To install, create a directory somewhere on the server then set $directory in index.php to that directory.

Then to make a new post, simply write an HTML file in that directory.

By default the blog lists all blog posts descending found in the posts directory.

Posts are simple text files modeled in a certain way.

By setting the post date to a later date ...

It uses the Mercurial SCM as a backend, storing post and page content in it.

All the content is written using any text editor and reStructuredText with some custom directives.

The goal is to have the blog itself all made up by static content.

The implementation of Oak is done around a few python classes and libs.

It is a tool for Ruby lovers, who would like to keep a blog running on their favorite programming language.

Its simple, elegant architecture, minimalist featureset, and extensible codebase make it both fast and easy to customize.

It's written with security and extensibility in mind and inherits many ideas of WordPress and other existing blogging systems.

It comes with all basic blog functions like posting, comments, ...

It comes with a backend administration screen to manage all the content from a simple GUI.

The database used is based on XML files and this way it is not necessary to use MySQL or similar DBMS.

The blogging platform is available in Bulgarian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Spanish, Chinese, English, Estonian, French, German, Turkish and Vietnamese.

It comes with a very powerful yet easy to use interface which makes blogging simple and enjoyable, while also providing advanced features in the administration backend.

It uses MySQL to store blog entries.