ExpressionEngine
Self-hosted PHP content management system with custom content channels and HTML template tags.
expressionengine.comrepositorydocspricing
ExpressionEngine is a self-hosted content management system written in PHP. It runs on MySQL or Percona and is installed from a packaged release, or from the repository with Composer. The requirements page lists what the host needs. Editors work in a control panel, and site pages are built from HTML templates that use ExpressionEngine’s own template tags.
Worth knowing
The Core is licensed under Apache-2.0. The Pro edition adds features such as unlimited control panel users and Multi Site Manager, and it is used under the ExpressionEngine Pro License Agreement, a proprietary license. Pricing is on the store page.
Identity
Rendering and deploy
- Runs as
- Per request6
- Install with
- packaged release download5
Releases
Adoption
Sources
- 2026-10-20: links
expressionengine.com/ - 2026-10-20: links, GitHub stars
api.github.com/repos/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine - 2026-10-20: links
docs.expressionengine.com/latest/ - 2026-10-20: Written in
github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine - 2026-10-20: Categories, Install with, Templating
github.com/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/blob/7.dev/README.md - 2026-10-20: Runtime, Minimum runtime, Databases, Runs as
docs.expressionengine.com/latest/installation/requirements.html - 2026-10-20: Admin interface, links
expressionengine.com/store/purchase-pro - 2026-10-20: License, Owned by
expressionengine.com/license - 2026-10-20: Maintainer
expressionengine.com/pro/license - 2026-10-20: Current major version, Last release
api.github.com/repos/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/releases/latest - 2026-10-20: Contributors
api.github.com/repos/ExpressionEngine/ExpressionEngine/contributors?per_page=1&anon=true - 2026-10-25: Sites using it (HTTP Archive)
cdn.httparchive.org/v1/technologies