This project is a multilingual website engine developed in PHP. It supports page routing, redirects, SEO, social media sharing, a cache system, and multi-level page templates.
Pages are defined as sets of blocks that you can use from the default template. You can, of course, create your own page templates and blocks.
Data is stored in JSON files. Database storage (more suitable for large sites) is also an option.
This site engine does not have an administration interface but offers an API for updating its database. Software and client back offices for this API will be available. They will be listed on the project website.
You can use this engine to create your own sites and benefit from the included features, provided you comply with the minimum information requirements for the three types of database files. The rest is entirely autonomous.
Warning
Following Microsoft's decision to merge GitHub into its AI division in the summer of 2025 and therefore to consider what we publish on it only as a source of training for its models without any compensation (apart from hosting the source codes) or to bombard us with their injunctions to use Copilot everywhere, for everything and anything, I have decided to stop maintaining the repositories here.
Maintenance of this project has been moved to Codeberg at https://codeberg.org/PatrickPremartin/Block-Page-Site-Server
Codeberg is a community-based hosting service located in Europe that respects developers, the license of each project, and the privacy of those who connect to it.
Note
To open or work on a ticket for this project, go to https://codeberg.org/PatrickPremartin/Block-Page-Site-Server/issues To make a PULL REQUEST on this project, go to https://codeberg.org/PatrickPremartin/Block-Page-Site-Server/pulls For any other information or to contact me, you can also visit the project website at https://blockpagesiteserver.trucs-de-developpeur-web.fr or its devlog at https://trucs-de-developpeur-web.fr/block-page-site-server.html This code repository will be archived once the migration is complete and will no longer be updated on GitHub.
Follow my development streams of software, video games, mobile applications and websites on my Twitch channel or as replays on Serial Streameur mostly in French.
Copy the files from the ./src subfolder to your site location (root of a domain, subdomain, or subfolder of an existing site).
Display the home page and copy the information indicated in your version of the site generator.
Once this is done, the program will switch to data display mode, and you will only need to fill it in using the software.
You can also visit the script website to find out more about how it works, access videos and articles, find out about the different versions available and their features, contact user support...
To download this code repository, we recommend using "git", but you can also download a ZIP file directly from its GitHub repository.
When I code, I work locally with XAMPP on Windows. My projects work for this stack.
There's no guarantee of compatibility with other software or versions, even though I try to keep my code clean and avoid using too many specific things.
If you detect any anomalies on earlier versions, please don't hesitate to report them so that I can test and try to correct or provide a workaround.
This source code is distributed under the AGPL 3.0 or later license.
You are generally free to use the contents of this code repository anywhere, provided that:
- you mention it in your projects
- distribute the modifications made to the files supplied in this project under the AGPL license (leaving the original copyright notices (author, link to this repository, license) which must be supplemented by your own)
- to distribute the source code of your creations under the AGPL license.
If this license doesn't suit your needs, you can purchase the right to use this project under the Apache License 2.0 or a dedicated commercial license (contact the author to explain your needs).
These source codes are provided as is, without warranty of any kind.
Certain elements included in this repository may be subject to third-party usage rights (images, sounds, etc.). They are not reusable in your projects unless otherwise stated.
The SVG images of flags in the ./src/img/flags folder come from the repository https://github.com/lipis/flag-icons
They are distributed under the MIT license.
If you wish to use them in your projects, please ensure that you comply with their license.
If you want an answer from the project owner the best way to ask for a new feature or report a bug is to go to the GitHub repository and open a new issue.
If you found a security issue please don't report it publicly before a patch is available. Explain the case by sending a private message to the author.
You also can fork the repository and contribute by submitting pull requests if you want to help. Please read the CONTRIBUTING.md file.
If you think this project is useful and want to support it, please make a donation to its author. It will help to maintain this project and all others.
You can use one of those services :
- GitHub Sponsors
- Ko-fi in French or in English
- Patreon
- Liberapay
You can buy an end user license for my softwares and my video games or a developer license for my libraries if you use them in your projects.
I'm also available as a service provider to help you use this or other projects, such as software development, mobile applications and websites. Contact me to discuss.
