Write Freely
writefreely.orgA 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
- Web info: web-check.xyz/check/writefreely.org
Write Freely Source Code
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Description
A clean, Markdown-based publishing platform made for writers. Write together and build a community.
Homepage
https://writefreely.orgLicense
AGPL-3.0
Created
02 Apr 17
Last Updated
28 Jul 26
Latest version
Primary Language
Go
Size
16,339 KB
Stars
5,209
Forks
385
Watchers
5,209
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Recent Commits
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Bump version to 0.17.1
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Merge pull request #1706 from writefreely/update-updates Improvements to automatic Update checking
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Show indicator on Admin Dashboard links when update is available
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Merge pull request #1705 from writefreely/mass-user-management Add mass user management via command-line
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Merge pull request #1704 from writefreely/fix-nodeinfo-sqlite Fix nodeinfo Active User stats for SQLite-backed instances
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Merge pull request #1703 from writefreely/fix-export-regression Fix Export page rendering
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Configure automatic updates on initial interactive flow
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Adjust whitespace in Admin header
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Show Updates tab for single-user instances, too Previously, it would only ever show on multi-user instances
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Include admins in `users list` command This still always hides them for Silence / Delete mass actions
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Show command-line user lists in ascending order
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Move `users` subcommand funcs from user.go to users.go
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Move `users` silencing and deleting to subcommands, not flags
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Add `users list` subcommand with moderation actions This adds a command-line utility for viewing users on the instance, filtering them, and silencing or deleting accounts in bulk.
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Fix nodeinfo Active User stats for SQLite-backed instances Previously, the `activeHalfYear` and `activeMonth` attributes would always be `0` on SQLite-backed instances, due to a bad database query.
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Fix Export page rendering Changes in v0.17.0 to fix other pages caused this page to fail to render.
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Merge pull request #1694 from writefreely/dependabot/github_actions/docker/setup-buildx-action-4.2.0 Bump docker/setup-buildx-action from 4.1.0 to 4.2.0
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Merge pull request #1696 from writefreely/dependabot/github_actions/docker/metadata-action-6.2.0 Bump docker/metadata-action from 6.1.0 to 6.2.0
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Merge pull request #1691 from writefreely/dependabot/github_actions/docker/build-push-action-7.3.0 Bump docker/build-push-action from 7.2.0 to 7.3.0
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Bump Go to 1.25 for cross-compile
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Bump version to 0.17.0
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Merge commit from fork Advisory fix 1
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Merge pull request #1687 from writefreely/fix-customize-username Fix missing user nav on blog Customize page
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Merge pull request #1695 from writefreely/dependabot/github_actions/docker/login-action-4.3.0 Bump docker/login-action from 4.2.0 to 4.3.0
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Merge pull request #1693 from writefreely/dependabot/go_modules/golang.org/x/net-0.56.0 Bump golang.org/x/net from 0.55.0 to 0.56.0
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Merge pull request #1623 from writefreely/export-improvements Improve and fix up data exports
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Merge pull request #1686 from writefreely/fix-signup-closed-registration Prevent signups via /auth/signup with closed registrations
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Bump docker/metadata-action from 6.1.0 to 6.2.0 Bumps [docker/metadata-action](https://github.com/docker/metadata-action) from 6.1.0 to 6.2.0. - [Release notes](https://github.com/docker/metadata-action/releases) - [Commits](https://github.com/docker/metadata-action/compare/v6.1.0...v6.2.0) --- updated-dependencies: - dependency-name: docker/metadata-action dependency-version: 6.2.0 dependency-type: direct:production update-type: version-update:semver-minor ... Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <[email protected]>
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Bump docker/login-action from 4.2.0 to 4.3.0 Bumps [docker/login-action](https://github.com/docker/login-action) from 4.2.0 to 4.3.0. - [Release notes](https://github.com/docker/login-action/releases) - [Commits](https://github.com/docker/login-action/compare/v4.2.0...v4.3.0) --- updated-dependencies: - dependency-name: docker/login-action dependency-version: 4.3.0 dependency-type: direct:production update-type: version-update:semver-minor ... Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <[email protected]>
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Bump docker/setup-buildx-action from 4.1.0 to 4.2.0 Bumps [docker/setup-buildx-action](https://github.com/docker/setup-buildx-action) from 4.1.0 to 4.2.0. - [Release notes](https://github.com/docker/setup-buildx-action/releases) - [Commits](https://github.com/docker/setup-buildx-action/compare/v4.1.0...v4.2.0) --- updated-dependencies: - dependency-name: docker/setup-buildx-action dependency-version: 4.2.0 dependency-type: direct:production update-type: version-update:semver-minor ... Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <[email protected]>
Write Freely Security
Security Advisories (2)
- medium Patched
GHSA-cfcq-76gr-62x8 Cross-User IDOR: Subscriber List Disclosure
- high Patched CVSS 8.8
CVE-2025-24337 config.ini defaults to world-readable
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WriteFreely
Minimalist, federated, self-hosted blogging platform.
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Server Details
- IP Address 185.112.146.212
- Hostname vps-185-112-146-212.1984.is
- Location Reykjavik, Hofudborgarsvaedi, Iceland, EU
- ISP 1984 ehf
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