Mecha CMS
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Mecha CMS, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
The facts
Each one read from Mecha CMS's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Adaptable layouts
- Generated markup can be adapted to a chosen layout system by customizing the output.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Adaptive output
- Generated markup can be customized to fit the layout system you want to use.checked 12 Oct 2026
- API
- The project README describes its API as easy to use and well documented.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Content features
- The project README lists Markdown authoring, unlimited page children and fields, comments, RSS, and sitemap features through extensions.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Control panel
- The Panel extension is free to use for personal purposes or for others who do not pay for your work, and requires the Alert and User extensions.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Core size
- The core system is less than 500 KB, and the site says it will remain under that size.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Data and management
- The maker says all data is stored in one place and management can be done without a graphical user interface.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Data management
- Data is stored in one place, and management activities can be done without a graphical user interface.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Extensible
- Features are provided as extensions that can be added or removed at any time.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Extensions
- Features are provided as extensions that can be added or removed at any time.checked 12 Oct 2026
- File access security
- The installation guide's Nginx example denies access to the engine and lot directories and to hidden files.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Hosting support
- The installation guide says Lighttpd support can be provided, with configuration contributed by external developers.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Extensions can be published on Packagist and installed with Composer.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended audience
- The repository describes Mecha as a flat-file CMS for minimalists.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Layouts
- The maker's store lists nine layouts, including free themes for blogs, galleries, and portfolios.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The project repository identifies the software as GPL-3.0 licensed.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Optional control panel
- The README says the control panel is an extension and requires the Alert, Panel, and User extensions to activate the back end.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Mecha describes itself as a minimalist, flat-file web content management system.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Mecha describes itself as a minimalist web content management system built to evolve.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- The installation guide lists Apache 2.4 or higher with mod_rewrite enabled and PHP 7.3.0 or higher.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- The README says the optional back end can be removed from the public version to secure the website if the user does not trust the extension.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Self-hosted requirements
- The installation guide lists PHP 7.3 or above and Apache 2.4 or above with mod_rewrite; it also provides contributed configuration examples for Lighttpd and Nginx.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Small core
- The maker says the core system is less than 500 KB and will remain under that size.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
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