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Saaze

Minimal flat-file CMS and static site generator in PHP

Blogging Platforms ★ 52 stars Easy setup MIT

Saaze is a lightweight flat-file CMS and static site generator built with PHP. It can serve content dynamically or export a fully static site, using YAML and Markdown files for content.

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Key features

  • Dynamic or static site modes
  • Flat-file content storage
  • Blade templating engine
  • Markdown and YAML content

Strengths

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • Written in Blade
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 64 MB RAM

Is Saaze secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Saaze's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

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

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