Flat File PHP+MD Blog Engines

Automad

A File-Based & Open Source Content Management System.

• Technology : PHP
• Templating : Built in
• Formatting : Markdown
• Website : http://automad.org/

Dropplets

FlatPress is a blogging engine that saves your posts as simple text files.

• Technology : PHP
• Templating : ??
• Formatting : Markdown
• Website : http://dropplets.com/

Feindura

Flat File CMS for designers

• Technology : PHP
• Templating : PHP
• Formatting : HTML, Text and Markdown
• Website : http://feindura.org/

Grav

In a nutshell, installing Grav is a matter of unzipping the file. It is fast, has sophisticated caching, and a light footprint for optimal performance.

• Technology : PHP / YAML
• Templating : Twig
• Formatting : Markdown
• Website : http://getgrav.org/

Monstra

An entirely new kind of CMS. Pack up your content, markup, and style. Leave the database behind. Making websites just got fun again.

• Technology : PHP
• Templating : Built in
• Formatting : Markdown
• Website : http://monstra.org/

Parvula

Simple CMS for developers, designers and clients with admininistration panel.

• Technology : PHP
• Templating : PHP
• Formatting : Markdown (html if needed)
• Website : https://github.com/BafS/parvula

Phile CMS

A Markdown File Based CMS

• Technology : PHP
• Templating : Twig
• Formatting : Markdown
• Website : http://philecms.github.io/Phile/

Pico

A stupidly simple & blazing fast, flat file CMS.

• Technology : PHP
• Templating : Twig
• Formatting : Markdown
• Website : http://pico.dev7studios.com/index.html

Singularity

A CMS in a Single PHP File

• Technology : PHP
• Templating : Nil
• Formatting : Markdown
• Website : http://christophersu.net/2012/singularity-cms-single-php-file/

Statamic

An entirely new kind of CMS. Pack up your content, markup, and style. Leave the database behind. Making websites just got fun again.

• Technology : PHP
• Templating : Built in
• Formatting : Markdown, Textile, HTML, Plain Text
• Website : http://statamic.com/

Vestibulum

Vestibulum is deathly simple, ultra fast, flat file (Markdown, HTML) CMS. Fully customizable with Twig templates

• Technology : PHP
• Templating : Twig | HTML | PHP
• Formatting : Markdown | HTML
• Website : http://vestibulum.omdesign.cz/

Yellow

Yellow is for people who make websites. Just files and folders.

• Technology : PHP
• Templating : PHP
• Formatting : Markdown
• Website : http://datenstrom.se/yellow/