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collection of questions
Friday · April 19, 2024 · 02:30:32 PM
skewray wrote #337109: I did notice that the w3 css validator drops warnings over the <txp:feed_link tag>, since the output ends in />. If memory serves this will be fixed in 4.9.0 because jakob ...
svg images
Wednesday · April 17, 2024 · 11:12:27 PM
I see. Textpattern is adding title (I thought I was seeing alt, but it has both), but the HTML5 reference I am using does shows title as a global option for ‘additional information’. I had no idea t...
php mail
Wednesday · April 17, 2024 · 06:05:00 AM
phiw13 wrote #337055: Is it not what Admin > Preferences > Mail > “Use enhanced mail features?” is for? Set to yes, you can configure the whole SMPT stack as needed as I understand it. ...
Automatic Alt text for my images
Saturday · April 13, 2024 · 09:52:01 AM
For the record, in txp 4.9-dev <txp:image /> seems to take alt attribute.
Big upgrade jump
Friday · April 12, 2024 · 03:38:20 AM
My Firefox has NoScript and an Ghostery. I test it in a no-cache version of Opera, and if it works there, I am okay with it. And it does! For now, I can happily leave rah_nocache enabled to make Firefox happy.
Why are my freelancers able to upload images?
Thursday · April 11, 2024 · 05:36:01 PM
ah hah! thanks, Jakob, i thought i was losing my mind, lol js...
Textpattern demo sites - stack changes, upgrades, tweaks et cetera
Wednesday · April 10, 2024 · 11:55:42 AM
Upgraded: PHP 8.3.6 Note: PHP 8.3.5 was tagged about 18 hours ago, PHP 8.3.6 landed just now. Something’s a bit off since there’s usually a 4-week gap between patch releases including an RC…...
Variable tweaks
Tuesday · April 9, 2024 · 12:36:11 AM
etc wrote #337050: What is your code? This works for me: <txp:variable name="a€b" value="abc" />… Yours works without problems, directly in an article or inserted in a form then loaded...
Global 'form' attribute, really?
Thursday · April 4, 2024 · 12:40:33 PM
Gone.
one event won't show details
Wednesday · April 3, 2024 · 05:33:34 AM
MacBanshee wrote #337007: I had to put the date in the title becasue even though the date is entered in the event settings panel, it does not “stick” after I save the entry. Did it happen after...
Outputting current date
Sunday · March 31, 2024 · 08:41:07 PM
etc wrote #336992: I’ve just added <txp:date /> tag to dev, please test and suggest feature ideas. Currently it works e.g. like this: <txp:date gmt time="now" lang="de" calendar="hebrew" for...
Overriding the score-based order of search results? [resolved]
Sunday · March 31, 2024 · 06:44:26 PM
etc wrote #337001: The reason is very simple: etc_search substitutes itself to article tag … just comment out this line at the top of the plugins code: ->register('etc_search_results', 'article')...
Display details from com_connect form in thanks_form? [resolved]
Saturday · March 30, 2024 · 02:09:49 PM
Perfect! Classic case of overthinking things. I thought that tag was for the custom email body but it works here just fine. My case is a to_form select box. Thank you!
SMTP mail arrives in Textpattern (finally!)
Saturday · March 30, 2024 · 03:14:21 AM
OK… old man deletes draft email to host support team. Thanks for confirming I did not miss the magic incantation!
Forum Down
Saturday · March 30, 2024 · 02:33:50 AM
gaekwad wrote #336981: Sorry for the downtime. It was unexpected, and when I had an email about it from a forum user this morning around 0900UTC I started the recovery process. no worries. i was just cu...
GitHub
Merge pull request #1918 from textpattern/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/esl…
Tuesday · April 9, 2024 · 03:50:48 AM
Merge pull request #1918 from textpattern/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/eslint-9.0.0 Bump eslint from 8.57.0 to 9.0.0...
Bump eslint from 8.57.0 to 9.0.0
Monday · April 8, 2024 · 01:04:47 PM
Bump eslint from 8.57.0 to 9.0.0 Bumps [eslint](https://github.com/eslint/eslint) from 8.57.0 to 9.0.0. - [Release notes](https://github.com/eslint/eslint/releases) - [Changelog](https://github.com/eslint/esli...
Update taghandlers.php
Monday · April 8, 2024 · 05:06:20 AM
Update taghandlers.php...
Writing HISTORY
Sunday · April 7, 2024 · 03:36:00 PM
Writing HISTORY...
Update taghandlers.php
Sunday · April 7, 2024 · 10:34:27 AM
Update taghandlers.php...
Update constants.php
Saturday · April 6, 2024 · 04:47:44 AM
Update constants.php...
Update taghandlers.php
Friday · April 5, 2024 · 12:49:34 PM
Update taghandlers.php...
Global 'variable' attribute
Thursday · April 4, 2024 · 01:50:36 PM
Global 'variable' attribute and few import tweaks...
Tag pattern tweaks
Thursday · April 4, 2024 · 07:30:14 AM
Tag pattern tweaks...
Postpone global 'form' attribute
Thursday · April 4, 2024 · 07:29:01 AM
Postpone global 'form' attribute...
