Textgarden.org - article Layouts for Textpattern tag:textgarden.org,2005:359f8019fa62baf2d1758dfe2de7fa88/article Textpattern 2009-08-30T08:19:15Z Stuart http://textgarden.org/ Stuart 2009-03-22T15:21:27Z 2009-06-27T12:47:29Z Textpattern 4.2.0 tag:textgarden.org,2009-03-22:359f8019fa62baf2d1758dfe2de7fa88/be2b402fa48305e65c9d3a156ab3888f No it’s not available yet though you could join in the fun by installing the latest SVN revision.

So why mention it?

Simply because a couple of articles back I opened up a new section for admin themes. At the moment it only contains my own but I think that is about to change. Textpattern 4.2.0 will come complete with a built-in admin theming facility so you will be able to try out existing themes with a simple flick of a drop-down box, not to mention creating your own.

Alongside that, as if it weren’t enough, numerous UI tags have been added to the admin page templates to make it a lot easier for plug-ins to add, subtract or move fields to their heart’s content, there is a facility for unlimited custom fields and the ability to run several sites from a single Textpattern install.

So if you have the patience by all means wait for the official release. If you don’t then go grab the SVN.

Oh and if you are wondering what happened to 4.1.0, that designation was given to the experimental “crockery” version which is currently moth-balled.

]]> Stuart 2008-11-23T13:23:39Z 2008-11-23T13:38:12Z Textpattern 4.0.7 [1] tag:textgarden.org,2008-11-23:359f8019fa62baf2d1758dfe2de7fa88/e90f23d27ffc9797ac51f30d7ee6da04 Things are afoot!

Textpattern 4.0.7 is due out any time now and it is a truly massive release.

The parser has been completely overhauled and will now allow “tag-within-tags” without the need for a plug-in as well as allowing nesting of a wrapping tag within itself.

There are new tags such as <txp:modified />, <txp:expires />, <txp:variable /> and <txp:if_variable>. That’s just a short-list.

The combination of the new parser and the <txp:variable /> tags gives Textpattern a flexibility which I think is pretty much unmatched elsewhere.

To celebrate the release I shall be offering a new theme that makes use of this expanded flexibility and gives you some ideas on how to use it plus I shall have an updated version of the “A Bit Blue” admin theme that takes account of the changes made to the back-end.

Watch this space.

]]> Stuart 2007-11-25T19:32:40Z 2007-11-25T19:38:01Z Textpattern Admin Themes tag:textgarden.org,2007-11-25:359f8019fa62baf2d1758dfe2de7fa88/f79e0e47014a9535e1ff5d5d03703e6c I’ve added an extra category so that Textgarden can become a repository for themes designed for the TXP admin (or back-end as some like to call it). Although I’m not expecting to see as many of these as front-end themes the idea of having them here is that, at the very least, they can all be in one place rather than dotted around the planet as they currently are.

Anyway, If you have an admin theme you can contact me by email and I will get it uploaded for you.

]]> Stuart 2007-07-15T23:03:10Z 2007-07-15T23:03:10Z Textplates '07 Extended tag:textgarden.org,2007-05-16:359f8019fa62baf2d1758dfe2de7fa88/18e6224f892676149e9123b5f312da7b The 2nd annual Textpattern Template Competition, Textplates ‘07, has been extended until 11:59 PM EST on Wednesday, July 11th. Get your templates in and help spread the word.

]]> The 2nd annual Textpattern Template Competition, Textplates ‘07, has been extended until 11:59 PM EST on Wednesday, July 11th. Get your templates in and help spread the word.

]]> Stuart 2007-01-01T13:45:05Z 2007-01-01T13:51:13Z Getting it all sorted tag:textgarden.org,2007-01-01:359f8019fa62baf2d1758dfe2de7fa88/007dd188092a4d459ba653d73148cae1 Happy New Year to you all! Hope it’s a good one for you.

I’ve recently had a bit of a web holiday so thebombsite.com has been off-line. I and it are now back so my ported templates have their demos back. I have also modified my site so that any downloads over there are pulled from here and I have added download totals from thebombsite.com to those that you can see on this site. This should give a truer reflection of popularity and all I have to do now is sort out what is happening on the TXP Resources site.

I have many ports over at thebombsite.com that aren’t shown here so I hope to slowly move stuff across as I get the demos sorted out. I shall also look for some new templates as there is a distinct lack of them since the competition finished!

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