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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. eklausme/saaze ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) eklausme/saaze ============== A fast, all-inclusive, flat-file CMS for simple websites and blogs v2.5(1y ago)1211911MITPHPPHP >=8.0 Since Nov 2Pushed 1y ago3 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/eklausme/saaze)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/eklausme/saaze)[ RSS](/packages/eklausme-saaze/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 3w ago READMEChangelog (10)DependenciesVersions (43)Used By (11) [![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/813b84085b84eb57f18b00c90a7f6272ba3fca07aef7a16c5ee2d107134ca654/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f762f656b6c6175736d652f7361617a65)](https://packagist.org/packages/eklausme/saaze)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/4e7415befac9aaff3f1f48129a2bcd67480a8fa3aae82151b768b26fc518874c/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f7061636b61676973742f6c2f656b6c6175736d652f7361617a65)](https://packagist.org/packages/eklausme/saaze) Simplified Saaze ================ [](#simplified-saaze) *Simplified Saaze* is a fast, all-inclusive, flat-file CMS for simple websites and blogs. It comes with no graphical user-interface, but rather is used entirely via command-line. Static site builders are fast but normally have a steep learning curve and require lots of tooling to make them work. We believe building a personal site should be stupidly simple. That's why *Simplified Saaze* is built on the following principles. - Easy to run - All you need is PHP8, a C compiler, and Composer; no dependency hell - Easy to host - Serve dynamically or statically - Easy to edit - Edit content using simple Markdown files - Easy to theme - Templates use plain PHP/HTML - Fast and secure - No database = less moving parts + more speed, [30-times faster than Hugo](https://eklausmeier.goip.de/blog/2021/11-13-performance-comparison-saaze-vs-hugo-vs-zola), and 4-times faster than Zola - Simple to understand - Everything is a collection of entries *Simplified Saaze* is, as the name implies, a simplifed version of *Saaze*. For more info and documentation for the original Saaze see . Read [*Simplified Saaze*](https://eklausmeier.goip.de/blog/2021/10-31-simplified-saaze) for installation and usage. Easy to understand ================== [](#easy-to-understand) Entire code is ca. 1.5kLines of PHP and C code. ``` wc *.php *.c 277 1123 12274 BuildCommand.php 41 127 1266 CollectionArray.php 132 530 4702 Collection.php 50 236 2175 Config.php 93 406 3734 Entry.php 680 2840 25985 MarkdownContentParser.php 103 380 3569 SaazeCli.php 124 548 7134 Saaze.php 94 363 3654 TemplateManager.php 83 263 2030 php_md4c_toHtml.c 1677 6816 66523 total ``` Examples ======== [](#examples) There are a number of example themes for *Simplified Saaze*. NrTheme demoGitHubpost in this blog1[Saaze example](/saaze-example)[saaze-example](https://github.com/eklausme/saaze-example)n/a2[Elmar Klausmeier](/blog)[blogging](https://eklausmeier.goip.de/aux/categories#blogging)3[J-Pilot](/jpilot)[saaze-jpilot](https://github.com/eklausme/saaze-jpilot)[Example Theme for Simplified Saaze: J-Pilot](https://eklausmeier.goip.de/blog/2022/06-27-example-theme-for-simplified-saaze-jpilot)4[Koehntopp](/koehntopp)[saaze-koehntopp](https://github.com/eklausme/saaze-koehntopp)[Example Theme for Simplified Saaze: Koehntopp](https://eklausmeier.goip.de/blog/2022/07-09-example-theme-for-simplified-saaze-koehntopp)5[NukeKlaus](/nukeklaus)[saaze-nukeklaus](https://github.com/eklausme/saaze-nukeklaus)[Example Theme for Simplified Saaze: nukeKlaus](https://eklausmeier.goip.de/blog/2022/09-05-example-theme-for-simplified-saaze-nukeklaus)6[Mobility](/mobility)[saaze-mobility](https://github.com/eklausme/saaze-mobility)[Example Theme for Simplified Saaze: Mobility](https://eklausmeier.goip.de/blog/2023/01-21-example-theme-for-simplified-saaze-mobility)7[Vonhoff](/vonhoff)[saaze-vonhoff](https://github.com/eklausme/saaze-vonhoff)[Example Theme for Simplified Saaze: Vonhoff](https://eklausmeier.goip.de/blog/2023/06-05-example-theme-for-simplified-saaze-vonhoff)8[Paternoster](/paternoster)[saaze-paternoster](https://github.com/eklausme/saaze-paternoster)[Example Theme for Simplified Saaze: Paternoster](https://eklausmeier.goip.de/blog/2023/06-23-example-theme-for-simplified-saaze-paternoster)9[Panorama](/panorama)[saaze-panorama](https://github.com/eklausme/saaze-panorama)[Example Theme for Simplified Saaze: Panorama](https://eklausmeier.goip.de/blog/2023/09-27-example-theme-for-simplified-saaze-panorama)10[Lemire](/lemire)[saaze-lemire](https://github.com/eklausme/saaze-lemire)[Example Theme for Simplified Saaze: Lemire](https://eklausmeier.goip.de/blog/2024/01-02-example-theme-for-simplified-saaze-lemire)11[Wendt](/wendt)[saaze-wendt](https://github.com/eklausme/saaze-wendt)[Example Theme for Simplified Saaze: Wendt](https://eklausmeier.goip.de/blog/2024/05-13-example-theme-for-simplified-saaze-wendt)Credits ======= [](#credits) *Simplified Saaze* was created by [Elmar Klausmeier](https://eklausmeier.goip.de/aux/about). [Saaze](https://saaze.dev) was created by [Gilbert Pellegrom](https://gilbitron.me). Released under the MIT license. ### Health Score 37 — LowBetter than 81% of packages Maintenance37 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity17 Limited adoption so far Community17 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity68 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% 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 ~27 days Recently: every ~61 days Total 42 Last Release 577d ago Major Versions v1.35 → v2.02024-02-26 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/6cb6a06f07a8cb9822c4f0a919959842b785154072973e62e43025089c454109?d=identicon)[eklausmeier](/maintainers/eklausmeier) --- Top Contributors [![eklausme](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1020520?v=4)](https://github.com/eklausme "eklausme (46 commits)") --- Tags blogstatic-site-generatorcmsblogstatic-site-generator ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/eklausme-saaze/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/eklausme-saaze/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/eklausme-saaze) ``` ### Alternatives [johnpbloch/wordpress WordPress is open source software you can use to create a beautiful website, blog, or app. 6459.8M678](/packages/johnpbloch-wordpress)[johnpbloch/wordpress-core WordPress is open source software you can use to create a beautiful website, blog, or app. 17712.9M130](/packages/johnpbloch-wordpress-core)[roots/wordpress-no-content WordPress is open source software you can use to create a beautiful website, blog, or app. 1813.3M62](/packages/roots-wordpress-no-content) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)