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Chyrp Lite

Lightweight, ultra-extensible blogging engine

Blogging Platforms ★ 495 stars Easy setup BSD-3-Clause

Chyrp Lite is an open-source, lightweight blogging engine that supports many post types through its feather system. It is fully extensible with modules and themes while keeping a small core.

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Key features

  • Multiple post types via feathers
  • Module and theme system
  • Lightweight core
  • Tumblr-style microblogging

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Very flexible content types
  • Small footprint

Trade-offs

  • Small community
  • Limited theme selection

Is Chyrp Lite secure?

No known vulnerabilities affect Chyrp Lite's latest release (v2026.02.02). OSV.dev lists 3 past advisories for the project; none of them applies to this release. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

  • Most recent fixed advisory CVE-2026-35174, published 2026-04-06 (191 days ago), fixed in 2026.01

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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