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Meet Vale
The lightweight open-source CMS that gets out of your way. Vale is a self-hosted CMS and e-commerce platform in one clean package. No plugin sprawl, no bloat. Just PHP 8.3 footprint and everything you actually need.
This page runs 100% on Vale, just like yours could.
Why vale?
Everything included. Nothing bolted on.
Content Editor
- Write and build visually with a modern block editor
- Type / to insert anything in seconds
- Embed forms, products, media and newsletters
- Use Markdown or edit HTML directly
- Create rich, interactive content without plugins
Built-in Analytics
- Built-in analytics, no third-party scripts
- Track pageviews, visitors, trends and top pages
- Understand traffic sources with automatic UTM tracking
- See browser, device and language breakdowns
- Cookie-free analytics with configurable privacy controls
E-Commerce
- Sell physical and digital products
- Subscriptions, coupons and flexible pricing
- Built-in carts, checkout, abandoned carts, and order management
- Payments, shipping and tax support
- Import products from WooCommerce, Shopify, eBay and more
Highly-customizable
- Highly customizable, from core settings to advanced options
- Configure Vale to fit your workflow
- Enable or disable features whenever you need them
- Fine-tune security, privacy, performance and system behavior
- Powerful settings without editing the code
And more...
Newsletters, built-in security, forms, comment system, API, hooks. Everything you need!
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