Writing software for starting a minimalist, federated blog — or an entire community. ([Source Code](https://github.com/writefreely/writefreely)) `AGPL-3.0` `Go`
#blogging platforms
14 tools curated in this category — including WriteFreely, Serendipity, PluXml
Find on mySelectas all sites and tools related to blogging platforms. This selection of 14 resources is reviewed and maintained by the community. The most popular include WriteFreely, Serendipity, PluXml. Each tool comes with a review, tags, comparisons and alternatives to help you make the best choice.
Serendipity (s9y) is a highly extensible and customizable PHP blog engine using Smarty templating. ([Source Code](https://github.com/s9y/serendipity)) `BSD-3-Clause` `PHP`
XML-based blog/CMS platform. ([Source Code](https://github.com/pluxml/PluXml)) `GPL-3.0` `PHP`
Naked blogging platform for minimalists. ([Source Code](https://github.com/mataroablog/mataroa)) `MIT` `Python`
Collaborative social publishing platform. ([Source Code](https://github.com/idno/idno)) `Apache-2.0` `PHP`
Private blogging system with markdown editing and built in RSS reader. ([Demo](https://havenweb.org/demo.html), [Source Code](https://github.com/havenweb/haven)) `MIT` `Ruby`
A lightweight, easy-to-set-up flat-file blogging engine. ([Source Code](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress)) `GPL-2.0` `PHP`
Demo
Take control over your blog. `GPL-2.0` `PHP`
Extra-awesome, extra-lightweight blog engine. ([Source Code](https://github.com/xenocrat/chyrp-lite)) `BSD-3-Clause` `PHP`
Source Code
Podcast management hosting platform that includes the latest podcast 2.0 standards, an automated Fediverse feed, analytics, an embeddable player, and more. ([Source Code](https://code.castopod.org/adaures/castopod)) `AGPL-3.0` `PHP/Docker`
Free, open source project aimed at the development of a high performance, feature rich weblog hosting software. ([Source Code](https://github.com/antville/antville)) `Apache-2.0` `Javascript`
WeblogMatrix