myWebLog
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What It Is

myWebLog is a lightweight, low-configuration, lightning-fast multi-tenant blogging and podcasting platform.

Features

myWebLog supports:

• Writing posts and pages in HTML or Markdown
• Built-in support for htmx
• Podcast feed support (via category or tag), including many Podcasting 2.0 features
• Installation at a domain root or within a subdirectory
• Historical link redirection (move a page without prior links being broken)
• Uploads for images and other files, optionally stored with your data
• Custom themes, which can also provide specialized page/post templates
• User-defined metadata on pages and posts (visible in templates)
• Hierarchical categories
• URL/tag mappings for tags that may not work correctly in a web address
• RSS feeds for posts, categories, and tags

Features on the Roadmap

• Fuller support for Podcasting 2.0 elements
• User-defined tiles that can be placed in templates (similar to WordPress's “widgets”)
• Scheduled posts
• WYSIWYG editors

How to Use myWebLog

Installing - How to get up and running with myWebLog
Configuring - Set up and maintain categories, users, tag mappings, and site-level settings
Podcasting and RSS - Use myWebLog to produce automated feeds, including podcast feeds
Writing - Share your thoughts with posts and pages
Themes - Customize the look
Advanced Usage - Backup and restore, and detailed configuration instructions

How Did You Do It?

myWebLog is written in F# and runs on .NET 6 or .NET 8; it uses PostgreSQL, RethinkDB, or SQLite to store its data; and uses DotLiquid for its templates.