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bafs/parvula
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An extremely simple &amp; flexible CMS generated from flat files

v0.7.5(5y ago)794109[2 issues](https://github.com/ParvulaCMS/parvula/issues)MITPHPPHP ^7.2

Since Feb 14Pushed 5y ago16 watchersCompare

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> **An extremely simple &amp; flexible CMS** generated from flat files with a complete API

[![screenshot](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/2689e69e29f1ae3e905f3065c63e858adb7580bf888bf868e2688b88fb7566fb/687474703a2f2f692e696d6775722e636f6d2f6773627a77676c2e706e67)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/2689e69e29f1ae3e905f3065c63e858adb7580bf888bf868e2688b88fb7566fb/687474703a2f2f692e696d6775722e636f6d2f6773627a77676c2e706e67)

> Parvula with the default galaxy theme

### Requirements

[](#requirements)

- PHP 5.6+
- [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/)
- URL Rewriting (recommended)

### Installation with Composer

[](#installation-with-composer)

Parvula can be install with this single line :

```
composer create-project bafs/parvula cms
```

where `cms` is the destination folder. Please check the [docs](https://parvulacms.github.io/docs/getting-started/installation.html) if you need more details.

Quick start
-----------

[](#quick-start)

**Please read the [documentation](https://parvulacms.github.io) for more information**

### Edit pages

[](#edit-pages)

All pages are located in `data/pages/`. You can also create sub directories to better organize your pages.

The basic configuration file is `data/config/site.yml`. There are 2 bundled themes by default: "simple" and "galaxy".

### Pages

[](#pages)

- Pages must have a [title](https://parvulacms.github.io/docs/content/pages.html#front-matter-metadata) to be listed (in the menu)
- Pages beginning with `_` are *hidden* pages, not listed but accessible
- You can order pages with the *index* field
- Each page can have [multiple sections](https://parvulacms.github.io/docs/content/pages.html#sections)

### Administration

[](#administration)

[![Parvula administration](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b33465319acbf0c9595b6173ecb3fa87ee11e270926530e90dad80c7ea807cd6/687474703a2f2f692e696d6775722e636f6d2f577444665658752e706e67)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b33465319acbf0c9595b6173ecb3fa87ee11e270926530e90dad80c7ea807cd6/687474703a2f2f692e696d6775722e636f6d2f577444665658752e706e67)

> Administration plugin

You can edit pages online at **yoursite.com/admin** (admin url can be edited in `plugins/Admin/config.php`).

Don't forget to *chmod 755* `data/pages` and *change the default password* in `data/users/users.php` !

###  Health Score

32

—

LowBetter than 72% of packages

Maintenance19

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity27

Limited adoption so far

Community16

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity56

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 98.2% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~205 days

Recently: every ~433 days

Total

12

Last Release

1850d ago

PHP version history (6 changes)0.3.x-devPHP &gt;=5.3

v0.5.0PHP &gt;=5.4

v0.6.0PHP &gt;=5.5 || ^7.0

v0.7.0PHP &gt;=5.5.9 || ^7.0

v0.8.0-alphaPHP &gt;=5.6 || ^7.0

v0.7.5PHP ^7.2

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/837170204c2dc6beffb28cfca8ff9036709ac38d5f5f16ab2b8b8a7cb025c089?d=identicon)[BafS](/maintainers/BafS)

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Top Contributors

[![BafS](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/588205?v=4)](https://github.com/BafS "BafS (813 commits)")[![onionpsy](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/416501?v=4)](https://github.com/onionpsy "onionpsy (15 commits)")

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Tags

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