Our take
Quietno commits in the last 90 days and no release in a year- Activity
- 20
- Community
- 74
- Issues
- 21
- Pull requests
- 21
-3 stars in the last 10 days
Microweber combines visual site editing and e-commerce in a mature, MIT-licensed PHP application, but its quiet recent release and issue-handling activity warrant checking current maintenance before adopting it.
Good fit if
- You want a self-hosted CMS that combines drag-and-drop editing, content management, and online-store features.
- Your team can operate a PHP application and database, and values an MIT-licensed codebase.
- You are comfortable evaluating a project with 54 contributors, no commits reported in the last 90 days, and no release in over a year.
Look elsewhere if
- You need evidence of frequent recent releases or issue and pull-request activity. None were reported in the measured recent period.
- You cannot maintain a PHP-based application and its database or configure a web server.
- You need a platform whose current maintenance pace is a firm adoption requirement.
All health signals
| Last commit | 2026-10-12 (1 day ago) |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 90 days | 0 |
| Releases, last 12 months | 0 (latest v2.0.20, 2025-08-14) |
| Contributors | 54 (top contributor: 37% of commits) |
| Issues closed, last 90 days | 0 |
| Pull requests merged, last 90 days | 0 |
| Project age | 16 years |
Checked on 2026-10-14 with the GitHub API.
Overview
Microweber is a PHP CMS and website builder for creating and managing websites, blogs, and online stores. Its visual editor lets users arrange content on the page and make text changes directly, addressing the need to build and update a site without doing all content work through code or a separate admin form.
It is aimed at site owners and small teams who want website management and e-commerce in one self-hosted application. Developers can also extend sites with modules and customizations, while taking responsibility for hosting and the PHP environment.
Key Features
- Drag-and-drop placement of content such as images, text, videos, and modules.
- Real-time text editing within the site’s live-edit view.
- Management of pages, posts, products, and categories through an admin panel.
- Layouts and modules for assembling pages, with custom modules available for extension.
- Built-in e-commerce capabilities for operating an online shop.
- Support for MySQL, SQLite, Microsoft SQL Server, and PostgreSQL.
Use Cases
- A small business owner building an online store who wants product and page management in one CMS.
- A blogger or site owner who prefers editing text and arranging page content visually.
- A web developer delivering client sites who wants to customize a Laravel-based CMS with modules.
- A team running a self-hosted website that needs a choice of supported database engines.
What you need
Detected in the repository
- Node.js (from package.json)
- PHP (from composer.json)
- A Dockerfile, so it can run in a container; a Compose file sets up the related services
- A test suite and automated checks on GitHub Actions
License in plain words
MITpermissive
- Commercial use: yes
- Modify and redistribute: yes
- You must keep: the copyright and license notice
- Share your changes: no
A summary, not legal advice: the LICENSE file is what applies.
Getting Started
With Composer and Node.js installed, create a project and build its frontend dependencies:
composer create-project microweber/microweber my_site dev-master
cd my_site
npm install
npm run build
See the README for setup requirements, server configuration, and installation details.
Considerations
The measured project status is quiet: there have been no commits reported in the last 90 days, no releases in the past year, and no reported issue closures or merged pull requests in that period. The latest listed release is from over a year ago. The repository is not archived, and its contributors are not concentrated around one person, but teams should still verify that the project’s current maintenance meets their needs.
Running it requires PHP 8.2 or later, Node.js for the frontend build, a database, and a configured HTTP server. The README lists several database options and gives Apache, Nginx, and IIS guidance. The MIT license permits broad reuse, subject to its license terms.
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