Mobile: because they’re so small in size and because they have no databases, moving flat-file projects from server to server is a breeze. Lightweight: flat-file platforms are typically very small in size. Site Speed: thanks to the absence of database queries, sites load a lot faster. Quick Deployment: installation can be done with an FTP client alone. Here are the key benefits of a flat-file CMS: Plus, they are an approachable solution for the less technical and underfunded. Some flat-file CMS even run on as little as five core files.įlat-file content management systems allow for heightened speed, simplicity, mobility and security. Instead, it queries its data from a set of text files.īecause there’s no database involved, a flat-file CMS is supremely easy to deploy and super lightweight in terms of size. CMS Wire described a Flat-file CMS platform as: I should preface this by explaining what is a Flat-file based CMS, and why it caught my attention compared to the hundreds of offerings to your typical LAMP stack. I wanted this look to be brief, similar to how one may compare this look to a spike in a sprint, where some time is spent identifying the viability of investing further efforts and time into the task. While reading either Reddit or HackerNew (cannot remember origin sorry!), I saw a comment comparing popular CMS platforms to a modern abstract interpretation: Flat-File based CMS namely, GRAV. Some Thoughts from a former WordPress UserĪs a developer, I find a lot of the ‘magical’ moments occurring from discovering new technology, platforms and applications which challenge the norm, or go beyond the tried and true to carve a path both familiar and unfamiliar to the user.
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