HTMLy
Databaseless PHP blogging platform. A flat-file CMS that allows you to create a fast, secure, and powerful website or blog in seconds.
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Still maintained? Slowing: no commits in the last 90 days, last push Jan 2026.
Also an alternative to WordPress.com.
At a glance
HTMLy quick facts
- Health score
- 39/100 STALE
- Stars
- 1,367
- Last commit
- 9 months ago (Jan 2026)
- Latest release
- v3.1.1, Nov 2025
- Licence
- GPL-2.0
Top alternatives to HTMLy
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "HTMLy is an open source databaseless blogging platform prioritizes simplicity and speed written in PHP."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
HTMLy scores 39/100, #11 of 15 in Blogging Platforms: 0 commits in the last 90 days earn 0.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v3.1.1, 12 months ago) earns 16.6 of 25, 1,367 stars add 12.5 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the stale band (below 40). The biggest shortfall is commit activity, worth 35.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity biggest shortfall 0.0 / 35
0 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 16.6 / 25
v3.1.1 released 12 months ago
- Stars 12.5 / 20
1.4k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 0
- Last 90 days
- 92
- Last 12 months
- 9 months ago
- Last push
Ranked #11 of 15 tools in Blogging Platforms by health , between Known (#10) and Haven (#12) .
Details
| Licence | GPL-2.0 |
| Platforms | PHP |
| Latest release | v3.1.1 · 12 months ago |
| Stars | 1,367 |
| Open issues | 42 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | danpros/htmly ↗ |
HTMLy vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with HTMLy (Blogging Platforms), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ech0 | 93 | 2.1k | AGPL-3.0 | 4 days ago |
| Ghost | 89 | 56k | MIT | today |
| WriteFreely | 85 | 5.3k | AGPL-3.0 | 4 days ago |
| FlatPress | 77 | 218 | GPL-2.0 | 2 days ago |
| Mataroa | 75 | 375 | MIT | today |
| HTMLy (this tool) | 39 | 1.4k | GPL-2.0 | 9 months ago |
HTMLy: common questions
What does HTMLy replace?
Repoly lists HTMLy as an open-source alternative to WordPress.com. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where HTMLy stands against the others.
Is HTMLy still maintained?
HTMLy had 0 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 9 months ago; the latest tagged release, v3.1.1, is from 12 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.