Composr CMS
Web application for creating websites
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Composr CMS (or Composr) is a web application for creating websites. It is a combination of a Web content management system and Online community (Social Networking) software. Composr is licensed as free software and primarily written in the PHP programming language.
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| Composr CMS | |
|---|---|
| |
| Developer | Christopher Graham[1] |
| Initial release | March 1, 2004[2] |
| Stable release | 10.0.52[3]
/ 2 August 2025 |
| Preview release | 11 beta8[4]
/ 31 July 2025 |
| Written in | PHP |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Available in | Multilingual |
| Type | Content management framework, Content management system, Community and Blog software |
| License | Common Public Attribution License |
| Website | compo |
Composr is available on various web application distributions platforms, including Installatron,[5] Softaculous,[6] and Bitnami.[7]
History
Composr was launched in 2004 as ocPortal.[8] In version 1, it started as a forum-friendly trailblazer which was expanded into a fully-functional CMS in version 2. Several UI/UX and system improvements were made over the proceeding versions.
ocPortal was featured on the CMS Report (a CMS editorial website) "Top 30 Web Applications" list.[9]
The software remained ocPortal until version 9, and then it was renamed to Composr CMS[10] alongside the new version 10 as a product and branding overhaul.
Features
The main features are for the following:[11][12]
- Content Management of website structure and pages
- Content Management of custom data ("Catalogues")
- Galleries (Photos and Videos)
- News and Blogging
- Discussion Forums
- Chat Rooms
- Advertising management ("Banners")
- Calendars
- File management ("Downloads")
- wikis ("Wiki+")
- Quizzes
- Newsletters
- Community Points
Composr uses a number of built-in languages to build up web content and structure, such as the following:[13]
- Comcode (for creating high-level web content, similar to BBCode)
- Tempcode (a templating language)
- Filtercode (for defining content filtering)
- Selectcode (for defining content selection)
Composr is developed distinctly compared to most other Open Source CMSs, with the main distinctions being the following:
- Composr is module-orientated, rather than node-orientated[14]
- Common software components are designed for maximum integration, rather than maximum choice[15]
Some unique (or rare) features of Composr are:
- Automatic banning of hackers (if hacking attempts are detected)[16]
- Core integration with spammer block lists[17]
- Integration with third-party forum software for user accounts and forums[18] (although this is no longer a focus[19])
- Automatic color scheme generation using color theory[20]
- ATAG compliance[21]
