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bolt/bolt
=========

Sophisticated, lightweight &amp; simple CMS

3.7.5(3y ago)4.1k213.1k↑50%795[50 issues](https://github.com/bolt/bolt/issues)[5 PRs](https://github.com/bolt/bolt/pulls)18MITPHPPHP ^7.1.3

Since Nov 27Pushed 3y ago145 watchersCompare

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⚠️ Note - Not the latest versionThis is the repository for Bolt 3. Please know that
**Bolt 5 has been released**. If you are starting a
new project, please use the following:- [Bolt 5 installation instructions](https://docs.boltcms.io/5.0/installation/installation)- [Bolt 5 Core repository](https://github.com/bolt/core)Bolt
====

[](#bolt)

A [Sophisticated, lightweight &amp; simple CMS](https://bolt.cm) released under the open source [MIT-license](http://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php).

Bolt is a tool for Content Management, which strives to be as simple and straightforward as possible.

It is quick to set up, easy to configure, uses elegant templates, and above all, it's a joy to use!

Bolt is created using modern open source libraries, and is best suited to build sites in HTML5 with modern markup.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Detailed instructions can be found in the [official documentation](https://docs.bolt.cm/installation).

**NOTE:** Cloning the repository directly is only supported for development of the core of Bolt, see the link above for various supported options to suit your needs.

Reporting issues
----------------

[](#reporting-issues)

See our [Contributing to Bolt](https://github.com/bolt/bolt/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) guide.

Support
-------

[](#support)

Have a question? Want to chat? Run into a problem? See our [community](https://bolt.cm/community)page.

Development
-----------

[](#development)

The ongoing Bolt development and maintenance takes place under the care of:

- [Two Kings – Artisinal Web Development](https://twokings.nl)

Sponsors:

- [Webforward, Richard Leishman](https://www.webfwd.co.uk/)
- → You and/or your company's name on this list? [Become a sponsor](https://github.com/users/bobdenotter/sponsorship).

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###  Health Score

55

—

FairBetter than 97% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity62

Solid adoption and visibility

Community53

Growing community involvement

Maturity77

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

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 ~21 days

Recently: every ~156 days

Total

174

Last Release

1228d ago

Major Versions

v2.2.21 → v3.0.22016-05-23

v2.2.22 → v3.0.92016-07-06

v2.2.23 → v3.0.112016-07-19

v2.2.24 → v3.2.62017-01-21

v2.2.25 → v3.2.152017-07-15

PHP version history (7 changes)v1.1.2PHP &gt;=5.3.2

v1.5.6PHP &gt;=5.3.3

v3.0.0PHP &gt;=5.5.9

v3.2.3PHP ^5.5.9 || ^7.0

v3.3.2PHP ^5.5.9 || ^7.0, &lt;7.2

3.2.x-devPHP ^7.1

v3.7.0PHP ^7.1.3

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a15c90b32e75c27fc63f79357a914b4caa7af5fdb69a2e150341515ddececf95?d=identicon)[Macintosh\_plus](/maintainers/Macintosh_plus)

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1835343?v=4)[Bob van de Vijver](/maintainers/bobvandevijver)[@bobvandevijver](https://github.com/bobvandevijver)

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3901745?v=4)[Tobias Feijten](/maintainers/tobias-93)[@tobias-93](https://github.com/tobias-93)

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1833361?v=4)[Bob den Otter](/maintainers/bobdenotter)[@bobdenotter](https://github.com/bobdenotter)

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5082?v=4)[Ross Riley](/maintainers/rossriley)[@rossriley](https://github.com/rossriley)

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Top Contributors

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Tags

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###  Code Quality

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