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eflip/littlefoot
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Littlefoot CMS, ORM, Framework, etc

v2.1(8y ago)415[13 issues](https://github.com/lfcms/LittlefootCMS/issues)BSDPHPPHP >=5.4.0

Since Mar 2Pushed 6y ago6 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/lfcms/LittlefootCMS)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/eflip/littlefoot)[ Docs](http://littlefootcms.com)[ RSS](/packages/eflip-littlefoot/feed)WikiDiscussions development Synced 1mo ago

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LittlefootCMS
=============

[](#littlefootcms)

The Big CMS with a little footprint.

Visit  for verbose documentation.

Docksal Setup for Local Development
-----------------------------------

[](#docksal-setup-for-local-development)

1. Clone the repo locally
2. Install Docksal
3. Initialize project: `fin init`
4. When prompted with setup, use [Docksal defaults](https://docs.docksal.io/service/db/access/#root-password):

- Host: db
- User: user
- Pass: user
- Database: default
- Admin Credentials: (your choice)

1. Click Install
2. To create a new branch: `fin branch MY_NEW_BRANCH_NAME_HERE`

Manual Installation
-------------------

[](#manual-installation)

1. Download [littlefoot.zip](http://littlefootcms.com/files/download/littlefoot.zip) and unzip to your document root (eg, `public_html`)
2. Visit
3. You will be prompted for MySQL database credentials
4. If you need to create a database in cPanel first, [follow these instructions](https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=create+mysql+database+in+cpanel)
5. Once you enter all the database information and provide an admin password, click Install.

You should now be presented with the Littlefoot Admin.

Submitting Issues
-----------------

[](#submitting-issues)

The preferred convention for issue titles is as follows:

` - `

> ie, lf admin - add 'anonymous' to ACL tool

### Screenshots

[](#screenshots)

Please include a screenshot. [GitHub made it really easy](https://help.github.com/articles/issue-attachments/)

Design thoughts
---------------

[](#design-thoughts)

- I want to be able to access anything from any context.

###  Health Score

24

—

LowBetter than 32% of packages

Maintenance0

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 77.9% 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 ~459 days

Total

2

Last Release

3270d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/4b6eb80976969899c5651071e86254d832b95aa406a097f9447676f52edec760?d=identicon)[bioshazard](/maintainers/bioshazard)

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Top Contributors

[![bioshazard](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5616668?v=4)](https://github.com/bioshazard "bioshazard (664 commits)")[![wightmike](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8368570?v=4)](https://github.com/wightmike "wightmike (127 commits)")[![peerpressure](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/65091933?v=4)](https://github.com/peerpressure "peerpressure (58 commits)")[![gskyle](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8364621?v=4)](https://github.com/gskyle "gskyle (3 commits)")

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Tags

phpcssormcms

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