BlogEngine.NET
The facts below are what the maker publishes about BlogEngine.NET, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From BlogEngine.NET's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| BlogEngine.NET | Free | open-source blogging platform · requires Windows hosting with ASP.NET 4.5+ |
| Modern Theme | $14.99, paid once | light and dark mode |
| 65% OFF 10 Themes | $34.99, paid once | 10 popular themes |
The facts
Each one read from BlogEngine.NET's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- The project describes the platform as serving individuals and businesses creating and managing an online presence.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Blog analytics
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Comments
- Built-in comment options include BlogEngine, Disqus, and Facebook, with moderation and nested comment settings.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Current download
- The official download page lists version 3.3.8.0 and links to ready-to-install and source-code downloads.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Customization
- The platform supports themes, widgets, and plugins, and offers free and premium themes.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Demo limitation
- The live demo is not fully functional and changes made there cannot be saved.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Editor
- The editor supports custom URLs and descriptions, tags, categories, custom dates, author selection, and custom fields.checked 12 Oct 2026
- History
- The About page says BlogEngine.NET began in 2007.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Hosting requirements
- Manual installation requires Windows Server hosting, IIS, ASP.NET 4.5 or later, file management or FTP access, and write access to application folders.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- BlogEngine.NET is an open-source blogging platform built on the ASP.NET framework.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Publishing
- The dashboard tracks posts, pages, and comment statistics and supports quick drafts for later publication.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- The setup guide says to change the default admin password immediately after first login.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security configuration
- The project’s GitHub README recommends updating machineKey in Web.config to prevent a known exploit affecting use of the default admin account.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Storage
- BlogEngine stores content in XML files by default and includes a database provider for databases supporting standard SQL, including MS SQL Server, MySQL, and SQLite.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The official contact page offers a form for users to send the team a message.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Theme customization
- custom codechecked 22 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2007checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
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