# FlatPress contributors
FlatPress wouldn't be the great blogging system it is without the help of many volunteers. Here is a list of people who contributed to FlatPress. __Thank you all very much!__

If you think someone's missing here, please let us know.

## The team
FlatPress was initially developed by [Edoardo Vacchi (NoWhereMan)](https://github.com/evacchi "github.com/evacchi"). Edoardo was supported by Hydra, [drudo](https://drudotec.wordpress.com/ "drudotec.wordpress.com"), giulio, alcor, and Tychondriax.<br>
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From 2018 to 2026, FlatPress was taken by [Arvid Zimmermann](https://github.com/azett "github.com/azett").

Since 2026, [Frank Hochmuth (Fraenkiman)](https://github.com/Fraenkiman "github.com/Fraenkiman") has been taken the FlatPress project.

## Coding
- Piero VDFN introduced the plugins Comment Center, jQuery, and Tag.
- Fabrix.xm contributed the Media Manager and Last Comments Admin.
- The SEO Meta Tag Info plugin was built by Don Prince.
- [Matthias Mauch](http://www.aadmm.org/)'s [FP-Patch](http://www.aadmm.org/fp-patch/) initially brought FlatPress to PHP 7. Also, he regularly tests FlatPress against new PHP versions.
- The XML sitemap for search engines was [initially introduced](https://www.igorkromin.net/index.php/2013/02/18/adding-a-google-compatible-sitemap-to-flatpress/) by [Igor Kromin](https://www.igorkromin.net/).
- The [js script](https://github.com/a-v-l/dsgvo-video-embed) of the GDPR Video embed plugin was originally written by [Dipl.-Ing. Arndt von Lucadou](https://www.lucadou.net/) and was extended by [Fraenkiman](https://github.com/Fraenkiman) to include the Facebook video functionality.
- The following plugins were contributed by [Fraenkiman](https://github.com/Fraenkiman): Support, Emoticons, FlatPress Protect, Newsletter, GDPR Video Embed and the Mastodon plugin.
- The JS library [PhotoSwipe](http://photoswipe.com/) utilized in the PhotoSwipe plugin is the work of [Dmytro Semenov](https://dimsemenov.com/). The plugin created by [Arvid Zimmermann](https://github.com/azett "github.com/azett").
- The Audio and Video plugin was also developed by [Arvid Zimmermann](https://codeberg.org/azett "codeberg.org/azett").
- Integration of [caching methods](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/blob/master/docs/FlatPress_APCu_Cache_Overview.md) and APCu status panel built by [Fraenkiman](https://github.com/Fraenkiman).

## Translation
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Portuguese: randy, reworked by [Fabiano Santos](https://github.com/fabianosantosnet)
- 🇨🇿 Czech: [Lubomír Ludvík](http://flatpress.cz/)
- 🇩🇰 Danish: [Fraenkiman](https://github.com/Fraenkiman) and [Carl Andersen](https://linuxcarl.dk/)
- 🇳🇱 Dutch: Macmee
- 🇫🇷 French: [Marc Thibeault](https://github.com/MarcThibeault) and Dimitri Soufflet, reworked by Gee and [@finkiki](https://github.com/finkiki)
- 🇩🇪 German: [Matthias Mauch (laborix)](http://www.aadmm.org/), reworked by Detlef
- 🇬🇷 Greek: An unknown, since deleted GitHub user :(
- 🇮🇹 Italian: [Giacomo Margarito](https://github.com/eagleman)
- 🇯🇵 Japanese: [NORTH HILL WORK STUDIO](https://nhws.localinfo.jp/)
- 🇷🇺 Russian: [Mark](https://github.com/cosmopolityan)
- 🇪🇸 Spanish: karelv
- 🇸🇮 Slovenian: [Sergio](https://github.com/developersorli)
- 🇹🇷 Turkish: [@oldmouseclick](https://github.com/oldmouseclick)
- 🇪🇸 Basque: [Xabi Hernando](https://github.com/xbhrnnd)
- 🇨🇳 Chinese: [Qingfeng Xiyu](http://zp.qfxy.net)

## Libraries
FlatPress utilizes the following free frameworks and libraries. Thanks to their authors!
- [Smarty Template Engine](https://www.smarty.net/) by Monte Ohrt and Uwe Tews
- [BBCode Parser](http://christian-seiler.de/projekte/php/bbcode/) by Christian Seiler
- [jQuery](https://jquery.com/)
- [jQuery UI](https://jqueryui.com/)
- [PhotoSwipe](https://photoswipe.com/) by Dmytro Semenov

## Other contributions
- [Julian Rademacher](https://moortaube.de/) generously donated his Twitter account [@FlatPress](https://twitter.com/FlatPress). Also thanks for your useful pull requests!
- And last but not least: A big shout out to all the security researchers voluntarily reporting possible vulnerabilities in the FlatPress code on platforms like https://huntr.dev, or by opening [issues](https://github.com/flatpressblog/flatpress/issues). You make FlatPress a lot more secure for everyone!
- Many thanks to Laborix, who used a penetration suite to check FlatPress for possible security vulnerabilities.
- [harish0x](https://github.com/harish0x) reported XSS vulnerabilities we fixed with FlatPress 1.4.
- Many thanks to all testers and to [Lubomír Ludvík](http://www.flatpress.cz/), who let me use his two domains to test FlatPress. This allowed me to fix a few minor bugs under real-world conditions.