Kotti CMS
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What it does
- Add-ons and API
- Developers can customize the built-in CMS through add-ons and INI configuration, and use a defined API to add or modify views, templates, content types, access control, and workflows.checked 12 Oct 2026
- API and developer docs
- The documentation lists API references including security, resources, views, and workflow modules.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The documentation is for developers of Kotti or applications built on it.checked 12 Oct 2026
- CMS inspiration
- Kotti CMS is heavily inspired by Plone.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Compatibility limit
- The release notes say Kotti pinned Pyramid below version 2 at that time.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Custom content types
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Customization
- The CMS can be extended with add-ons and customized through an INI configuration file.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Custom user roles
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Databases and deployment
- Kotti supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite, and can be deployed as a WSGI application using web servers such as Apache or Nginx.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Design
- Kotti builds on Bootstrap for a responsive design intended to work on desktop and mobile.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Design and customization
- Kotti uses Bootstrap for responsive design and supports extending its templates and look and feel with little programming.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Editing
- Editors can edit content where it appears, and Kotti includes a rich text editor.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Editorial workflows
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Intended use
- Kotti is described as useful for CMS-like applications with complex security requirements, workflows, or hierarchical data.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Internationalization
- The user interface is fully translatable, and Unicode is used to store data.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The project describes Kotti as offered under the BSD-derived Repoze Public License.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Multilingual content
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Notable release limit
- The PyPI change history identifies version 2.0.9, dated 2022-05-05, as the latest listed release.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Kotti is a Python web application framework based on Pyramid and SQLAlchemy that includes an extensible content management system.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Release information
- PyPI lists version 2.0.9, released May 5, 2022, as the latest release.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- Kotti describes its user and permissions management as advanced and configurable for large organizations.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project lists a mailing list or forum, IRC, and GitHub issues as help channels.checked 12 Oct 2026
- What it is
- Kotti is a Python web application framework based on Pyramid and SQLAlchemy that includes an extensible content management system.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platform type
- self_hostedchecked 23 Sep 2026
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