FlatPress
The facts below are what the maker publishes about FlatPress, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From FlatPress's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| FlatPress | Free | GNU GPLv2 software · self-hosted on a PHP web server |
The facts
Each one read from FlatPress's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Blog analytics
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Comments
- The software supports comments with spam protection, including an optional Akismet integration for comment spam detection.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Compatibility
- The current requirements state PHP 7.2 to 8.5, with the intl and multibyte string PHP extensions mandatory.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Included tools
- Core plugins include RSS and Atom feeds, a media manager, image galleries, search, and SEO meta tag editing.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- FlatPress is distributed under GNU GPLv2, which permits use, adaptation, and modification under the license terms.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Plugins
- FlatPress has a plugin system with widget support, and community-contributed plugins are available.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy feature
- An included plugin offers a two-click GDPR-compliant way to embed YouTube, Facebook, and Vimeo videos.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- FlatPress is a lightweight blogging engine that runs on PHP and stores data in files, so it does not need a database.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Project history
- The official site says FlatPress has been around since 2006 and describes it as mature and well-tested.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security checks
- The project says PHPStan and CodeQL run through GitHub Actions on pull requests and regularly in the background.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security feature
- The included FlatPress Protect plugin adds features to HTTP response headers.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Single-user limit
- FlatPress is designed as a single-user system; using multiple users is unsupported, and each user has administrative powers.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project directs users to its wiki and support forum for documentation, questions, and community support.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Theme customization
- custom codechecked 22 Sep 2026
- Themes
- The blog can be customized with themes powered by Smarty.checked 12 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2006checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
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