Textpattern

Plugins, tips, and tutorials for the Textpattern content management system.

Plugins

Multidoc	A system for managing multiple-page documents in Textpattern
soo_article_filter	like adding selection attributes to article or article_custom
soo_if_frontpage	Check if current page is a section front page
soo_image user guide	A Textpattern plugin that brings Txp’s concepts of context and forms to images.
soo_page_numbers	Article list navigation and page count widgets
soo_plugin_display	Display information about installed plugins
soo_plugin_pref	Plugin preference management
soo_required_files	Load JavaScript and CSS files on a per-article basis
soo_thumb_atts	Update thumbnail height and width values after the Txp 4.2.0 upgrade
soo_toc	Textpattern plugin that automatically generates tables of contents for articles.
soo_txp_obj	Object-oriented library/framework for writing Textpattern plugins
Wordfest	A Textpattern version of Allen Chang’s delightfully clever Wordfest game

Tips & tutorials

• Textpattern multisite setup

  Transferring existing sites to the new multisite configuration, locally on OS X and live on a Dreamhost shared hosting account

• Textpattern quickstart: Hello, World!

  Learning Textpattern by starting from a blank slate

• Textpattern quickstart screencast

  Installing Textpattern, including basic configuration and publishing the first post—in under five minutes

• What is Textpattern CMS, and why should I use it?

  Overview of static vs. dynamic websites, content management systems, and Textpattern

• Custom article groups in Textpattern

  When you need more control than categories and the <txp:related_articles /> tag provide

• Article-specific CSS & JavaScript in Textpattern

  Methods for loading stylesheets and scripts on a per-article basis

• Check HTML syntax in BBEdit (revised)

  For Mac/BBEdit users, an Applescript to check the HTML syntax of the current Safari or OmniWeb page — an easy way to validate websites still in the local development phase.

• Applescript for W3C validator

  For Mac users, one-step HTML validation for the current Safari or OmniWeb page.

• Check HTML syntax in BBEdit (first version)

  For Mac/BBEdit users, an Applescript to check the HTML syntax of the current Safari or OmniWeb page — an easy way to validate websites still in the local development phase.

• Static CSS with Textpattern

  A simple setup for using static CSS files in Textpattern.