DataLife Engine (DLE)
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DataLife Engine (DLE) is a content management system (CMS) used to build and manage websites, from personal blogs to high-traffic news portals with large audiences. It is self-hosted, giving site owners full independence from third-party services or subscriptions, and includes a visual editor, templating system, and built-in AI-assisted content tools. The product has been developed and supported since 2004 by SoftNews Media Group.
What it's for
Features 20
- AI assistant for writing, rewriting, translating, and generating SEO meta tags
- Automatic image conversion to WebP/AVIF
- Backup management with automatic cloud upload
- Built-in antivirus for file integrity monitoring
- Built-in viewer for DOCX, PDF, and XLSX files
- Domain migration wizard with automatic link replacement
- Dynamic custom/additional fields with multiple values
- Geo-targeting and country-based content/ad display
- IndexNow search engine notifications
- Multi-level caching (Memcached, Redis, file caching)
- Nested categories and scheduled publishing
- oEmbed support for Telegram, YouTube/Shorts, Rutube, VK Video
- Plugin system for code modification without altering core files
- Private messenger system between users
- Readable/pretty URLs and sitemap generation
- Schema.org structured data (JSON-LD) generation
- Social login via VK ID, Yandex, Google, Mail.ru
- Threaded comments with unlimited nesting
- Two-factor authentication (2FA Google Authenticator/OTP)
- Visual content editor
At a glance
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Pricing
All license tiers are one-time purchases that remain the buyer's forever; tiers differ only in copyright removal rights, technical support inclusion, and the period of free access to new versions.
Copyright removal not permitted; no technical support included.
Copyright removal not permitted; technical support not included; free new versions for one year
Full Functionality, No Website Runtime Limit, Unlimited Posts and Comments, Open Source Code, Copyright Removal Permitted, Technical Support Included, Free New Versions for One Year
Copyright removal permitted; technical support included; free new versions for one year
Full Functionality, No Website Runtime Limit, Unlimited Posts and Comments, Open Source Code, Copyright Removal Permitted, Technical Support Included, Free New Versions Without Limits
Copyright removal permitted; technical support included; free new versions without limits