Lightweight PHP CMS — v0.8

Publishing without
the noise.

slynx is a fast, clean CMS built for editorial teams who care about their content — not their infrastructure. Tags, analytics, bilingual, no bloat.

Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.

Built from scratch in PHP. No framework bloat, no plugin ecosystem to maintain, no license fees per user.

Rich text editor

Quill-powered editor with image upload, drag & drop, paste from clipboard. German translation tab built right in.

Bilingual out of the box

Every post has a primary and secondary language. Switch the second language to anything — DE, HU, RU — from settings.

Live theme editor

Full color customization with a quick theme generator, live preview and WCAG AA contrast checker built in.

Role-based access

Root, admin, editor, contributor. Each role has clearly defined rights. Root posts are untouchable by anyone else.

Full-text search

Fast bilingual search across titles, teasers and content. Load-more pagination. No external search service needed.

SEO & social ready

Twitter cards, Open Graph, Schema.org structured data, sitemap.xml, custom OG image — all automatic.

Navigation editor

Drag-and-drop header, footer and GDPR nav menus. Add pages, categories or custom links. Save instantly.

Built-in forum

Internal editorial forum for your team. Role-gated categories, pinned topics, the works. No plugin needed.

GDPR-ready

Legal settings, impressum, Datenschutzerklärung, cookie policy — all pre-built and editable from the admin.

Tags & bulk tagging

Full tag system with archive pages and gradient color coding per tag. Bulk-tag all your posts from one screen — click to toggle, saves instantly.

Referrer analytics

See where your readers come from — Google, X, Facebook, Reddit, direct — bucketed and charted in the stats dashboard. No third-party trackers.

Social sharing

One-click share to X/Twitter and Facebook on every post. Copy-link button included. No tracking scripts, just plain links.

Reading time estimate

Automatic "X min read" calculated from word count and shown on every article. Small detail, big UX impact.

slynx — built different Built different.
PHP 8.1+ MySQL 5.7+ / MariaDB 10.3+ mod_rewrite / nginx rewrite SMTP (optional)

If your host runs WordPress, it runs slynx. Any shared hosting plan from Hetzner, Hostinger, cPanel or similar will have everything you need out of the box.

Kick the tyres.
No signup needed.

Full root access. Create posts, change colors, manage users — do whatever you want. The demo resets every hour so the next person gets a clean slate.

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⏱ Resets every hour — no account needed.

Interested in a license?

slynx is available for licensing to media companies, agencies and independent publishers. One flat fee, no per-user pricing, no SaaS lock-in.

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  • Full source code included
  • Self-hosted on your infrastructure
  • Onboarding & setup support available
  • Custom features on request