cliftonc/calipso

Health v2 · maintenance only

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1691 stars · 300 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Calipso is a simple NodeJS content management system built on Express, Connect, and Mongoose, inspired by Drupal and WordPress. It provides a fast, flexible, module-based CMS that stores content and configuration in MongoDB.

Use cases

• build a blog or content site with nodejs
• self-host a drupal or wordpress alternative on node
• create a mongodb-backed website with themes and modules
• run a simple cms on a nodejs hosting provider
• manage site content through a web admin interface

When to choose

• you specifically want a NodeJS/MongoDB CMS with a Drupal-like module system
• you are maintaining or extending an existing Calipso site
• you want a lightweight, hackable CMS whose source you can modify directly

When to avoid

• you need a maintained CMS with security updates - the project has been inactive since 2017
• you want modern Node.js compatibility - it targets old Node versions (pre-0.6 era)
• you need a production CMS - consider Ghost, Strapi, or WordPress instead
• you don't want to depend on MongoDB

Facets

application · maturity abandoned

web-framework templating routing auth web-development cms backend self-hosted self-hosted cross-platform cms express mongoose mongodb content-management drupal-like wordpress-like nodejs web-server

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