Chyrp Lite
Extra-awesome, extra-lightweight blog engine.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 57% of tracked projects; popularity more than 23%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 495 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v2026.02.02 · 7 Aug 2026 |
| Repo updated | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Licence | BSD-3-Clause |
| Built with | PHP |
Is Chyrp Lite actively maintained?
Development is ongoing. The repository recorded 352 commits over the same window, and the last three months alone account for 126 of them.
Activity is accelerating: the last quarter carried 73% more commits than the one before it.
The most recent tagged release, v2026.02.02, shipped about two months ago — a current, installable version exists today.
Of the 14 projects we track in Blogging Platforms, Chyrp Lite ranks #4 by health score — in the top quarter of its category.
What Chyrp Lite actually does
Chyrp Lite is a minimalist blogging engine written in PHP. It provides a lightweight platform for publishing web log content without the overhead of heavier content management systems.
Best fit: It suits administrators who want a simple, resource-efficient publishing tool for a personal site rather than a complex multi-author publication.
Worth knowing: You may find fewer plugins, themes, and community resources available compared to dominant alternatives like WordPress.
Deployment notes
You will typically need a standard web server with PHP support, along with a relational database such as MySQL or PostgreSQL for data storage.
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