# Bludit

Flat-file CMS that stores content in JSON files and needs only a web server with PHP.


Source: https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/bludit/
Last reviewed: 2026-10-20
Listed since: 2026-10-19

## Record

### Links

- home: https://www.bludit.com
- repository: https://github.com/bludit/bludit
- docs: https://docs.bludit.com
- plugins: https://plugins.bludit.com
- x: https://twitter.com/bludit
- discord: https://discord.gg/CFaXEdZWds
- forum: https://forum.bludit.org
- subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/bludit/

### Identity

- status: active
- maintainer: Diego Najar
- maintainerType: unknown
- parent: unknown
- firstRelease: 2015
- hqCountry: unknown

### Kind

- category: cms
- hosting: php
- language: php
- runtime: php
- runtimeMin: php 8.0
- basedOn: unknown

### Content

- contentStore: flat-file
- databases: unknown
- adminUi: yes
- headlessApi: unknown
- templating: unknown
- i18n: unknown

### Rendering and deploy

- runsAs: per-request
- renderingModes: unknown
- installMethod: zip download

### License

- licenseModel: open-core
- license: MIT

### Releases

- currentMajor: 3
- latestReleaseDate: 2026-05-11

### Adoption

- githubStargazers: 1469
- packagistDownloads: unknown
- npmWeeklyDownloads: not applicable
- contributors: unknown
- pluginCount: unknown
- packagistMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- ecosystemsMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- httpArchiveSites: unknown
- wordpressActiveInstalls: unknown
- dependentRepos: unknown
- dependentPackages: unknown

### Sources

- urls: https://www.bludit.com/ (read 2026-10-20)
- urls: https://github.com/bludit/bludit (read 2026-10-20)
- urls: https://www.bludit.com/ (read 2026-10-20)
- maintainer: https://github.com/bludit/bludit/blob/master/LICENSE (read 2026-10-20)
- category: https://www.bludit.com/ (read 2026-10-20)
- language: https://github.com/bludit/bludit (read 2026-10-20)
- runtime: https://github.com/bludit/bludit/blob/master/README.md (read 2026-10-20)
- runtimeMin: https://github.com/bludit/bludit/blob/master/README.md (read 2026-10-20)
- runsAs: https://github.com/bludit/bludit/blob/master/README.md (read 2026-10-20)
- installMethod: https://github.com/bludit/bludit/blob/master/README.md (read 2026-10-20)
- contentStore: https://github.com/bludit/bludit/blob/master/README.md (read 2026-10-20)
- adminUi: https://github.com/bludit/bludit/blob/master/README.md (read 2026-10-20)
- license: https://github.com/bludit/bludit (read 2026-10-20)
- currentMajor: https://github.com/bludit/bludit/releases/latest (read 2026-10-20)
- latestReleaseDate: https://github.com/bludit/bludit/releases/latest (read 2026-10-20)
- firstRelease: https://github.com/bludit/bludit/releases (read 2026-10-20)
- githubStargazers: https://github.com/bludit/bludit (read 2026-10-20)
- urls: https://github.com/bludit/bludit/blob/master/README.md (read 2026-10-20)

## Notes

Bludit builds websites and blogs without a database: content is kept in JSON files, so a web server with PHP is all it needs. The release archive is uploaded to the server, and content is written in Markdown or HTML in the admin area. The [documentation](https://docs.bludit.com) covers installation, and plugins are listed in the [plugin directory](https://plugins.bludit.com).

## Worth knowing

Some plugins, such as White Labeling and Backup Manager, belong to Bludit PRO, which comes with a paid Patreon tier. The PRO page states no license for them.

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