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button Add a features section with icons and descriptions Include a stats section with live data Add a responsive design with modern CSS features
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Quick Start
- Empty the content folder – Delete everything in
/content/to start fresh - Copy the default folder – Copy
/app/default/to/custom/(one level up from app/) to create your own theme - Add your content – Drop
.md,.html, or.phpfiles in/content/and they're live - Customize templates – Edit files in
/custom/templates/to change the look - Style it – Add CSS in
/custom/styles/styles.cssfor global styles
What Makes FolderWeb Different
File-based routing – Your folder structure is your URL structure. No configuration needed.
No JavaScript – Fast, simple, accessible websites that work everywhere.
Modern PHP & CSS – Clean code using the latest language features and CSS capabilities.
No build step – Edit a file, refresh the page. That's it.
Decade-proof – Minimal dependencies mean this will work for years without breaking.
How This Page Works
This frontpage demonstrates how you can mix different file types to create dynamic, custom layouts:
hero.php– Dynamic PHP component with live stats and stylingindex.md– Static markdown content (this section!)
Files in the same directory are rendered alphabetically. Want a different order? Prefix filenames with numbers like 00-hero.php and 01-content.md.
Features Demonstrated Here
Explore this demo site to see what FolderWeb can do:
- Examples – Markdown, metadata, dates, and cover images
- Multilingual – Build sites in multiple languages
- Nested Content – Organize content as deep as you need
Philosophy
Just enough, nothing more. This framework uses minimal PHP to enable modern conveniences while remaining maintainable for years or decades.
Read more in CLAUDE.md to understand the principles behind FolderWeb.