Known CMS
- Background
- Installation
- Configuration
- Creating your first post
- Images and media
- First Impressions
- Adding pages, Categories
- Site Configuration
- Themes
- Takeaways
- Resources
Introduction
Known CMS is a PHP based content management system (CMS) that can be installed on shared hosting or a VPS. In this post, you will find my experience with this CMS, including installation, configuration any quirks, and final takeaways.

Background
I learnt about Known CMS through the list of Content Management Systems on Wikipedia. In a way, it is a re learning. Here’s why:
Over the past two or three years, I check this list once every six months. My main interest is to learn about any new developments in the world of CMS. This includes, but not limited to:
- Updates to existing CMS’es
- New additions or deletion from the list
- Any projects that have come back from the dead, figuratively speaking. HTMLy, (or TypesetterCMS) for example.
The last time I had checked, Known CMS had not been updated for quite some time. Today, I was pleasantly surprised to see an update from June 15, 2020.
Installation




Configuration of settings for KnownCMS



Setup completed: Creating your first post

HTML editor in KnownCMS
Adding Images and media
To Add
First Impressions


Adding pages, Categories

Site Configuration

Plugins
Many resources on Github (Community contributed plugins) are dated. 5 or 6 years in age!
Themes for KnownCMS

Parting Thoughts: Takeaways
I want to like this Content Management System, I really do! But cannot. That is my personal take, and I appreciate the work put in by the developers for this PHP based open source CMS.
Resources
- Known CMS- release page
- Youtube has a few tutorials on installing, conferring, securing and using Known CMS
- https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/hosting/cms/cms-comparison-a-review-of-the-best-platforms/
- Installing Known CMS- Shared Hosting.
- Plugins for KnownCMS
- Known Guide
Update January 2022
This post is a part of ongoing series on Content Management Systems. In the past I have covered TypesetterCMS, ClassicPress among others. More CMS to follow in the coming days.
This post was updated on 2021-01-05