lite is an open source CMS system. Its main feature is easy to use, and it can easily connect with other systems. It provides a simple way to extend customization, a simple and powerful template system, and more useful functions. ( Beijing website production )
2. OneCMS
OneCMS is a content management system suitable for managing games. It can easily manage the content and games in the site through its own functions such as additional forum software, customized areas, customized categories, etc.
3. Pluck
Pluck It is a small and simple content management system developed with PHP. With Plug, you can easily manage your own website without any programming knowledge.
Plug focuses on ease of use, especially for small websites. ( High end website construction )
4. KaiBB
KaiBB is a free and open source bulletin board system developed with object-oriented PHP technology. Easy to install and use. The function is sufficient.
5. 11in1
This is a CMS system developed using PHP and MySQL, which can help you manage personal blogs and articles published on social networking sites.
6. Active CMS
Active CMS is a very simple content management system, mainly used for personal websites. Developed with OOP PHP 5/MySQL and jQuery/Ajax, the management interface is lightweight and easy to use.
7. ALPHA CMS
ALPHA CMS is a CMS content management system developed with PHP and based on Smarty framework and MySQL database.
8. Anantasoft Gazelle
Gazelle CMS can be an advanced blog system or a simple CMS system.
9. Apprain
AppRain is a content management system that perfectly combines the concepts of CMS and Framework. At first, AppRain has two versions: the QuickStart version contains all functions and some content samples, and the Core version is a new blank version without any instances.
10. ArticleSetup
ArticleSetup is a powerful, flexible and surprisingly simple Web software that can be used to manage your article directory website. The system is easy to use, customizable and powerful.
11. Automne
Automne is a free and open source CMS system developed in PHP, which can be used to create friendly and easy-to-use websites.
12. Bigace
BIGACE is a web content management system (CMS) developed with PHP and MySQL. This is a multi site, multi language and multi-user network content management system. Its key points are easy to use, fast, flexible and easy to install. It supports workflow, permission management, templates, and so on. Its powerful background allows you to fully control the layout, services, and contents of the website.
13. bitweaver
Bitweaver is a highly modular content management system. It is featured with rich functions (article management, wiki, blog, image management, calendar, user management, etc.), true open source, community driven, object-oriented, etc. Bitweaver uses Smarty templates and ADOdb to support multiple databases, including PostgresSQL, Firebird, Oracle, and MySQL.
14. Centurion
Centurion is a new emerging open source CMS, a natural PHP 5 Content Management Framework. With the Zend Framework, its components adhere to the design principles of universal, simple, clear and reusable.
15. chillyCMS
Chilly CMS is a content management system developed in PHP. It basically doesn't use any other framework, extension library or template, which is pure. And it is implemented with the new PHP and MYSQL versions.
16. CitusCMS
CitusCMS ist ein schnelles, flexibles und benutzerfreundliches Open Source Content-Management-System.
17. ClanSphere
ClanSphere is an advanced Web CMS for clan and e-sport related pages. It features module management, switching of templates, theme sets, languages and contains over 50 modules from start on. It supports a wide range of PHP versions and database drivers.
18. CMS Made Simple
CMS Made Simple is an easy-to-use content management system for websites with simple and stable content. Developed using PHP, MySQL and Smarty template engines. It has a role-based rights management system, an intelligent caching mechanism (it can only be obtained from the database when necessary), a wizard based installation and update mechanism, less use of system resources, and also includes file management, news release and RSS modules.
19. conceptcms
conceptcms is a PHP and MySQL-based, scalable and very flexible Content Management System: multi-language, WYSIWYG editor, media library, YAML CSS framework fully supported, modules to enhance base functionality, templates.
20. concrete5
Concrete5 is a new content management software (cms). I experienced their demo site. The most surprising thing is that you can edit and typeset directly on the page! Instead of wordpress, you need to control the template or enter the editor to edit the text.
21. Contao
Contao is a CMS website building system developed in PHP, with very high security and good search; People with disabilities can also have very convenient access, which can facilitate the setting of user rights, online update services, advanced CSS frameworks, and grass-roots modules such as calendar, news, and forms.
22. coscms
CosCms is a modular, code/interface separated CMS that can be used to build simple sites.
Features of CosCms:
- Small memory occupation (2MB memory is enough)
- Page module, shell module
- The data management system is very simple
- Load modules on demand
- Can be installed from the shell
- Simple template engine
- Only 100KB (including all core modules and shell modules)
- Singleton mode
23. Cotonti
Cotonti has very satisfactory design modules, so it is very easy for you to customize your own modules, so this CMS can be used as a framework (CMF) of your own publishing system, and continue to develop based on this framework.
24. deV! L`z Clanportal
DZCP is a cms system for online gaming clans and communities.
25. Diem
Diem provides a user friendly CMF content management framework based on Symfony.
26. DITALabs DITA
DITA CMIS Explorer ™ by DITALabs, is an Open Source web-based repository browser, which seamlessly integrates and extends existing content management systems to support DITA.
27. DornCMS
DornCMS is a CMS system that does not need any database. DornCMS uses flat file as data storage.
28. Drupal
Drupal is an open source content management system (CMS) platform written in PHP. It is mainly used to construct a dynamic website that provides a variety of functions and services, including user administration, publishing workflow, discussion, news aggregation, metadata operations, and XML publishing for content sharing. Drupal has an excellent modular structure and provides many modules, including SMS, personalized bookmarks, website management, blog, diary, e-commerce, e-publishing, guestbook, job, online cinema, forum, voting and other modules. The Drupal module is very convenient to download, install and customize.
The following is a site building instance
29. Dubsite
Dubsite is a minimalistic and powerful CMS built upon the Zend Framework. The default installation includes basic plugins to create Articles, Webforms, Menus and other. It allows you to manage personal or business websites and portals.
30. Dynamix
Exsense Dynamix is a CMS for create and manage web sites very easy. Exsense Dynamix implemented in two sections: Dynamix CMS and Dynamix Admin. By Exsense Dynamix you can achieve a web site and manage it from desktop environment by rich desktop software.
