Bolt CMS
Content Management Tool, which strives to be as simple and straightforward as possible.
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 56% of tracked projects; popularity more than 26%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 591 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 6.1.8 · 9 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 9 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | MIT |
| Built with | PHP |
Is Bolt CMS actively maintained?
Development is ongoing. The repository recorded 344 commits over the same window, and the last three months alone account for 83 of them.
The most recent tagged release, 6.1.8, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Bolt CMS ranks #17 of 48 in Content Management Systems (CMS), placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What Bolt CMS actually does
Bolt is an open-source content management system written in PHP that focuses on straightforward publishing workflows. It provides a structured interface for organising and delivering web content without the complexity of larger enterprise platforms. The project is distributed under the MIT licence.
Best fit: It suits developers and small teams looking for a lightweight PHP-based publishing tool that is easy to modify and deploy.
Worth knowing: With a relatively small community and modest repository activity, you may find fewer third-party plugins and community-maintained extensions compared to dominant alternatives.
Deployment notes
You will typically need a standard PHP runtime environment, a web server such as Nginx or Apache, and a compatible relational database to store your content.
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