typecho/typecho

A PHP Blogging Platform. Simple and Powerful. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/typecho/typecho · homepage · PHP · GPL-2.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

74/100

Activity 93
Release rhythm 34
Longevity 100

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

gap_med: n/a
age_days: 4795
days_rel: 225
days_push: 47
n_releases_24m: 1

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

12430 stars · 2122 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Typecho is a lightweight PHP-based blogging platform and content management system with plugin and theme support. It runs on multiple databases (MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, PostgreSQL) with a very small codebase and low resource usage.

Use cases

start a personal blog
self-host a lightweight blog on shared hosting
migrate from WordPress to a simpler blog engine
build a small website with custom pages and themes
write posts in Markdown
extend a blog with plugins and custom themes

When to choose

you want a fast, minimal blog with low CPU and memory footprint
you need multi-database support including SQLite
you prefer PHP hosting and simple three-step installation
you want plugin and theme extensibility in a small codebase

When to avoid

you need a full-featured CMS with e-commerce or complex content types
you require a large ecosystem of themes and plugins like WordPress
your stack is not PHP

Facets

application · maturity stable

web-framework templating markdown plugin-system theme file-upload http-server web-development cms self-hosted developer-tools php self-hosted cross-platform blog-engine blogging-platform lightweight mysql sqlite postgresql wordpress-alternative gpl web-server linux

5 sources

readme: https://github.com/typecho/typecho · fetched 2026-08-28 · 22ecfde8d4d8
homepage: http://typecho.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 628a92b6e36c
site_page: https://docs.typecho.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · d8fbb2d1dde4
site_page: https://typecho.org/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9c0622859cbc
site_page: https://docs.typecho.org/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · 48dc1cade83e

Member repositories

Repository	Role	Health v2
typecho/typecho	main	74

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