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PluXml vs Dotclear: catalog facts
PluXml	Dotclear
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 licence.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
No database required; a site is a folder of XML files Multi-user with five permission levels	Long history, in development since 2002 Self-hosted, so you keep control of the blog
Website and community are mainly in French Small project with a modest plugin and theme selection	Community and documentation are largely French-speaking Needs a PHP web server to run
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	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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