Chyrp

{{ infobox software | name = Chyrp | logo = | caption = A screenshot of the Chyrp demo. | collapsible = yes | developer = Alex Suraci | status = ACTIVE | latest release version = 2.1.2 | latest PREview version = 2.5 beta 3 | operating system = Cross-platform | platform = PHP with MySQL or SQLite | genre = Blog software | license = MIT License | website = http://chyrp.net | screenshot = }} Chyrp is a free and open source blog publishing application, developed by Alex Suraci. Chyrp is intended to be light-weight, yet functional.

History

The idea of Chyrp has started in 2004 by Alex Suraci. Initially the project was called MCMS (mynimal CMS); then Mynimalistic; then Lingua; and so it has derived to Chyrp.

Design

Chyrp is a tumblelog-like blogging engine, hosted on one's own server. It uses a flexible plug-in system, with modules called "Feathers", providing more dedicated types of content to add, and themes, to change the appearance of the website.

Chyrp is built over PHP, MySQL (or SQLite), and AJAX

Core modules

The default Chyrp install is rather vanilla, but Chyrp can be extended through modules. Modules are things that enable extra functionality to Chyrp. There are sixteen default Modules bundled to every Chyrp installation, each providing certain functionality for a certain topic.

Aggregator: Pulls content RSS2/Atom feeds into your Chyrp installation as posts.
Cacher: Caches pages, drastically reducing server load.
Comments: Adds commenting functionality to posts, including Akismet spam protection, auto-reloading, pagination, etc.
Likes: Adds a Like feature to your Chyrp posts.
Markdown: A Markdown wrapper for posts, pages, and comments.
Paging: Split entries into multiple pages at  tags.
Read More: Splits entries at  tag.
SmartyPants: A SmartyPants wrapper for posts, pages, and comments.
SWFUpload: This is a helper module which provides functionality to other modules.
Tags: Adds tagging functionality to posts, allowing organization, grouping, and adding keywords to posts.
Textilize: A Textile wrapper for posts, pages, and comments.
Email Blog: Lets you post to chyrp from email..
Extension Manager: Allows you to install modules and themes from the chyrp site..
Recaptcha: A Module that provides recaptcha on your site..
Theme Editor: Edit the code in chirp themes.
Categorize: Adds categories that posts can be added under.

Releases

Version	Release Date	Notes
1.0	25 December 2007	First release to public.
1.0.2	28 December 2007	Mostly bug fixes, added feathers.
1.0.3	2 January 2008	Added previews, upgrader.
1.1	3 February 2008	Reduced SQL queries.
1.1.2	3 February 2008	Mostly bug fixes.
1.1.3	8 February 2008	Mostly bug fixes.
1.1.3.1	9 February 2008	Mostly bug fixes.
1.1.3.2	17 February 2008	Mostly bug fixes.
2.0	2 July 2009	Major release.
2.1	1 April 2011	Major release and bug fixes.
2.1.1	12 August 2011	Vulnerability Fix.
2.1.2	2 February 2012	Vulnerability Fix.
2.5b2	8 February 2012	New theme and Like module.