Bludit

A flat-file PHP CMS for small websites and blogs that stores content as JSON, so no database is needed.

1.5k stars, 339 forks PHP On GitHub since March 2015

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Bludit at a glance

Open sourceYes, MITNo paid parts in the repository
Health61 of 100Actively developed
Self-hostingFrom sourceSteps in the README
Interface35 languagesIncluding English, German and French
Issue repliesWithin ~45 hoursMedian first reply; 46% of recent issues answered

What is Bludit?

Bludit keeps pages in JSON files instead of a database, so installation means uploading a folder to a PHP web server and following the browser installer. You write content in Markdown or HTML, and add features and designs from its plugin and theme directories. It requires PHP 8.0 or newer with a few common modules. The admin panel offers 35 languages.

Good fit if

  • You want a small site or blog on cheap shared hosting without setting up MySQL.
  • You prefer backups that are just a copy of a folder.

Look elsewhere if

  • You need a large plugin market and multi-author workflows: WordPress.
  • You build complex sites with Laravel tools: WinterCMS.

Before you adopt it

Bludit is MIT-licensed with no paid parts. Nearly all work comes from its lead developer, and releases are infrequent, the latest in May 2026. If you run it behind a reverse proxy, read the README note on client IP handling.

Drafted with AI from the project's README and repository data, then checked against that data on 31 October 2026. Report a correction

How to run Bludit yourself

Docker
No Docker files in the repository
Compose file
None in the repository
Setup effort
Not rated: no compose file to judge from
Kubernetes
No Helm chart in the repository
Desktop and mobile
No app builds in GitHub releases
Interface languages
35 languages, including English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian and Turkish
Show all 35

Arabic, Basque, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

Install instructions: bludit.com or the README on GitHub.

Bludit health: is it still maintained?

61 of 100, actively developed

Release rhythmEvery ~10 days12 releases in 12 months; latest 3.22.0
Issue repliesWithin ~45 hoursMedian first reply; 46% of recent issues answered
Bus factorHigh riskOne person wrote all recent commits
  • Activity
    144 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 5 November 2026.
    26 / 30
  • Contributors
    1 person wrote the latest 100 commits; the most active wrote 100% of them.
    2 / 20
  • Releases
    12 releases in the last 12 months; the latest, 3.22.0, on 11 May 2026.
    15 / 20
  • Replies to issues
    Maintainers answered 46% of recent issues, with a median first reply after 45 hours.
    13 / 20
  • Security practices
    OpenSSF Scorecard 4.5 of 10.
    5 / 10

Read from GitHub on 7 November 2026. How the score works

Bludit security practices

OpenSSF Scorecard checks how a project is developed and released: reviews, protected branches, pinned dependencies, signed releases. It does not audit the code itself.

OpenSSF Scorecard4.5 of 10How the project is built and released
Security policyYesExplains how to report a vulnerability

What each check found

  • Binary files10 / 10No compiled binaries checked into the repository
  • Dangerous workflows10 / 10No risky patterns in GitHub Actions
  • License file10 / 10A license file is present
  • Maintained10 / 10Steady commits and issue activity in the last 90 days
  • Security policy10 / 10Explains how to report a vulnerability
  • Best-practices badge0 / 10No OpenSSF Best Practices badge
  • Branch protection0 / 10The main branch has no protection rules
  • Code review0 / 10Changes are merged without review
  • Fuzzing0 / 10No fuzz testing found
  • Pinned dependencies0 / 10Dependencies are not pinned to fixed versions
  • Static analysis0 / 10No static analysis found
  • Token permissions0 / 10CI tokens have broad write rights

From the OpenSSF Scorecard of 2 November 2026. Checks that do not apply to Bludit are left out.

Bludit license: is it open source?

Bludit uses MIT, an open-source license approved by the OSI.

  1. March 2015First published on GitHub.
  2. TodayMIT.

Bludit for developers

Written in

  • PHP 69%
  • JavaScript 25%
  • CSS 6%
  • Hack <1%

Getting involved

Contributing guideNot foundNo CONTRIBUTING file in the repository
Open issues2On GitHub
Authors, 90 days1Of the latest 100 commits

Language shares are GitHub’s count of the code in the repository.

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Questions about Bludit

Is Bludit open source?

Yes. Bludit is published under MIT, an OSI-approved open-source license.

Is Bludit still maintained?

Its health score is 61 of 100 (actively developed). It had 144 commits in the last 90 days, the latest on 5 November 2026, and its latest release came out on 11 May 2026.

How do I run Bludit?

The repository has no Docker files or app builds, so you build it from source. The README on GitHub has the steps.

What is Bludit written in?

Bludit is written mainly in PHP (69% of the code), with JavaScript (25%) and CSS (6%), by GitHub’s count of the repository.

What languages is Bludit available in?

The repository has interface translations for 35 languages, including English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish and Russian.

What are the alternatives to Bludit?

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