VonCMS has actually been open source for a while, and the current release is version 1.25.6. I already shared it on Reddit and a few other places, but somehow forgot to post about it here.
VonCMS is a publishing CMS built with React, Vite, PHP, and MySQL.
I started building it because I wanted something simple for publishers and bloggers who mainly want to write, publish, and manage their content without dealing with too many settings.
It is also designed to work on normal shared hosting, so running it does not require a VPS, a headless setup, or a complicated deployment process.
Some of the current features include:
Article and page publishing
Shared hosting support
Built-in SEO features
Media management
User and role management
React frontend
PHP and MySQL backend
Web-based installation
I have been working on VonCMS for almost a year, and I also use it on a live publishing website. That helps me find real issues and improve things based on actual usage.
That said, VonCMS is still a work in progress.
It may not be suitable for everyone yet, and there is still a long way to go. Some parts need better documentation, more testing, cleaner code, and more feedback from different hosting environments and use cases.
This is also one of the reasons I decided to make it open source.
I would be happy to have more people involved in the project. Contributions do not have to be large. You can help by:
Reporting bugs
Testing it on different hosting providers
Improving the documentation
Suggesting useful features
Reviewing the code
Submitting pull requests
Helping improve the user interface
The project is available under the GNU GPL v3 license.
Current version: 1.25.6
GitHub:
https://github.com/Vondereich/VonCMS
VonCMS is not perfect, but it is improving with every release. Hopefully, with more feedback and contributions, it can grow into something useful for more publishers and developers.
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