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[Database & ORM](/categories/database) 4. / 5. charlesportwoodii/ciims ArchivedProject[Database & ORM](/categories/database) charlesportwoodii/ciims ======================= A fast, simple, and easy to use blogging platform and content management system 2.0.2(10y ago)21349975MITPHPPHP >=5.5.0 Since Jan 20Pushed 8y ago48 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/charlesportwoodii/CiiMS)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/charlesportwoodii/ciims)[ Docs](https://www.ciims.io)[ RSS](/packages/charlesportwoodii-ciims/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (25)Versions (6)Used By (0) CiiMS ===== [](#ciims) ![Latest Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/e9844ba718a226bfcce7a5bde3da0991898a93b2a441d48f64582f2a378ed8fe/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f636861726c6573706f7274776f6f6469692f4369694d532e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)[![TravisCI](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/5c086ad8687617d50d3c9dab014ffd82cf8951e66e4f73769ae3109c525f3800/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7472617669732f636861726c6573706f7274776f6f6469692f4369694d532e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265 "TravisCI")](https://travis-ci.org/charlesportwoodii/CiiMS)[![Scrutinizer Code Quality](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c88294ffdaa9749e33d57a2a76cdb7109aa3371e91ccf972e5df3654a0c2e320/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7363727574696e697a65722f672f636861726c6573706f7274776f6f6469692f6369696d732e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/charlesportwoodii/CiiMS/)[![Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/04b7523db776ce64ae7202f724abb050dfe95cf878e87cadf8aa62aeb41462fd/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f64742f636861726c6573706f7274776f6f6469692f6369696d732e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://packagist.org/packages/charlesportwoodii/ciims)[![Gittip](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7b6c1b940cd79fa2a4fd030cb2b1b1c3ccb2c7fe675a2d691985bc75c35a7e51/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769747469702f636861726c6573706f7274776f6f6469692e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265 "Gittip")](https://www.gittip.com/charlesportwoodii/)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/0dd23d4fe7b77bfab01ddf3024a55188e8e5dcbaa25adfc811b34ac9a149cef0/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f6c6963656e73652f636861726c6573706f7274776f6f6469692f4369694d532e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](https://github.com/charlesportwoodii/CiiMS/blob/master/LICENSE.md)[![Yii](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/caa07fe5c2d65aec86e62e1957ad3df612d53c4f055c8209179f12407e806242/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f506f77657265645f62792d5969695f4672616d65776f726b2d677265656e2e7376673f7374796c653d666c61742d737175617265)](http://www.yiiframework.com/) [![CiiMS Logo Banner](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f2fdaa7a2bbc800c4860672664b480328d49575fe5111e40f8b8327bdb5628aa/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f6369696d732d73332d75732d30312f363345364144433141314246343141424445353542344241383130463138374442463143394536393641393037313344384131463338423639453130373143452e706e67)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f2fdaa7a2bbc800c4860672664b480328d49575fe5111e40f8b8327bdb5628aa/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f6369696d732d73332d75732d30312f363345364144433141314246343141424445353542344241383130463138374442463143394536393641393037313344384131463338423639453130373143452e706e67) CiiMS is a fast, simple, and easy to use, full feature blogging platform and content management system built in Yii. CiiMS is, and will always be free to use and open-source. News ---- [](#news) **CiiMS 2.0.2 Released** CiiMS 2.0.2 is now available. Checkout the [release notes](https://github.com/charlesportwoodii/CiiMS/releases/tag/2.0.2) for more information. Installation ------------ [](#installation) CiiMS can be quickly installed through composer. For more information about installing CiiMS, checkout the [installation guide](https://docs.ciims.io/installation.html). ``` composer create-project --prefer-dist --stability=dev charlesportwoodii/ciims {path} 2.0.2 cd {path} composer dump-autoload -o ``` Benchmarks ---------- [](#benchmarks) How fast is CiiMS? In a post-installation comparison, using out of the box (non-debug) configurations over SSL, CiiMS outperforms Ghost, Wordpress, Bolt, and OctoberCMS in a 100 user, 10 minute siege test. CiiMS s nearly 