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What is it?

DCAF (Don't Call it A Framework) is a starting point for building a website with PHP. It's meant to be a lightweight structure that stays out of a designer's/developer's way, yet makes maintaining the site easy and consistent. It's a file organization for your model, view and controller.

Who should use this?

DCAF is for developers or designers with some programming knowledge. This is not a content management system or blog like WordPress. You should be comfortable editing HTML/code by hand.


What do I need?

  • PHP (no specific version)
  • That's it!

DCAF uses PHP to dynamically pull files. Otherwise, there's nothing else to it besides a file structure. When I say lightweight, I mean it.

What does it do for me?

  • Website file organization / templatization
  • AJAX navigation (partial page loads)
  • SEO-friendly markup

DCAF uses JQuery and Javascript to allow for a snappier user experience by loading only the content in your page that is different. Simply adding a class name to a link enables this navigation. Your site stays completely crawlable without it.


What does it look like?

Screenshot of the DCAF file system

How does it work?

Read the full documentation.

Questions or feedback?

Email me your thoughts.