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[Framework](/categories/framework) 4. / 5. silverstripe/recipe-blog ActiveSilverstripe-recipe[Framework](/categories/framework) silverstripe/recipe-blog ======================== SilverStripe Blog Project Template 2.4.0(1y ago)0142.8k↓48.1%23BSD-3-ClausePHP ^8.1CI passing Since Feb 22Pushed 1y ago8 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/silverstripe/recipe-blog)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/silverstripe/recipe-blog)[ RSS](/packages/silverstripe-recipe-blog/feed)WikiDiscussions 2 Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (8)Versions (97)Used By (3) Overview -------- [](#overview) [![CI](https://github.com/silverstripe/recipe-blog/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/silverstripe/recipe-blog/actions/workflows/ci.yml)[![Silverstripe supported module](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/9b7e93d393a01f6d3091fb30983b870aa863ef076858115faaa1c74b995854ec/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f73696c7665727374726970652d737570706f727465642d3030373143342e737667)](https://www.silverstripe.org/software/addons/silverstripe-commercially-supported-module-list/) Provides a quick baseline installation for a blog and some common supporting features. Installation ------------ [](#installation) To start a new website with a blog installed; ``` composer create-project silverstripe/recipe-blog website ``` Or to include a blog into your existing website: ``` composer require silverstripe/recipe-blog ``` Included functionality ---------------------- [](#included-functionality) This recipe includes `silverstripe/blog` and it's dependencies as one might expect, but also provides a set of optional functionality enabled by the presence of: - [`silverstripe/widgets`](https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-widgets): Add widgets - [`silverstripe/content-widget`](https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-content-widget): Display HTML content in a widget - [`silverstrpe/spamprotection`](https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-spamprotection): Add spam protection to Silverstripe forms - [`silverstripe/akismet`](https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-akismet): Use Akismet to add a simple spam filter - [`silverstripe/comments`](https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-comments): Add commenting functionality for Pages and other DataObjects - [`silverstripe/comment-notifications`](https://github.com/silverstripe/comment-notifications): Add simple email notification functionality for when new visitor comments are posted - [`colymba/gridfield-bulk-editing-tools`](https://github.com/colymba/GridFieldBulkEditingTools): Facilitate bulk file upload & record editing - [`silverstripe/lumberjack`](https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-lumberjack): Easily manage pages in GridFields And includes some configuration out of the box. ### Health Score 52 — FairBetter than 96% of packages Maintenance46 Moderate activity, may be stable Popularity31 Limited adoption so far Community29 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity88 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits 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 ~4 days Total 96 Last Release 404d ago Major Versions 1.12.x-dev → 2.0.0-beta12023-02-09 1.13.0-rc1 → 2.0.0-rc12023-04-05 1.x-dev → 2.0.02023-05-04 2.3.0 → 3.x-dev2024-11-26 PHP version history (6 changes)1.0.0-rc1PHP >=5.6.0 1.4.x-devPHP >=7.1.0 1.10.0-beta1PHP ^7.3 || ^8.0 1.11.0-beta1PHP ^7.4 || ^8.0 2.0.0-beta1PHP ^8.1 3.x-devPHP ^8.3 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/654636?v=4)[Aaron Carlino](/maintainers/unclecheese)[@unclecheese](https://github.com/unclecheese) ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/b0cba8b534e20e6ab4fff555a97b237a18436ebca1446fc0b29c8a8b504038b9?d=identicon)[GuySartorelli](/maintainers/GuySartorelli) ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/111025?v=4)[Ingo Schommer](/maintainers/chillu)[@chillu](https://github.com/chillu) ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/a25bc04c5720a36869d5a39c6449dde7eb43e19b7c8e666d5f632d6a9ab440b1?d=identicon)[emteknetnz](/maintainers/emteknetnz) ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/afbb3dcc9ef29c1a6eedd6addcae5fce9ab1271915a85a4c349301b71237368d?d=identicon)[silverstripe-machine01](/maintainers/silverstripe-machine01) ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/be6648e60fbab6f70bfc34dd8c14259562d28a47510a934ea9c01fe98633f3c2?d=identicon)[sminnee](/maintainers/sminnee) ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1168676?v=4)[Maxime Rainville](/maintainers/maxime-rainville)[@maxime-rainville](https://github.com/maxime-rainville) --- Top Contributors [![emteknetnz](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4809037?v=4)](https://github.com/emteknetnz "emteknetnz (62 commits)")[![GuySartorelli](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/36352093?v=4)](https://github.com/GuySartorelli "GuySartorelli (58 commits)")[![robbieaverill](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5170590?v=4)](https://github.com/robbieaverill "robbieaverill (37 commits)")[![sabina-talipova](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/87288324?v=4)](https://github.com/sabina-talipova "sabina-talipova (4 commits)")[![NightJar](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/778003?v=4)](https://github.com/NightJar "NightJar (3 commits)")[![raissanorth](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/14869519?v=4)](https://github.com/raissanorth "raissanorth (2 commits)")[![dnsl48](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/9313746?v=4)](https://github.com/dnsl48 "dnsl48 (2 commits)")[![ScopeyNZ](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3260989?v=4)](https://github.com/ScopeyNZ "ScopeyNZ (1 commits)")[![dhensby](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/563596?v=4)](https://github.com/dhensby "dhensby (1 commits)")[![MasseyIsaako](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/26725710?v=4)](https://github.com/MasseyIsaako "MasseyIsaako (1 commits)")[![bergice](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/541886?v=4)](https://github.com/bergice "bergice (1 commits)") --- Tags bloghacktoberfestsilverstripesilverstripe-4silverstripe-recipes ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/silverstripe-recipe-blog/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/silverstripe-recipe-blog/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/silverstripe-recipe-blog) ``` ### Alternatives [laravel/prompts Add beautiful and user-friendly forms to your command-line applications. 712181.8M596](/packages/laravel-prompts)[laravel/pail Easily delve into your Laravel application's log files directly from the command line. 91545.3M590](/packages/laravel-pail)[silverstripe/installer The SilverStripe Framework Installer 172964.5k1](/packages/silverstripe-installer)[silverstripe/recipe-cms SilverStripe recipe for fully featured page and asset content editing 212.4M185](/packages/silverstripe-recipe-cms)[cyber-duck/silverstripe-block-page A modular approach to building pages in SilverStripe 1417.4k](/packages/cyber-duck-silverstripe-block-page) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)