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FlatPress vs Dotclear: catalog facts
FlatPress	Dotclear
Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 licence.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
No database; backups are a file copy Plugin system with widgets and Smarty themes	Long history, in development since 2002 Self-hosted, so you keep control of the blog
Aimed at blogs rather than larger structured websites Smaller theme and plugin choice than major CMSs	Community and documentation are largely French-speaking Needs a PHP web server to run
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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