Write Freely

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A minimalist, federated blogging platform offering a clean UI. It's free, open source, and caters to writers seeking simplicity and federation capabilities. For hosted options, visit Write.as.

Homepage: writefreely.org
GitHub: github.com/writeas/writefreely
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writefreely

Description

A clean, Markdown-based publishing platform made for writers. Write together and build a community.

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Homepage

https://writefreely.org

License

AGPL-3.0

Created

02 Apr 17

Last Updated

05 Oct 24

Latest version

v0.15.0

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15,800 KB

Stars

4,450

Forks

312

Watchers

4,450

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Recent Commits

Matt Baer (15 Aug 24)
Merge pull request #1026 from writefreely/dependabot/go_modules/github.com/urfave/cli/v2-2.27.4 Bump github.com/urfave/cli/v2 from 2.27.1 to 2.27.4
dependabot[bot] (15 Aug 24)
Bump github.com/urfave/cli/v2 from 2.27.1 to 2.27.4 Bumps [github.com/urfave/cli/v2](https://github.com/urfave/cli) from 2.27.1 to 2.27.4. - [Release notes](https://github.com/urfave/cli/releases) - [Changelog](https://github.com/urfave/cli/blob/main/docs/CHANGELOG.md) - [Commits](https://github.com/urfave/cli/compare/v2.27.1...v2.27.4) --- updated-dependencies: - dependency-name: github.com/urfave/cli/v2 dependency-type: direct:production update-type: version-update:semver-patch ... Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <[email protected]>
Matt Baer (15 Aug 24)
Merge pull request #1010 from writefreely/dependabot/go_modules/github.com/gorilla/schema-1.4.1 Bump github.com/gorilla/schema from 1.2.1 to 1.4.1
dependabot[bot] (15 Aug 24)
Bump github.com/gorilla/schema from 1.2.1 to 1.4.1 Bumps [github.com/gorilla/schema](https://github.com/gorilla/schema) from 1.2.1 to 1.4.1. - [Release notes](https://github.com/gorilla/schema/releases) - [Commits](https://github.com/gorilla/schema/compare/v1.2.1...v1.4.1) --- updated-dependencies: - dependency-name: github.com/gorilla/schema dependency-type: direct:production update-type: version-update:semver-minor ... Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <[email protected]>
Matt Baer (15 Aug 24)
Merge pull request #1013 from writefreely/dependabot/go_modules/github.com/gorilla/sessions-1.3.0 Bump github.com/gorilla/sessions from 1.2.2 to 1.3.0
Matt Baer (15 Aug 24)
Merge pull request #1014 from writefreely/dependabot/go_modules/golang.org/x/crypto-0.24.0 Bump golang.org/x/crypto from 0.21.0 to 0.24.0
Matt Baer (13 Aug 24)
Merge pull request #894 from claabs/docker-healthcheck-fix Fix Docker healthcheck with wget
Matt Baer (13 Aug 24)
Merge pull request #933 from CDN18/develop Add linux/arm64 platform support for docker
Matt Baer (13 Aug 24)
Merge pull request #1023 from writefreely/update-phabricator Update Phabricator URL in docs and PR template
Matt Baer (13 Aug 24)
Update Phabricator URL in docs and PR template Moved from phabricator.write.as to todo.musing.studio
dependabot[bot] (01 Jul 24)
Bump golang.org/x/crypto from 0.21.0 to 0.24.0 Bumps [golang.org/x/crypto](https://github.com/golang/crypto) from 0.21.0 to 0.24.0. - [Commits](https://github.com/golang/crypto/compare/v0.21.0...v0.24.0) --- updated-dependencies: - dependency-name: golang.org/x/crypto dependency-type: direct:production update-type: version-update:semver-minor ... Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <[email protected]>
dependabot[bot] (01 Jul 24)
Bump github.com/gorilla/sessions from 1.2.2 to 1.3.0 Bumps [github.com/gorilla/sessions](https://github.com/gorilla/sessions) from 1.2.2 to 1.3.0. - [Release notes](https://github.com/gorilla/sessions/releases) - [Commits](https://github.com/gorilla/sessions/compare/v1.2.2...v1.3.0) --- updated-dependencies: - dependency-name: github.com/gorilla/sessions dependency-type: direct:production update-type: version-update:semver-minor ... Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <[email protected]>
Matt Baer (17 Apr 24)
Merge pull request #893 from writefreely/consistent-reader-nav Fix Admin and Invite links never showing on Reader nav
Matt Baer (17 Apr 24)
Merge pull request #930 from tkngaejcpi/develop support more image formats
Matt Baer (03 Apr 24)
Merge pull request #982 from writefreely/dependabot/go_modules/golang.org/x/net-0.22.0 Bump golang.org/x/net from 0.20.0 to 0.22.0
Matt Baer (03 Apr 24)
Merge pull request #927 from writefreely/dependabot/go_modules/github.com/stretchr/testify-1.9.0 Bump github.com/stretchr/testify from 1.8.4 to 1.9.0
dependabot[bot] (01 Apr 24)
Bump golang.org/x/net from 0.20.0 to 0.22.0 Bumps [golang.org/x/net](https://github.com/golang/net) from 0.20.0 to 0.22.0. - [Commits](https://github.com/golang/net/compare/v0.20.0...v0.22.0) --- updated-dependencies: - dependency-name: golang.org/x/net dependency-type: direct:production update-type: version-update:semver-minor ... Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <[email protected]>
CDN18 (06 Mar 24)
Add linux/arm64 platform support for docker
Riley Chang (04 Mar 24)
support more image formats
dependabot[bot] (01 Mar 24)
Bump github.com/stretchr/testify from 1.8.4 to 1.9.0 Bumps [github.com/stretchr/testify](https://github.com/stretchr/testify) from 1.8.4 to 1.9.0. - [Release notes](https://github.com/stretchr/testify/releases) - [Commits](https://github.com/stretchr/testify/compare/v1.8.4...v1.9.0) --- updated-dependencies: - dependency-name: github.com/stretchr/testify dependency-type: direct:production update-type: version-update:semver-minor ... Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <[email protected]>
Matt Baer (20 Feb 24)
Merge pull request #874 from claabs/docker-fixes Version number and healthcheck fixes for Docker image
charlocharlie (06 Feb 24)
Change Docker healthcheck to wget curl is not available in the Alpine image
Matt Baer (20 Feb 24)
Fix Admin and Invite links never showing on Reader nav
Matt Baer (20 Feb 24)
Merge pull request #878 from c7io-dev/snullp-patch-1 Add "Import posts" to base.tmpl to be consistent with /me/* nav bar
Matt Baer (20 Feb 24)
Merge pull request #883 from elkcityhazard/develop add f.created to join, add Created to Scan
Andrew M McCall (15 Feb 24)
add f.created to join, add Created to Scan
Big Squirrel (09 Feb 24)
Add "Import posts" to base.tmpl to be consistent with /me/* nav bar
charlocharlie (06 Feb 24)
Include .git context in Docker build for UI version number Fixes #873
Matt Baer (02 Feb 24)
Merge pull request #854 from writefreely/api-inconsistencies Fix Collection property serialization on API
Matt Baer (02 Feb 24)
Bump version to 0.15

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