# publify/publify

A self hosted Web publishing platform on Rails.

Repository: https://github.com/publify/publify
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/publify
Homepage: http://publify.github.io/
Language: Less
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: ruby, rails, hacktoberfest, blog-engine
Last push: 2026-08-24T09:50:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6523, "days_push": 9, "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 1855, forks 3629 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:44.758724+00:00)

## What it is
Publify is a self-hosted, multi-user web publishing platform built on Ruby on Rails, formerly known as Typo and the oldest active Rails open source project. It combines a full blogging engine with short messages syndicated to Twitter, custom themes, a widget/plugin API, text filters, and SEO features following IndieWeb principles.

## Use cases
- self-host a multi-user blog
- publish on my own site and syndicate to twitter
- start a blog with markdown support and custom themes
- run an indieweb publishing platform on rails
- host a blog with seo features and widgets
- replace wordpress with a ruby on rails blog engine

## When to choose
- you want a mature, self-hosted Rails blogging engine with multi-user support
- you value IndieWeb principles like POSSE and Twitter syndication
- you need customizable themes, widgets, and a plugin API
- you want built-in SEO and multilingual support

## When to avoid
- you need a modern stack or latest Rails version (it targets Rails 5.2 and Ruby 2.5-2.7)
- you want a static site generator instead of a dynamic server app
- you need a general-purpose CMS beyond blogging and short messages
- you require heavy community activity or frequent releases

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: web-framework, templating, plugin-system, internationalization, file-upload
- domain: web-development, cms, self-hosted, backend
- platform: ruby, self-hosted
- tags: blogging-engine, rails, indieweb, multi-user, seo, themes, twitter-integration, markdown, web-server, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- publify/publify (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:44.758724+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 2026-08-30T03:16:45.157783+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/publify/publify (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:44.758724+00:00, sha a62c764dca90)
  - homepage: http://publify.github.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:55:39.264812+00:00, sha b76d2aa22b01)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.