Phire CMS
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Phire CMS, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
The facts
Each one read from Phire CMS's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access and security controls
- The homepage lists extensive site-member control and detailed system-control and security settings.checked 12 Oct 2026
- API and updates
- The maker lists an API and automatic checks for updates.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Content editing
- The homepage lists built-in support for popular WYSIWYG editors; installation documentation names CKEditor and TinyMCE.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Content features
- The maker lists SEO-friendly URLs, meta-content management, syndication feeds, and sections for grouping and ordering content.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Custom user roles
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
- Documentation and support
- The homepage links to documentation, API docs, and a technical-support page.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Editorial workflows
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Editor integrations
- The installation guide names CKEditor and TinyMCE as supported editors, installed separately into specified folders.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Editors
- The maker lists built-in support for popular WYSIWYG editors.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The installation guide says users configure database credentials and folder settings, then run the installer from a web address.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Media library
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Mobile
- The feature overview says mobile access and mobile presentation are built in.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Multiple-site constraint
- The installation guide says there must not be directory access restrictions, such as PHP open_basedir, between the CMS installation and additional sites for the multiple-site feature to work properly.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Multiple-site requirement
- The installation guide says multiple-site installations require no directory access restrictions between the main installation and additional sites.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Multiple sites
- The homepage lists multiple-site management as a built-in feature.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Phire CMS is described as open-source software for running websites, from blogs to full websites.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security controls
- The feature overview describes detailed system control and security settings.checked 12 Oct 2026
- SEO and syndication
- The homepage lists SEO-friendly URLs, meta-content management, and a site content syndication feed.checked 12 Oct 2026
- SEO tools
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Server requirements
- The installation guide says Apache users can use the included .htaccess for URL rewrites, while other web servers need an appropriate rewrite filter or module.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Site management
- The feature overview lists built-in management of multiple sites.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker's site lists a Technical Support page.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platform type
- self_hostedchecked 23 Sep 2026
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