CMS

Botble: A Free Laravel Based CMS That Works

Hazem Abbas

Aug 2, 2025 — 3 min read

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Let’s be honest: The landscape of Laravel-based CMS solutions is filled with promise, but too many fall short in practice.

Most Laravel CMS platforms are either:

Hard to set up: complex configurations, unclear documentation, and outdated guides.
Abandoned or poorly maintained: no updates in over a year, breaking with newer Laravel versions.
Lacking essential features: missing modern tools like SEO optimization, multilingual support, role-based permissions, or intuitive admin panels.
Not developer-friendly: rigid architecture, poor extensibility, and minimal community support.

They start strong, but fade into obscurity: leaving developers stuck with outdated codebases, security risks, and endless custom fixes.

The Answer: Botble (Not quite yet)

A truly open-source Laravel-powered CMS built for real-world use — not just theory.

Unlike others, Botble delivers:

A clean, modular architecture that scales from small websites to complex applications
Full admin panel with drag-and-drop page builder, media manager, and user roles
Built-in SEO, multi-language support, blog system, and contact forms
Easy setup with artisan commands, no guesswork
Active development (with recent updates) and a growing community

Yet… despite having all the ingredients of a top-tier CMS, Botble hasn’t received the attention it deserves.
It remains one of the most capable Laravel CMS options, quietly powering projects across industries, but still overlooked by many.

If you're tired of wrestling with half-baked Laravel CMS tools that don’t evolve, Botble is the solution you’ve been waiting for.

Botble is not just a CMS, It’s a complete, maintainable, and future-proof platform, ready to build anything, anytime.

Don’t settle for broken or abandoned systems.
Choose Botble, where power meets simplicity, and innovation isn’t left behind.

Features

Page, blog, menu, contact, gallery, statics blocks… modules are provided with the use of components to avoid boilerplate code.
Multi language support. Unlimited number of languages.
SEO & sitemap support: access sitemap.xml to see more
Powerful media system, also support Amazon S3, DigitalOcean Spaces
RESTful API using Laravel Sanctum.
Custom fields: easy to add new fields to page, post, category…
Google Analytics: display analytics data in admin panel.
Translation tool: easy to translate front theme and admin panel to your language.
CRUD generator: easy to create new plugin/package with just one command.
Theme generator: generate a new theme with just one command.
Widget generator: generate theme’s widgets using command.
News theme are ready to use.
Powerful Permission System: Manage user, team, role by permissions. Easy to manage user by permissions.
Admin template comes with color schemes to match your taste.
Fully Responsive: Compatible with all screen resolutions.
Coding Standard: All code follow coding standards PSR-2 and best practices.