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Product
HTMLy is an open-source, database-free PHP blogging platform and flat-file CMS.Read 12 Oct 2026 · htmly.com
Security
The homepage says new features are added to the core and go through a security audit.Read 12 Oct 2026 · htmly.com
Privacy
The v3.1.0 release notes say local sources for fonts and other assets were added for GDPR compliance in the dashboard/admin area and included themes.Read 12 Oct 2026 · htmly.com
Support
The site links to documentation and a GitHub forum, and invites users to support development through GitHub, Ko-fi, Patreon, or PayPal.Read 12 Oct 2026 · htmly.com
Authentication and spam protection
The v2.9.9 release notes list per-user TOTP multi-factor authentication and Cloudflare Turnstile as an alternative to Google reCAPTCHA.Read 12 Oct 2026 · htmly.com
Built-in features
Listed features include archives, categories, tags, sitemap, popular posts, scheduled posts, custom fields, two-factor authentication, a menu editor, full-text search, and one-click updates.Read 12 Oct 2026 · htmly.com
Content browsing
It can find or list content by date, type, category, tag, or author.Read 12 Oct 2026 · htmly.com
Content management
HTMLy supports both web-based and filesystem-based content management.Read 12 Oct 2026 · htmly.com
Hosting
The documentation says shared or free hosting can work if the host supports PHP 7.2 or higher, and that a VPS is not required.Read 12 Oct 2026 · docs.htmly.com
Maintainer
DanPros identifies danpros as HTMLy's founder and maintainer.Read 12 Oct 2026 · danpros.com
Post scheduling
YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · htmly.com
Requirements
Requirements include a web server, PHP 7.2 or higher, and PHP-XML, PHP-ZIP, PHP-INTL, PHP-Mbstring, and PHP-GD packages.Read 12 Oct 2026 · docs.htmly.com
Scale
The site says HTMLy can remain fast with ten thousand posts and hundreds of tags.Read 12 Oct 2026 · htmly.com
Theme customization
custom codeRead 21 Sep 2026 · htmly.com
Themes
The site lists themes including Casper, Clean Blog, Doks, Fairy, Gridzone, Ignite, Independent Publisher, Journal, Moth, Occasio, Papermod, and Vapor; themes must be uploaded and extracted manually.Read 12 Oct 2026 · htmly.com

Plans and prices

HTMLy Free Open-source PHP blogging platform; requires PHP 7.2 or higher and specified PHP packages Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

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