30% faster than Ghost, and over 130% faster than Wordpress. ``` - DigitalOcean 512MB Box - Ubuntu 14.04 x64 LTS - Percona Server 5.6 - PHP 5.6.6 - Zend Opcache - Nginx 1.7.9 - Node 0.10.36 ``` [![Performance Comparison](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b81bf6ace9069a6df32603fdb43a3ebfac440cf34c8afbd26de190499f1725ad/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f6369696d732d73332d75732d30312f5a53544454544e4d5349444c44464441514d4e49544b4d524b5349574d53484e57555152534a5a4b5752455948584f44565945574c59474e52494257544c51582b2e706e67)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/b81bf6ace9069a6df32603fdb43a3ebfac440cf34c8afbd26de190499f1725ad/68747470733a2f2f73332e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f6369696d732d73332d75732d30312f5a53544454544e4d5349444c44464441514d4e49544b4d524b5349574d53484e57555152534a5a4b5752455948584f44565945574c59474e52494257544c51582b2e706e67) Screenshots ----------- [](#screenshots) **A beautiful default theme** [![Default Theme](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/d2fc71d3849e23960240c0ad41716ef3c0da0d5a480fa282f71547f55f8eca77/68747470733a2f2f73332d75732d776573742d322e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f63646e2e6369696d732e696f2f354132454436333144343933453035333737344333314335313346324336304646353230384231423341423831393344374438443335313235314532323037442e706e67)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/d2fc71d3849e23960240c0ad41716ef3c0da0d5a480fa282f71547f55f8eca77/68747470733a2f2f73332d75732d776573742d322e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f63646e2e6369696d732e696f2f354132454436333144343933453035333737344333314335313346324336304646353230384231423341423831393344374438443335313235314532323037442e706e67) **A powerful dashboard with custom JavaScript cards** [![CiiMS Dashboard](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/25dc34d60499d2240589fda4fc9b5b39dcd0339c05ece0d85ece2096bb7a89ba/68747470733a2f2f73332d75732d776573742d322e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f63646e2e6369696d732e696f2f393439413733383032423645313743443346413034423846413134453736414637454446353137333641333930344532454637333538303439433531443844322e706e67)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/25dc34d60499d2240589fda4fc9b5b39dcd0339c05ece0d85ece2096bb7a89ba/68747470733a2f2f73332d75732d776573742d322e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f63646e2e6369696d732e696f2f393439413733383032423645313743443346413034423846413134453736414637454446353137333641333930344532454637333538303439433531443844322e706e67) **Easily browse all content entries** [![Content List View](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/fc4fa53800391e71d4648d5fe0f93191bbc081be776069c4f9cd8e7922933ada/68747470733a2f2f73332d75732d776573742d322e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f63646e2e6369696d732e696f2f364636373936353441344637463342394133444437324441333235343042324344313238343343374441434238384132353733373233383643373332354138302e706e67)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/fc4fa53800391e71d4648d5fe0f93191bbc081be776069c4f9cd8e7922933ada/68747470733a2f2f73332d75732d776573742d322e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f63646e2e6369696d732e696f2f364636373936353441344637463342394133444437324441333235343042324344313238343343374441434238384132353733373233383643373332354138302e706e67) **Powerful content editor** [![CiiMS Editor](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/365e1c3759a65dbb94a8a9f9a756c14543ef2e3ff976fdb571c2cf02b95dcee6/68747470733a2f2f73332d75732d776573742d322e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f63646e2e6369696d732e696f2f424241443941413531334230353035324646383344433842344634453232434439414643314135373031454233334536304341374334413044443332433034412e706e67)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/365e1c3759a65dbb94a8a9f9a756c14543ef2e3ff976fdb571c2cf02b95dcee6/68747470733a2f2f73332d75732d776573742d322e616d617a6f6e6177732e636f6d2f63646e2e6369696d732e696f2f424241443941413531334230353035324646383344433842344634453232434439414643314135373031454233334536304341374334413044443332433034412e706e67) Documentation ------------- [](#documentation) Full documents for CiiMS can be found at [docs.ciims.io](https://docs.ciims.io). Please refer to this guide for installation instructions, development guidelines, and a list of available CLI commands Features -------- [](#features) - Based on Yii Framework - Installs in 30 seconds - Utilizes Composer - Beautiful Default Theme - Supports Markdown Extra - SEO Optimized (Sitemap XML, URL Slugs, SEO Meta Tags) - Password Protected Content - Site wide and Category Specific RSS Feeds - Multiple Content Type Support - Interchangeable Caching Systems (Redis, APC, Memcache, Files) - Low Memory Footprint - Themable - Social Integration (Social Signon, Social Sharing) - Extendable with custom modules, extensions, themes, and cards - Beautiful *and* functional dashboard for managing your content and settings. - i18n files provided for translations - Fully Customizable - Easily install new themes and cards from in a single click - *And a bunch of other things!