Looking for another blogging script alternative? The neat thing about FlatPress is that they say it needs no database management system to work. Now, how the heck do they do that? You don’t need MySQL because FlatPress stores all of its content on text files. Some of the other features included are:
- Standard-compliant (XHTML valid)
- Plugin support
- Widget system
- Easy to customize with themes (powered by Smarty)
As you can see, it has all the usual bells and whistles most bloggers are looking for.
Looking for help using FlatPress? They have a very nice wiki available with tons of useful links and helpful information. They have forums too. To see FlatPress in action, go check out the FlatPress blog.
To get a good idea on what you can do to theme it, check out their test blog here:
+ http://themes.flatpress.org/
You can download FlatPress for free, and give it a shot. If you are looking to support one of the many other free blog scripts out there, using FlatPress would be a great way to get started.
