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## Breadcrumbs

- [Developer Tools & Cloud](/categories/developer-tools-cloud)
- [PageCarton](/pagecarton)

## Summary

Build websites, blogs, and online stores fast with PHP

A free, open-source CMS and web builder for designers, developers, and businesses to create websites, blogs, online stores, and web apps with themes and plugins.

## Product details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Website | https://www.pagecarton.org/ |
| Tagline | Build websites, blogs, and online stores fast with PHP |
| Primary country | Nigeria |
| Platforms | Web |
| Average rating |  |
| Published reviews | 0 |
| Verified listing | No |

## About the product

PageCarton is a **free, open-source content management system (CMS)** and **web builder** for designers, developers, small businesses, and individuals who want to create and manage websites, blogs, online stores, and other web applications.

Key capabilities include:
- **Website and app building** for common site types such as blogs, ecommerce storefronts, and custom web applications.
- **Themes and plugins support** for extending design and functionality, with dedicated directories at **themes.pagecarton.org** and **plugins.pagecarton.org**.
- **Self-hosted installation options** documented for different setups (including bootstrap and manual installation), designed to run on standard web hosting with a web server and **PHP**.
- **Security-focused positioning**, aimed at building attractive sites without compromising security.

Available on **Web** as a **self-hosted** PHP application.

Target users include **web designers**, **programmers**, **startups**, **organizations**, and **individuals** who need a customizable CMS they can download and run on their own hosting.

Notable in the African context, the project is associated with **Nigeria (Ibadan, Oyo State)** and maintains an open ecosystem with **documentation**, **support forums**, **tutorial videos**, and an active **GitHub** codebase under **GNU GPL v2 (or later)**.

## Features

- [Developer Tools & Cloud](/categories/developer-tools-cloud): Category
- [B2B](/tags/b2b): Product feature or technology
- [No-Code/Low-Code](/tags/no-code-low-code): Product feature or technology
- [Open Source](/tags/open-source): Product feature or technology
- [Nigeria](/countries/nigeria): Market

## Related pages

- [Alternatives](/pagecarton/alternatives)
- [Reviews](/pagecarton/reviews)
- [Transparency](/pagecarton/transparency)

## Access and citation

- [Canonical HTML page](https://liners.com/pagecarton)
- [Markdown route index](/sitemap.md)
- [Agent access guide](/llms.txt)