* Requirements ------------ [](#requirements) As modern blogging platform meant for the next 10 years of writing, CiiMS' requirements are high. To ensure you have all the necessary requirements, CiiMS has a dedicated requirements checker that will run after installing the necessary composer dependencies and will notify you of any missing dependencies. The requirements checker can be run manually by running: `php ./vendor/ciims/requirements/index.php` ### Recommendations [](#recommendations) The following extensions/applications are recommended to improve performance. - [phpredis](https://github.com/nicolasff/phpredis) + [Redis](redis.io) - [Zend Opcache](http://www.php.net//manual/en/book.opcache.php) --- Support ------- [](#support) If you require support, submit a Github issue and I'll look into it as soon as I can. How Can I Contribute? --------------------- [](#how-can-i-contribute) We <3 Contributers! - Submit a detailed bug report - Implement a new feature - Fix a bug - Write additional unit & functional tests - Translate CiiMS into your favorite/local language - Create dashboard cards - Create themes License ======= [](#license) BSD-3--Clause. See [LICENSE.md](LICENSE.md) for more details. ### Health Score 37 — LowBetter than 83% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity33 Limited adoption so far Community26 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity62 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 99.4% 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 ~71 days Recently: every ~54 days Total 6 Last Release 3771d ago PHP version history (2 changes)2.0.0-betaPHP >=5.3.10 2.0.0-rc1PHP >=5.5.0 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/630969?v=4)[Charles R. Portwood II](/maintainers/charlesportwoodii)[@charlesportwoodii](https://github.com/charlesportwoodii) --- Top Contributors [![charlesportwoodii](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/630969?v=4)](https://github.com/charlesportwoodii "charlesportwoodii (1454 commits)")[![mtangoo](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1502872?v=4)](https://github.com/mtangoo "mtangoo (3 commits)")[![scrutinizer-auto-fixer](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6253494?v=4)](https://github.com/scrutinizer-auto-fixer "scrutinizer-auto-fixer (3 commits)")[![almix](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/376809?v=4)](https://github.com/almix "almix (1 commits)")[![ferrancr](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2499851?v=4)](https://github.com/ferrancr "ferrancr (1 commits)")[![idexter](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1532188?v=4)](https://github.com/idexter "idexter (1 commits)") --- Tags mysqlredisContent management systemCiiMSblogging platform ### Code Quality TestsCodeception ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/charlesportwoodii-ciims/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/charlesportwoodii-ciims/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/charlesportwoodii-ciims) ``` ### Alternatives [malkusch/lock Mutex library for exclusive code execution. 9459.6M27](/packages/malkusch-lock)[matthiasmullie/scrapbook Scrapbook is a PHP cache library, with adapters for e.g. Memcached, Redis, Couchbase, APCu, SQL and additional capabilities (e.g. transactions, stampede protection) built on top. 3212.5M32](/packages/matthiasmullie-scrapbook)[arvenil/ninja-mutex Simple to use mutex implementation that can use flock, memcache, memcached, mysql or redis for locking 1873.7M27](/packages/arvenil-ninja-mutex)[desarrolla2/cache Provides an cache interface for several adapters Apc, Apcu, File, Mongo, Memcache, Memcached, Mysql, Mongo, Redis is supported. 1322.5M47](/packages/desarrolla2-cache)[mmucklo/queue-bundle Symfony2/3/4/5 Queue Bundle (for background jobs) supporting Mongo (Doctrine ODM), Mysql (and any Doctrine ORM), RabbitMQ, Beanstalkd, Redis, and ... {write your own} 120839.8k](/packages/mmucklo-queue-bundle)[apix/cache A thin PSR-6 cache wrapper with a generic interface to various caching backends emphasising cache taggging and indexing to Redis, Memcached, PDO/SQL, APC and other adapters. 114542.8k6](/packages/apix-cache) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)