{"id":31716,"date":"2015-10-05T11:05:33","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T18:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webdesignledger.com\/?p=31716"},"modified":"2015-10-01T13:02:19","modified_gmt":"2015-10-01T20:02:19","slug":"october-laravel-cms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webdesignledger.com\/october-laravel-cms\/","title":{"rendered":"October: A Free PHP Laravel-Based CMS Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the past few years Laravel<\/a> has become one of the most beloved PHP frameworks of the entire industry. It offers a solution for every situation with plenty of room for extending your own libraries. <\/p>\n

Most CMS engines are built on top of their own libraries but a newcomer named October CMS<\/a> does just the opposite. <\/p>\n

October is a platform meant to get “back to the basics”. It’s completely open source built on top of Laravel with support for themes, extensions, and all the regular stuff you’d expect from a quality CMS engine.<\/p>\n

The core is still very small with an overall install base of ~60,000 websites. October’s open source platform currently offers 160+ plugins with 30+ unique themes and a growing audience of supporters every month.<\/p>\n

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To get started check out the online documentation<\/a> to learn more about the admin panel + theme setup. You can also download the full October source directly from the GitHub repo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you’re unfamiliar with Laravel then October may offer a slight learning curve. But if you’re willing to stick with it you might find October more user-friendly compared to WordPress or Drupal.<\/p>\n

October’s dashboard is perhaps the most interesting aspect of the CMS. It’s meant to be insanely simple for clients who may not fully comprehend the more complex functionality of competitors.<\/p>\n

Live examples<\/a> can be found in the October site gallery with lots of clever design inspiration.<\/p>\n

There’s also a free intro video<\/a> covering October’s dashboard and setup process. If you’re itching for a new PHP-based CMS then check it out and see if it could work for any future projects.<\/p>\n