# johnroper100/dropplets

Welcome to an easier way to blog - A minimalist markdown blogging platform.

Repository: https://github.com/johnroper100/dropplets
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dropplets
Language: PHP
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: php, markdown, blog, blog-engine
Last push: 2023-02-20T16:30:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4955, "days_push": 1290, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1615, forks 216 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:11.553951+00:00)

## What it is
Dropplets is a minimalist, self-hosted blogging platform written in PHP that publishes posts written in Markdown. It requires no database, offers a 30-second setup, and supports custom templates built from simple home.php and post.php files.

## Use cases
- start a simple markdown blog without a database
- self-host a lightweight personal blog on shared PHP hosting
- publish blog posts by uploading markdown files
- create a custom blog theme with minimal PHP templates
- run a blog locally with XAMPP

## When to choose
- you want a database-free, minimalist blog engine
- you prefer writing posts in Markdown
- you need a fast, simple setup on cheap PHP hosting
- you want full control over templates with plain PHP

## When to avoid
- you need dynamic features like comments, users, or plugins out of the box
- your stack is not PHP
- you need a headless CMS or API-driven publishing
- you expect frequent updates and active development

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: markdown, static-site-generator, templating, self-hosted
- domain: web-development, cms, self-hosted
- platform: php, self-hosted, cross-platform
- tags: blog-engine, flat-file, no-database, minimalist, markdown-blog, web-server, linux

## Member repositories
- johnroper100/dropplets (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:11.553951+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 2026-08-30T03:50:17.321656+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/johnroper100/dropplets (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:11.553951+00:00, sha 3a94a2677f64)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.