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Blogging PlatformsDesktop CMS for building static blogs and sites
Replaces WordPress, Squarespace
Best Beginner-Friendly Blogging Platforms for self-hosting
The 5 best Beginner-Friendly blogging platforms you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Harp
Blogging PlatformsStatic web server with built-in preprocessing
Replaces Jekyll
Lektor
Blogging PlatformsStatic CMS with a built-in admin interface
Replaces WordPress, Squarespace
Marmite
Blogging PlatformsZero-config static blog generator from Markdown
Replaces Medium
Blogofile
Blogging PlatformsStatic blog and website compiler in Python
Replaces WordPress, Blogger
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Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Beginner-Friendly within the blogging platforms category. Compare them on the individual app pages for setup difficulty and resource requirements.