# Contao

Open-source PHP content management system built on the Symfony framework.


Source: https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/contao/
Last reviewed: 2026-10-20
Updated: 2026-10-25
Listed since: 2026-10-19

## Record

### Links

- home: https://contao.org
- repository: https://github.com/contao/contao
- docs: https://docs.contao.org/manual/en/

### Identity

- status: active
- maintainer: Contao Association
- maintainerType: foundation
- parent: unknown
- firstRelease: unknown
- hqCountry: CH

### Kind

- category: cms
- hosting: php
- language: php
- runtime: php
- runtimeMin: php 8.4
- basedOn: symfony

### Content

- contentStore: database
- databases: mysql, mariadb
- adminUi: yes
- headlessApi: unknown
- templating: unknown
- i18n: yes, websites in multiple languages

### Rendering and deploy

- runsAs: per-request
- renderingModes: unknown
- installMethod: Contao Manager, composer

### License

- licenseModel: open-source
- license: LGPL-3.0

### Releases

- currentMajor: 6
- latestReleaseDate: 2026-10-09

### Adoption

- githubStargazers: 448
- packagistDownloads: 1387468
- npmWeeklyDownloads: not applicable
- contributors: unknown
- pluginCount: unknown
- packagistMonthlyDownloads: 24457
- ecosystemsMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- httpArchiveSites: 9368
- wordpressActiveInstalls: unknown
- dependentRepos: 62
- dependentPackages: 70

### Sources

- name: https://contao.org/en/ (read 2026-10-20)
- urls: https://contao.org/en/ (read 2026-10-20)
- urls: https://api.github.com/repos/contao/contao (read 2026-10-20)
- urls: https://docs.contao.org/manual/en/ (read 2026-10-20)
- maintainer: https://contao.org/en/legal-notice (read 2026-10-20)
- hqCountry: https://contao.org/en/legal-notice (read 2026-10-20)
- category: https://contao.org/en/ (read 2026-10-20)
- basedOn: https://contao.org/en/ (read 2026-10-20)
- language: https://api.github.com/repos/contao/contao (read 2026-10-20)
- runtime: https://docs.contao.org/manual/en/installation/system-requirements/ (read 2026-10-20)
- runtimeMin: https://docs.contao.org/manual/en/installation/system-requirements/ (read 2026-10-20)
- databases: https://docs.contao.org/manual/en/installation/system-requirements/ (read 2026-10-20)
- contentStore: https://docs.contao.org/manual/en/installation/system-requirements/ (read 2026-10-20)
- adminUi: https://contao.org/en/ (read 2026-10-20)
- i18n: https://contao.org/en/ (read 2026-10-20)
- installMethod: https://docs.contao.org/manual/en/installation/install-contao/ (read 2026-10-20)
- runsAs: https://docs.contao.org/manual/en/installation/system-requirements/ (read 2026-10-20)
- license: https://api.github.com/repos/contao/contao (read 2026-10-20)
- license: https://contao.org/en/ (read 2026-10-20)
- currentMajor: https://repo.packagist.org/p2/contao/contao.json (read 2026-10-20)
- latestReleaseDate: https://repo.packagist.org/p2/contao/contao.json (read 2026-10-20)
- packagistDownloads: https://packagist.org/packages/contao/manager-bundle.json (read 2026-10-20)
- githubStargazers: https://api.github.com/repos/contao/contao (read 2026-10-20)
- wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q582482 (read 2026-10-20)
- httpArchiveSites: https://cdn.httparchive.org/v1/technologies (read 2026-10-25)
- dependentRepos: https://packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/packagist.org/packages/contao%2Fmanager-bundle (read 2026-10-25)
- dependentPackages: https://packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/packagist.org/packages/contao%2Fmanager-bundle (read 2026-10-25)
- packagistMonthlyDownloads: https://packagist.org/packages/contao/manager-bundle/stats.json (read 2026-10-25)

## Notes

Contao is a content management system built on the Symfony framework. One installation can run several websites, each in several languages, and editors share the administration area under detailed user permissions. The [install guide](https://docs.contao.org/manual/en/installation/install-contao/) sets it up through the Contao Manager's graphical interface or with Composer on the command line, and the [download page](https://contao.org/en/download) also offers it as a bundle for an existing Symfony application.

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