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Serendipity
Serendipity · founded 2002
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Serendipity
Free
Open-source PHP weblog software · BSD License · self-hosted
Read 12 Oct 2026 · docs.s9y.org
On the record
- Audience
- The maker describes the default package as designed for casual bloggers while also offering an expandable framework for professional applications.docs.s9y.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Content organization
- Serendipity supports nested categories, posting entries to multiple categories, and tags.docs.s9y.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Editing
- Entries can be written with a WYSIWYG editor or markup languages including Markdown and Textile, and the software includes an image manager.docs.s9y.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The software supports Movable Type and Blogger XML-RPC APIs and database backends for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite.docs.s9y.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Multiple users and blogs
- Multiple users can edit and administer a weblog under a permission system, and one installation can serve multiple independent weblogs.docs.s9y.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Plugins and themes
- Plugins can extend blog functionality, themes can change its appearance, and the Spartacus online repository supports installing plugins and themes and updating plugins.docs.s9y.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Recent security fixes
- The 2.6.1 security and bugfix release addresses four reported security issues, including username duplication, search-page XSS, access to internal network resources during media downloads, and a possible open redirect.blog.s9y.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Release
- The downloads page lists version 2.6.1 as the latest stable release and recommends it over the 2.7 development snapshot.docs.s9y.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- The FAQ lists PHP 7.4 or newer, MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQLite, and the Apache web server as requirements.docs.s9y.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- The project invites security reports for responsible disclosure and says it usually responds within 24 hours to discuss next steps.docs.s9y.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Spam controls
- Plugins provide comment and trackback spam controls including Akismet, honeypots, word filters, a local Bayesian filter, captchas, and moderation.docs.s9y.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Standards and feeds
- Serendipity supports HTML5, CSS3, RSS 2.0, Atom 1.0, conditional GET for RSS caching, and UTF-8 environments.docs.s9y.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- Users can seek help in the forums, report bugs through the GitHub issue tracker, and obtain commercial support through the lead developer’s company.docs.s9y.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Theme customization
- custom codedocs.s9y.org · read 22 Sep 2026
- What it does
- Serendipity is a PHP-powered weblog engine for maintaining a blog, with a default package aimed at casual bloggers and an expandable framework for professional applications.docs.s9y.org · read 12 Oct 2026
