picocms/Pico
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Pico is a stupidly simple, blazing fast, flat file CMS. observed · 2026-09-25
Health v2 · maintenance only
60/100
- Activity 83
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5312
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 105
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3905 stars · 607 forks observed · 2026-09-25
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Pico is a flat file CMS written in PHP that turns Markdown files with YAML metadata into websites using Twig templates, with no database or admin backend. Development has officially ended, so it is only suitable for maintaining existing sites.
Use cases
- build a simple website from markdown files
- run a lightweight blog without a database
- host a small site on shared PHP hosting
- convert a folder of markdown docs into a website
- create a fast static-ish site with Twig themes
When to choose
- maintaining an existing Pico site
- you need a no-database PHP CMS on cheap shared hosting
- you want markdown content with Twig theming and no build step
When to avoid
- starting any new website (project is end-of-life)
- you need modern PHP version support
- you need an admin backend or multi-user editing
- you want a static site generator with an active ecosystem
Facets
application · maturity abandoned
static-site-generator templating markdown plugin-system cms web-development self-hosted php self-hosted cross-platform flat-file-cms no-database twig-templates yaml-metadata end-of-life web-server
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/picocms/Pico · fetched 2026-09-25 · d2f4efa4be3f
- homepage: http://picocms.org/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1f3c72899489
- site_page: https://picocms.org/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · f9886b2177e2
- site_page: https://picocms.org/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 13d04ca15538
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| picocms/Pico | main | 60 |
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