10

There is a category of CMS that allow inline-editing of static pages, simply by adding a specific class to the elements that should be editable.

However, I only found proprietary and/or hosted solutions, for example: CushyCMS, PageLime, Surreal CMS, …

Is there a FLOSS alternative for self-hosting such a CMS?

Required features:

  • Inline editing (= directly on the webpage) of elements that have a specific class or data-* value.
  • Works with "static sites": create a usual, static HTML site, add the specific CMS attributes, upload it to the server, register it with the CMS, create user account that should be able to edit the site.
  • Write the changes into the actual HTML files (no Ajax loading etc.).
    • It should always be possible to copy all files and host the site somewhere else, without using the CMS anymore.
    • Anonymously visiting the site should not require any processing or CMS calls etc., just deliver the static files.

Nice-to-have features:

  • Specialized forms/editors: When adding the CMS attribute to img/video/input (for file upload)/etc. elements, use a suitable form.
  • Revisions: save a history of all changes.
  • Backup: allow exporting/importing the user-generated (= editable) content.
  • Multi-site support: one installation can manage different websites (on different domains, with different user accounts).
3
  • 1
    Doesn't quite meet your requirements, so not worth an answer -- but you still might be interested to look at Yellow CMS - Markdown files, PHP environment, on-page editing, dead-easy to use. I have no connections - use it for a couple simple academic course-support sites. Very handy.
    – Dɑvïd
    Apr 21, 2015 at 23:06
  • Guess what... MediaWiki does this too! :P Seriously! 1) With file cache, the webserver serves HTML directly, with no PHP calls. mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Ilmari_Karonen/… 2) $wgRawHtml. 3) Parsoid or screenscraping or other tools (a Mozilla extension IIRC?) can import HTML into MediaWiki or even make it HTML-only. || Mostly kidding because (3) doesn't really exist yet in Parsoid
    – Nemo
    Oct 5, 2015 at 20:19
  • mavo.io may be close to what youre looking for Jan 31, 2021 at 21:49

1 Answer 1

0

As I have already written under a similar question, I would recommend RazorCMS. It is fast and efficient, extensible, actively developed.

As an alternative, try CosmoCMS, which is still in beta.

3
  • Do they allow an easy export to a fully static HTML website? Imagine I want to decommission the CMS and just serve a set of HTML files from some extremely cheap (or locked) host.
    – Nemo
    Oct 5, 2015 at 20:21
  • @Nemo You can always save static HTML files in a browser (ctrl-s)
    – niutech
    Oct 28, 2015 at 18:53
  • 1
    I suppose that's sarcasm? I know how to download HTML for an entire site (usually people use httrack or wget-warc) but that's not an export/storage solution as asked by the question.
    – Nemo
    Oct 28, 2015 at 19:37

Your Answer

By clicking “Post Your Answer”, you agree to our terms of service and acknowledge that you have read and understand our privacy policy and code of conduct.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.