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[Framework](/categories/framework) 4. / 5. kiksaus/kikcms ActiveLibrary[Framework](/categories/framework) kiksaus/kikcms ============== A CMS based on the Phalcon Framework v1.2.5(5mo ago)59681↓50%13[4 PRs](https://github.com/krazzer/kikcms/pulls)MITPHPCI failing Since Apr 15Pushed 2mo ago8 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/krazzer/kikcms)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/kiksaus/kikcms)[ Docs](https://kikcmsdocs.kiksaus.nl)[ RSS](/packages/kiksaus-kikcms/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (17)Versions (41)Used By (0) KikCMS ====== [](#kikcms) [![Tests](https://github.com/krazzer/kikcms/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/krazzer/kikcms/actions/workflows/tests.yml)[![codecov](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3ea3ba024bcf2da7d189ef56b4de8bdbb2cfb9831183157cd2a0d8c765494ad7/68747470733a2f2f636f6465636f762e696f2f67682f6b72617a7a65722f6b696b636d732f6272616e63682f6d61737465722f67726170682f62616467652e737667)](https://codecov.io/gh/krazzer/kikcms) This video will show you the general UX used for the KikCMS and DataTables created inside the CMS. [![KikCMS UX overview](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/6d3fdead461589a9fc4716394d8e847ac0f9e01adc2155753f7ac272cd1ec617/68747470733a2f2f692e7974696d672e636f6d2f76692f514335346e324b4f5366732f6d617872657364656661756c742e6a7067)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC54n2KOSfs "KikCMS UX overview") Check out the docs at: What is KikCMS and who is it for? --------------------------------- [](#what-is-kikcms-and-who-is-it-for) KikCMS is a CMS and high level framework based on the [Phalcon framework](https://phalconphp.com/). I created it to allow myself to quickly build websites and webapplications without repeating myself, this includes: - Login to a backend - Managing an online file database - Handling multilingual pages and editing content (CMS functionality) - Handling pages and templates in the frontend (Frontend CMS functionality) - Creating editable DataTables (enabling CRUD, search, sort with a few lines of code) - Forms - Storing forms data DB - Resizing images KikCMS is for anyone who wants to create a website or webapplication *fast* without any constriction to style the frontend, while not having to do much to create a really powerful backend. I estimate that the framework can be used for any project where your client would pay you between $1.000 and $100.000. In cases lower than 1.000 Wordpress might be a better choice, and in cases above 100.000 a lower-level framework might be a better choice for more flexibility. But who knows, I myself haven't reached the upper limit of it's capabilities yet. When to use KikCMS: - You care about performance - You want the best user experience for your clients - You want to build your own templates (or use standalone templates) - You want to be able to build a custom back-end quickly - You know how to code When not to use the KikCMS: - You just want to pick some template - You don't want to code yourself Required knowledge ------------------ [](#required-knowledge) You'll need to know PHP 7.1+, MySQL and HTML. Those are the most important. Twig is used for templates so that might come in handy but is very easy to learn. Other technologies you don't *need* to know but might come in handy if you do: - SCSS (Styling, like CSS but more powerful) - JavaScript (Frontend development) - Composer (for loading additional packages) - Git (Version control) - Gulp (Concat JS/CSS) - Docker (For dev enviroment, or even production, though I don't do this myself) - Phalcon (The framework KikCMS is build upon) Guide to setting up a new project from scratch ---------------------------------------------- [](#guide-to-setting-up-a-new-project-from-scratch) ### Boilerplate code [](#boilerplate-code) 1. Let's get some boilerplate code, run this in the directory you want your project to be: `git clone https://github.com/krazzer/kikcms-boilerplate.git . && rm -rf ./.git` 2. If you haven't already, install [composer](https://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md#installation-linux-unix-macos) and make sure the `composer` command works. 3. Run `composer install` 4. Create symlink for cms assets `ln -s ../vendor/kiksaus/kikcms/resources public_html/cmsassets` ### Docker [](#docker) 1. Install Docker: 2. Start Docker, and make sure it is running 3. Make sure MySQL and Log dirs are created: `mkdir ~/.docker-kikdev && mkdir ~/.docker-kikdev/mysql && mkdir ~/.docker-kikdev/logs` 4. and a network is started: `docker network create kikdev` 5. Create MySQL and Mailhog containers, replace `` with your desired password: `PASS= docker-compose -f vendor/kiksaus/kikcms/docker/docker-compose-services.yml up -d` 6. Create app container, replacing `` with desired password again, and `` with the desired port (e.g. 9001), and `` with the name of your project: `SITE_PORT= docker-compose -f vendor/kiksaus/kikcms/docker/docker-compose-site.yml -p up -d` ### Setting up DB [](#setting-up-db) Use your favorite GUI like (SequalPro, Navicat, Workbench or PHPMyAdmin) and connect to the MySQL container with these settings, where `` is the same a you used to setup the MySQL container: ``` Host: localhost Port: 3306 User: root Pass: ``` 1. Create a database 2. Now run the sql from `install.sql` which came with your boilerplate code. You can remove this file afterwards. 3. Now edit `env/config.ini` and replace `[DB-PASS]` and `[DB-NAME]` ### Test run [](#test-run) Now you're good to go! Test if the app is working in the browser: (or another port if you chose to) ### CMS [](#cms) To be able to login to the CMS, make sure you create a user in the `cms_user` table, with an e-mail address and role set to `developer`. Now go to to login (use password lost to activate your account) How to's ======== [](#how-tos) - [Pagination](resources/readme/pagination.md) ### Health Score 54 — FairBetter than 97% of packages Maintenance81 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity31 Limited adoption so far Community16 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity72 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 99.6% 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 ~105 days Total 24 Last Release 156d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/1f17fbdbd8f04e994b5dd2ec96dde7974619d91c2036122190e2862a3017cc56?d=identicon)[krazzer](/maintainers/krazzer) --- Top Contributors [![krazzer](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1891485?v=4)](https://github.com/krazzer "krazzer (1394 commits)")[![dependabot[bot]](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/29110?v=4)](https://github.com/dependabot[bot] "dependabot[bot] (5 commits)") ### Code Quality TestsCodeception ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/kiksaus-kikcms/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/kiksaus-kikcms/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/kiksaus-kikcms) ``` ### Alternatives [prestashop/prestashop PrestaShop is an Open Source e-commerce platform, committed to providing the best shopping cart experience for both merchants and customers. 9.0k15.4k](/packages/prestashop-prestashop)[drupal/core-recommended Locked core dependencies; require this project INSTEAD OF drupal/core. 6939.5M343](/packages/drupal-core-recommended)[contao/core-bundle Contao Open Source CMS 1231.6M2.4k](/packages/contao-core-bundle)[ec-cube/ec-cube EC-CUBE EC open platform. 78527.0k1](/packages/ec-cube-ec-cube)[oro/platform Business Application Platform (BAP) 644134.8k84](/packages/oro-platform)[elgg/elgg Elgg is an award-winning social networking engine, delivering the building blocks that enable businesses, schools, universities and associations to create their own fully-featured social networks and applications. 1.7k15.7k5](/packages/elgg-elgg) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)