Build a Blog That's Completely Yours
Claude CMS builds you a completely custom blog — your design, your structure, your domain, your data. No WordPress themes to fight with, no Substack branding, no platform deciding how your blog should look. Describe what you want and Claude builds it.
Self-hosted PHP/MySQL blog with post tables, category taxonomy, tag filtering, RSS feed generation, JSON-LD Article schema, and a custom publishing admin — all written from scratch by Claude, zero framework dependency.
Every feature a great blog needs
A good blog needs more than somewhere to type posts. It needs a design that reflects your voice, structure that helps readers find content, and SEO that brings them in from search. Claude builds all of it.
Custom blog design
A homepage that showcases your writing, post layouts that make your content easy to read, and a consistent look across every page. Designed for your style, not a generic theme.
Claude writes vanilla CSS for typography, grid listings, article templates, and responsive breakpoints. Custom card layouts, hero post styling, and inline content components — no theme dependency.
Categories & tags
Organise your posts into categories so readers can find what they're looking for. Tag pages, archive views, and related post sections — Claude builds the structure your content needs.
MySQL taxonomy tables with many-to-many post relationships. Category and tag archive pages with pagination. Related posts query by shared tags. All generated as PHP — no CMS plugin layer.
SEO built in
Every post gets a custom title, meta description, and clean URL. Claude adds Article structured data so Google shows your posts correctly in search results. Your blog ranks — not just your homepage.
JSON-LD Article schema per post (headline, datePublished, dateModified, author, image). Open Graph and Twitter Card meta. Canonical URLs. Auto-generated XML sitemap includes all posts. Clean slug routing via .htaccess.
Every kind of blogger
Whether you're building a personal blog, a business blog, or a niche content site, Claude CMS builds it around your content and your readers.
Personal & lifestyle blogs
A blog that feels like you — your typography, your colours, your layout. Claude designs a site that reflects your voice and makes your writing the star.
Business & professional blogs
A blog that builds authority and generates leads. Integrated with your services pages, showcasing your expertise, and optimised so the right clients find you through search.
Niche content & review sites
Structured content hubs with category depth, comparison tables, and monetisation options. Claude builds the architecture that makes content sites rank.
Developer & tech blogs
Syntax-highlighted code blocks, dark mode, clean monospace typography, and GitHub-style formatting. Claude builds the developer blog aesthetic that reading lists get shared on.
News & magazine sites
Multi-author publishing, category front pages, featured posts, and an editorial layout. Claude builds a news site structure that scales as your content does.
Recipe & how-to blogs
Recipe cards with structured data, how-to step markup for rich results, category filtering, and print stylesheets. Claude builds the content types your niche needs.
Why Claude CMS beats the alternatives for blogging
| Claude CMS | WordPress | Ghost / Substack | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | £6.99 | Hosting + plugins (£15–£80+) | $9–$199 / 10% cut (Substack) |
| Custom blog design | Fully bespoke | Theme-dependent | Templates only |
| Setup difficulty | Just talk to Claude | Moderate (plugin learning curve) | Easy (but limited) |
| SEO control | Full — Claude sets it up | Good (needs Yoast / RankMath) | Limited |
| You own the content | Yes — self-hosted | Yes — self-hosted | Substack: no. Ghost Pro: partial |
| AI builds & edits it | Yes — full MCP control | Limited AI tools available | No |
Your blog, live in days
Starting a blog with Claude CMS is simple. No complicated setup, no themes to configure, no plugins to install. Describe your blog and Claude builds it.
Get hosting
Any PHP/MySQL host — around £3–£8/month. Claude CMS installs in 10 minutes. SiteGround or Hostinger both work perfectly.
Describe your blog
Tell Claude what your blog is about, who reads it, how you want it to look, and what categories you'll cover. Claude plans the whole structure.
Claude builds it
Blog homepage, post template, category pages, RSS feed, and admin panel. Claude designs and builds everything, then adds your first posts. Refine anything in conversation.
Publish & grow
Point your domain and start publishing. Ask Claude to add a newsletter signup, a comment system, or a custom feature anytime.
Start a blog that's completely yours
Claude CMS starts at £6.99/month. First month free. A custom blog designed to your spec, with SEO built in from the ground up.
30-day free trial. PHP 7.4+/MySQL 5.7+ host required. Full MCP tool access from day one. Cancel anytime — the blog keeps running on your server.