# CMS Blog Options? Stacks, PHP scripts, etc

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-blog-options-stacks-php-scripts-etc/39588>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [June 8, 2021, 6:10am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-blog-options-stacks-php-scripts-etc/39588 "2021-06-08T06:10:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![TemplateRepo](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/templaterepo/32/17547_2.png) [@TemplateRepo](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/TemplateRepo)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 6:10am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-blog-options-stacks-php-scripts-etc/39588/1 "2021-06-08T06:10:51Z")

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I’m looking around at what new, or not new but previously missed by me, CMS blog options there are out there that play nice with RW. It’s for a site that isn’t Foundry so Alloy is not an option. I’m aware of and do use Armadillio, but I need more styling options. I’m not a fan of TCMS so that isn’t an option.

I need the blog item to offer SEO and have unique article links, so some sort of iframe solution isn’t an option.

I normally use one of a couple of PHP Scripts for CMS blogs, but I just fancy looking at alternatives.

I’d love to hear about what folk are using and if poss links to demos/live installs. I don’t need any suggestions to be stacks based. I’m happy with scripts and addons etc.

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**Author:** ![Panans](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/panans/32/22695_2.png) [@Panans](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Panans)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 6:45am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-blog-options-stacks-php-scripts-etc/39588/2 "2021-06-08T06:45:24Z")

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Hi @TemplateRepo , before switching to Alloy, I used [Blogspot](https://marc.vos.net/downloads/blogspot-stack/) for a while. It links to a [blog](https://www.blogger.com) created in Google.

Not as styled as Alloy, but it worked.

Hans

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**Author:** ![TemplateRepo](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/templaterepo/32/17547_2.png) [@TemplateRepo](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/TemplateRepo)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 6:48am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-blog-options-stacks-php-scripts-etc/39588/3 "2021-06-08T06:48:15Z")

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Thanks, but should have said, I don’t really want to use some sort of external blog (a la Blogspot etc.) and then embed that into a site. I want either a PHP script or similar that is hosted on my server.

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**Author:** ![dripple](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dripple/32/20481_2.png) [@dripple](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dripple)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-blog-options-stacks-php-scripts-etc/39588/4 "2021-06-08T12:08:25Z")

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Out of interest: what’s wrong with a hosted Wordpress?

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**Author:** ![TemplateRepo](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/templaterepo/32/17547_2.png) [@TemplateRepo](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/TemplateRepo)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-blog-options-stacks-php-scripts-etc/39588/5 "2021-06-08T12:15:03Z")

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I don’t use Wordpress. No interest in using it.

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**Author:** ![Flash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f475e1/32.png) [@Flash](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Flash)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-blog-options-stacks-php-scripts-etc/39588/6 "2021-06-08T12:54:31Z")

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[https://instacks.com/posterstack/](https://instacks.com/posterstack/)

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**Author:** ![instacks](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/instacks/32/23339_2.png) [@instacks](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/instacks)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-blog-options-stacks-php-scripts-etc/39588/7 "2021-06-08T12:59:44Z")

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> [@Flash](#):
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> posterstack

@TemplateRepo is waiting for the online editor. Me too.

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**Author:** ![Flash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f475e1/32.png) [@Flash](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Flash)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-blog-options-stacks-php-scripts-etc/39588/8 "2021-06-08T13:02:01Z")

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[https://justdropkick.com/cms/](https://justdropkick.com/cms/)

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**Author:** ![NeilUK](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/neiluk/32/23434_2.png) [@NeilUK](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/NeilUK)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-blog-options-stacks-php-scripts-etc/39588/9 "2021-06-08T13:08:46Z")

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justdropkick/cms/

No about page, no contact page, no privacy policy, no terms and conditions. It’s just “give me your money”. It looks dodgy to me, and I’m no GDPR worryguts.

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**Author:** ![Flash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f475e1/32.png) [@Flash](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Flash)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-blog-options-stacks-php-scripts-etc/39588/10 "2021-06-08T13:49:48Z")

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Yes, hopefully Poster online editor is coming soon.

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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/system/32/25301_2.png) [@system](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 11:49pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/cms-blog-options-stacks-php-scripts-etc/39588/11 "2021-07-08T23:49:54Z")

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