Developer(s) | Serendipity Developer Team |
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Stable release | |
Repository | |
Written in | PHP |
Operating system | Unix-like, Windows |
Platform | Cross-platform |
Type | content management system |
License | BSD-3-Clause |
Website | s9y |
Serendipity is a blog and web-based content management system written in PHP and available under a BSD license. It supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite database backends, the Smarty template engine, and a plugin architecture for user contributed modifications. [2]
Serendipity is available through a number of "one-click install" services such as Installatron.[3]
Serendipity's plugin architecture allows users to modify both the appearance of the blog and its features.
Serendipity's SPARTACUS plugin automatically checks the central repository for plugins/templates upgrades and new functionality whenever a user checks the list. Users can install more than 120 plugins. [4]
The Serendipity project was started by Jannis Hermanns in the winter of 2002, then still called jBlog. Due to a naming conflict with an existing blog publishing system, Sterling Hughes suggested the name serendipity. This suggestion is based on an Essay by Sam Ruby.[6] The short form s9y stems from abbreviations such as i18n for internationalization where the number represents the amount of omitted letters. Today the project is maintained by Garvin Hicking.
Author | Garvin Hicking |
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Original title | Serendipity Individuelle Weblogs für Einsteiger und Profis |
Language | German |
Subject | Serendipity Weblog Software |
Genre | Weblog Software |
Publisher | OpenSourcePress |
Publication date | 2008 |
ISBN | 978-3-937514-54-3 |
The first book about Serendipity was published in German by OpenSourcePress: Serendipity - Individuelle Weblogs für Einsteiger und Profis. [7] The publisher donated the book's copyright to the Serendipity project, who has released it under a CC-BY-NC-SA license and made a GitHub repository available online.[8]