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gwhitcher/cakeblog
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An open source blog software. Written in PHP with the CakePHP framework.

1.0.0(9y ago)6341MITPHPPHP >=5.4

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CakeBlog
========

[](#cakeblog)

CakeBlog is an open source blogging software. Written by [George Whitcher](http://georgewhitcher.com) in PHP with the CakePHP framework. CakeBlog like CakePHP requires [Composer](http://getcomposer.org) and PHP 5.6+.

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

[](#installation)

1. Download and copy contents to your root folder.
2. Install [Composer](http://getcomposer.org).
3. Run `composer update` to install CakePHP.
4. Rename and configure the following files in your /config/ directory. `app.default.php` to `app.php`, `cakeblog-config.default.php` to `cakeblog-config.php`, `cakeblog-functions.default.php` to `cakeblog-functions.php`, and `routes.default.php` to `routes.php`
5. Create MySQL database and user and enter information in your app.php.
6. Run migrations by running `bin/cake migrations migrate`.
7. Mark the migration completed by running `bin/cake migrations mark_migrated`
8. You are now setup! A default user `admin` and password `admin` is created by default. Please login by visiting  and change this immediately.

Updating CakeBlog
-----------------

[](#updating-cakeblog)

1. Login to your CakeBlog administration.
2. Go to `Update` on the menu and download the files automatically from the latest GIT repository.
3. Open terminal and run `bin/cake migrations migrate`. It is also suggested you update your CakePHP installation as well `composer update`.

**NOTE:**It is important NOT to make changes to the core CakeBlog files as they will be overwritten when updated.

Get Support!
------------

[](#get-support)

[Issues](https://github.com/gwhitcher/CakeBlog/issues) - Got issues? Please tell me! [CakeBlog](http://georgewhitcher.com/projects/cakeblog) - CakeBlog Homepage.

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

3352d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/4999471ad13c827aadef3f17b22799ca782ddeb9da6445aaf8c8351fa0c8c23e?d=identicon)[gwhitcher](/maintainers/gwhitcher)

---

Top Contributors

[![gwhitcher](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3220183?v=4)](https://github.com/gwhitcher "gwhitcher (10 commits)")

###  Code Quality

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