# bolt/bolt

Bolt is a simple CMS written in PHP. It is based on Silex and Symfony components, uses Twig and either SQLite, MySQL or PostgreSQL.

Repository: https://github.com/bolt/bolt
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bolt-bolt
Language: PHP
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: php, cms, silex, symfony, bolt, cmf, symfony-application, twig, theme, mysql, sqlite, postgresql
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-06-27T10:22:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5193, "days_push": 1163, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4134, forks 792 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:36.141245+00:00)

## What it is
Bolt is a lightweight, open-source content management system (CMS) written in PHP, built on Silex and Symfony components with Twig templating. This repository hosts the legacy Bolt 3 codebase; newer versions (Bolt 5) live in a separate bolt/core repository.

## Use cases
- build a simple website with a lightweight cms
- self-host a content management system in php
- manage blog or marketing site content without wordpress
- create html5 sites with twig templates
- set up a cms backed by sqlite, mysql, or postgresql

## When to choose
- you want a simple, easy-to-configure PHP CMS for small-to-medium sites
- you prefer Symfony/Twig-based templating over WordPress
- you need a CMS that runs on SQLite without a dedicated database server

## When to avoid
- you are starting a new project - use Bolt 5 (bolt/core) instead
- you need a headless or API-first CMS
- you require long-term support for this legacy Bolt 3 codebase

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: templating, web-framework, ui-components
- domain: cms, web-development, self-hosted
- platform: php, self-hosted, windows
- tags: content-management, twig, symfony, sqlite, mysql, postgresql, legacy-version, web-server, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- bolt/bolt (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:36.141245+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:23:02.188162+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bolt/bolt (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:36.141245+00:00, sha 24e2f04fcb02)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.