<s>
GetSimple	B-Protocol
CMS	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
free	O
web	O
Content	B-Protocol
Management	I-Protocol
System	I-Protocol
with	O
the	O
primary	O
goal	O
to	O
be	O
simple	O
and	O
easy	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
programming	O
language	O
PHP	B-Application
and	O
uses	O
XML	B-Protocol
files	O
to	O
store	O
the	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
flat	B-Application
file	I-Application
Content	B-Protocol
Management	I-Protocol
System	I-Protocol
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
other	O
CMS	B-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
,	O
that	O
tend	O
to	O
use	O
databases	O
such	O
as	O
MySQL	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GetSimple	B-Protocol
CMS	I-Protocol
was	O
created	O
in	O
2009	O
by	O
the	O
resident	O
in	O
Pittsburgh	O
,	O
PA	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
web	O
developer	O
Chris	O
Cagle	O
,	O
who	O
still	O
presides	O
over	O
the	O
project	O
as	O
a	O
senior	O
developer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cage	O
claims	O
he	O
created	O
GetSimple	B-Protocol
CMS	I-Protocol
out	O
of	O
the	O
need	O
of	O
a	O
CMS	O
that	O
is	O
"	O
as	O
powerful	O
as	O
WordPress	B-Application
is	O
to	O
use	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
easier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
active	O
community	O
contributes	O
plug-ins	B-Application
,	O
translations	O
and	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GetSimple	B-Protocol
CMS	I-Protocol
was	O
primarily	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
smaller	O
websites	O
,	O
however	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
suitable	O
for	O
medium	O
to	O
large	O
websites	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
extendability	O
of	O
the	O
platform	O
via	O
plug-ins	B-Application
and	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
statistics	O
from	O
W3Tech	O
,	O
GetSimple	B-Protocol
CMS	I-Protocol
is	O
used	O
by	O
less	O
than	O
0.1	O
%	O
of	O
all	O
sites	O
on	O
the	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
simple	O
installation	O
process	O
(	O
copying	O
the	O
files	O
to	O
the	O
web	B-Application
server	I-Application
and	O
start	O
the	O
installation	O
routine	O
)	O
allows	O
the	O
immediate	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
installed	O
,	O
the	O
software	O
can	O
be	O
expanded	O
with	O
numerous	O
plug-ins	B-Application
and	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GetSimple	B-Protocol
CMS	I-Protocol
has	O
been	O
downloaded	O
over	O
120,000	O
times	O
(	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
2013	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
t3n	O
assigns	O
GetSimple	O
as	O
"	O
micro	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Minimal-CMS	O
"	O
one	O
,	O
praises	O
the	O
simplicity	O
yet	O
possible	O
extensibility	O
through	O
plug-ins	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Content	B-Protocol
Manager	I-Protocol
magazine	O
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
CMS	O
a	O
detailed	O
presentation	O
and	O
took	O
it	O
in	O
2012	O
next	O
to	O
TYPO3	O
and	O
WordPress	B-Application
in	O
a	O
comparison	O
of	O
15	O
open	O
source	O
CMS	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hot	O
Scripts	O
counted	O
the	O
CMS	O
in	O
May	O
2010	O
to	O
the	O
ten	O
easiest	O
and	O
lightest	O
weight	O
scripts	O
on	O
the	O
web	O
,	O
Design	O
Shack	O
counts	O
it	O
among	O
50	O
WordPress	B-Application
alternatives	O
ranks	O
eighth	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
