Grav is a

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, self-hosted

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(CMS) written in the

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programming language and based on the

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. It uses a

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for both backend and frontend. Grav is designed to have a shallow learning curve, and to be easy to set up. The focus of Grav is speed and simplicity, rather than an abundance of built-in features that come at the expense of added complexity. The name Grav is a shortened version of the word

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. Grav is the most starred PHP CMS on

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, with over 14,565 stars.

Awards

* CMS Critic Awards – Best Open Source CMS 2016 * CMS Critic Awards – Best Flat File CMS 2017 * CMS Critic Awards – Best Flat File CMS 2019 * CMS Critic Awards – Best Flat File CMS 2020 * CMS Critic Awards – Best Flat File CMS 2021

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