The install script
One line on Linux or a Mac puts Khalid on your computer. Windows has a download.
curl -fsSL …/install.sh | sh
Open source, by SerpDad
A blog that checks every post before it goes live
Khalid is an open-source blog engine you add to the website you already have. It is one small program, every post is a text file, the SEO is written for you, and it will not publish a post with the mistakes that hurt it in search.
Start a blog See the demo blog
Khalid's main home is now on SerpDad: serpdad.com/khalid, with every demo and template.
Three ways to start
Docker
Each release publishes an image, so you run a blog without building anything.
ghcr.io/thebigasif/khalidThe Deploy to Cloudflare button
Cloudflare copies a small ready blog into your GitHub account and puts it online on its free plan.
- 1 program runs the whole blog
- 0 KB of script to read a post
- 100 Lighthouse score we hold the demo to
- 11 looks to pick from: Classic and ten templates
Features
What you get
Everything a business blog needs, in one program, with nothing extra to install or keep updated.
Writing checks
Stop serious mistakes before they go live, with every fix explained.
SEO and AI search
Tags, structured data, sitemaps, feeds and files for AI tools, built in.
A web editor
Blocks, versions and roles for your team, with no code to write.
Drafts and scheduling
Previews, then posts go live when they are ready.
Newsletter and members
Your list on your own site, and posts for members only.
Comments and forms
Both work with scripts turned off, and you approve each comment.
Analytics without cookies
See your readers, including the ones AI tools send you.
Imports
Move from WordPress, Ghost, Medium, Substack or markdown.
APIs and an MCP server
An API, an SDK and a server for your tools and AI agents.
Fast, light pages
No script needed, on a server or as plain files.
Backups in one file
A safe restore, and undo for mistakes.
Your brand's look
Colours and fonts copied from your website, in any language.
Why Khalid
The problem it solves
Most blogs lose readers in quiet ways. Khalid puts the checks before the post goes live, and builds the SEO in.
A blog without checks
- A post goes out with no description.
- A link breaks when a page moves.
- Search needs a plugin, then another, and each needs updates.
A blog on Khalid
- A careful editor reads every post first.
- A moved post keeps its old address working.
- The SEO is built in, so nothing extra needs installing.
Templates
Pick a look, keep your brand
Ten templates and Classic, each in your own colours, fonts and logo through theme sync. Each one has a live demo.
Use cases
Who it is for
Businesses that want a blog beside their main website, whatever it is built with. You do not need to be technical to write: the admin is a web editor.
Software companies
A blog that brings in sign-ups, beside the product site.
Agencies
Your own blog and your clients' blogs, with reviews and roles.
Newsletter writers
Every post on your site and in your readers' inboxes.
Local businesses
Posts that bring people through the door.
Blogs in many languages
One post, each language at its own address.
Membership blogs
Some posts for everyone, some for members.
How it works
Write, check, publish
Write
Write in the web editor, or as text files in any editor you like. Every post is a file you own.
content/en/posts/my-first-post.mdCheck
The writing checks read the post like a careful editor, and say what to fix and why in plain words.
khalid lintPublish
Khalid writes the pages, the SEO, the sitemaps and the feeds, as plain files or from a small server.
khalid build
Open, and checked in public
Start a blog that checks itself
Khalid is open source under the AGPL licence. Its code, tests and every decision are public, and this website passes its own checks. Read about who makes Khalid, or compare it with WordPress, Ghost and Webflow.