Zenphoto
Open-source, gallery-focused PHP CMS for media websites
Zenphoto is a standalone, open-source CMS designed for media-focused websites — primarily photo galleries but also supporting video and audio. It provides a compact admin UI, theme-driven frontends and an integrated Zenpage plugin for blogging and custom pages. (zenphoto.org)
Key Features
- File-system based media management with multi-file upload and dynamic albums (saved searches). (zenphoto.org)
- Native support for images, video and audio formats; integrated Zenpage for news/blogs and custom pages. (zenphoto.org)
- Theme-driven frontend with many official and third-party themes; previewable via an official demo site. (demo.zenphoto.org)
- Search engine with boolean expressions, multimedia metadata handling and album/collection organization. (zenphoto.org)
- Active release cycle with maintenance releases (latest 1.6.x series and recent 1.6.8 release). (github.com)
Use Cases
- Photographers, illustrators and designers hosting portfolio galleries with integrated blog/news pages. (zenphoto.org)
- Small media sites (film makers, musicians) needing a lightweight CMS that handles mixed media formats. (zenphoto.org)
- Developers building custom gallery themes or plugins who want a file-system-first media CMS and extensible plugin hooks. (github.com)
Limitations and Considerations
- Official testing and recommendations are primarily for Apache/PHP environments; non-Apache servers may require extra configuration. Server PHP extensions (GD or Imagick, cURL, mbstring/iconv, etc.) are expected and some are required for full functionality. (zenphoto.org)
- The project maintains compatibility constraints across PHP/MySQL/MariaDB versions; review release notes and requirements before upgrading production installs. (zenphoto.org)
Zenphoto is a compact, purpose-built CMS for creators who need straightforward media gallery management with blogging and theming capabilities. It emphasizes simplicity, file-system media handling and extensibility via themes and plugins, with active community development and an official demo for previewing themes. (zenphoto.org)
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JavaScript
HTML
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PHP
MariaDB
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