kirby

Kirby is a file-based content management system (CMS) written in PHP. It's designed to be flexible, customizable, and easy to use, allowing developers to create websites and web applications without the need for a database.

Pros

• Flat-file structure, making it easy to version control and deploy
• Highly customizable and extendable through plugins and custom fields
• Excellent performance due to its lightweight nature
• User-friendly Panel interface for content management

Cons

• Paid license required for commercial use
• Steeper learning curve compared to some other CMS options
• Limited built-in features compared to larger CMS platforms
• Potential scalability issues for very large websites due to file-based structure

Code Examples

1. Fetching and displaying page content:

<?php
$page = page('about');
echo $page->title();
echo $page->text()->kirbytext();
?>

2. Creating a custom page method:

<?php
Kirby::plugin('my-plugin/custom-method', [
    'pageMethods' => [
        'customMethod' => function () {
            return 'This is a custom method';
        }
    ]
]);
?>

3. Using Kirby's built-in helpers:

<?php
$url = url('assets/images/logo.png');
$markdown = kirbytext('# Hello World');
$excerpt = excerpt($longText, 150);
?>

Getting Started

1. Download Kirby from https://getkirby.com/
2. Extract the files to your web server
3. Create a new page in the content folder:

content/
  home/
    page.txt

4. Add content to page.txt:

Title: Home
----
Text: Welcome to my Kirby website!

5. Create a template in site/templates/default.php:

<?php snippet('header') ?>
<h1><?= $page->title() ?></h1>
<?= $page->text()->kirbytext() ?>
<?php snippet('footer') ?>

6. Visit your website to see the result