Global 'form' attribute for single tags
Tuesday · April 2, 2024 · 10:41:14 AM
Global 'form' attribute for single tags and other form tweaks. Feeling nervous..
date tag
Sunday · March 31, 2024 · 12:18:24 PM
date tag...
Tweak tag pattern
Friday · March 29, 2024 · 04:56:10 PM
Tweak tag pattern...
Update txp_prefs.php
Friday · March 29, 2024 · 03:59:54 PM
Update txp_prefs.php...
Update txp_section.php
Friday · March 29, 2024 · 03:56:58 PM
Update txp_section.php...
Merge pull request #1915 from rwetzlmayr/easier-privacy
Friday · March 29, 2024 · 06:07:02 AM
Merge pull request #1915 from rwetzlmayr/easier-privacy The new event name 'lore' replaces the previous 'log' event name Thanks, rwetzlmayr...
Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/easier-privacy' into easier-privacy
Friday · March 29, 2024 · 03:28:20 AM
Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/easier-privacy' into easier-privacy...
The new event name 'lore' replaces the previous 'log' to avoid confli…
Friday · March 29, 2024 · 03:27:03 AM
The new event name 'lore' replaces the previous 'log' to avoid conflicts with privacy filters like EasyList/EasyPrivacy. Related preference settings 'lore_sort_column', 'lore_sort_dir' and 'lore_list_pageby' ar...
Update publish.php
Thursday · March 28, 2024 · 01:42:31 PM
Update publish.php...
Add file attachment support to Mail adapters
Friday · March 22, 2024 · 09:16:47 AM
Add file attachment support to Mail adapters...
Resources
kuo_star_rating
Tuesday · August 24, 2021 · 03:11:48 PM
A star rating that has 5 clickable areas shown horizontally.
yab_api_cache
Saturday · March 21, 2020 · 01:11:36 PM
Caches the outout of an url (simple GET APIs, URIs, websites etc.). It can also be used to cache dynamic pages of the own website.
etc_search
Monday · March 6, 2017 · 12:34:14 AM
In its simplest form, <txp:etc_search /> acts like the built-in Textpattern search, digging articles’ title and body. But it adds a bit of logic without recurring to match="all" or match="any" attri...
wet_plugout
Sunday · March 5, 2017 · 05:15:37 AM
wet_plugout is a plugin for Textpattern which allows the site administrator to disable all active plugins with one click of a button and re-enable the previously active set later on. This procedure is probably ...
wet_link
Friday · March 3, 2017 · 01:58:45 AM
Textpattern plugin builds links to articles, images, sections and categories. wet_link is largely based on Alex Shiels’ zem_link and can be used as a drop-in replacement for that.
Docs
TextBook - The official docs since December of 2004
TxStyle - Textile syntax documentation and sandbox
FAQ - Frequently asked questions
Wikipedia - Textpattern on Wikipedia
Demos
Textpattern.co - Textpattern 4.5.7 Demo (3 hour window)
OpenSourceCMS - Textpattern 4.5.7 Demo (2 hour window)
Softaculous - Textpattern 4.5.7 Demo
Blog
Textpattern turns twenty
Saturday · February 24, 2024 · 05:06:53 PM
Twenty years ago today, on the 24th February 2004, the first public gamma of Textpattern was released. And everything was going to be alright.
Textpattern 4.8.8 released: PHP 8.1 support, security fix, and more
Monday · January 24, 2022 · 11:00:00 AM
We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of Textpattern CMS 4.8.8.
Textpattern 4.8.8 beta released: PHP 8.1 support, behind-the-scenes changes, and more
Saturday · January 1, 2022 · 09:16:04 AM
We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of Textpattern CMS 4.8.8 beta for testing.
PHP 8.1.0 × Textpattern CMS 4.8.8
Friday · November 12, 2021 · 04:00:38 AM
Team Textpattern announces our intention to release one or more beta candidates of Textpattern 4.8.8 before the production release.
Understanding languages and Textpacks in Textpattern
Monday · August 2, 2021 · 08:58:41 AM
Language string handling has evolved over the years. This overview will help site administrators and plugin authors to take advantage of the language features on offer.
Changes to system requirements for Textpattern CMS 4.9
Monday · July 5, 2021 · 07:48:45 AM
Team Textpattern announce changes to the minimum requirements for the upcoming Textpattern 4.9 release series.
Devs
Robert Wetzlmayr - Lenzing, Austria
Stef Dawson - Coventry, United Kingdom
Phil Wareham - Farnham, United Kingdom
Ruud van Melick - Weert, Netherlands
Resources
OpenHub - Development activity statistics
PHPCrossRef - Cross reference of the Textpattern code
We Love TXP
Wisconsin Music
Friday · October 14, 2016 · 05:44:37 PM
100% hand coded by me from the ground up using bare bones HTML 5 and CSS. Responsive SVG logo Custom compact web font for the icons Background video Subtle parallax effects sprinkled throughout...
EuroPlastPlus
Friday · October 14, 2016 · 05:30:13 PM
The Largest uPVC windows manufacturer in Belarus.
Sogrape Evaton Inc.
Wednesday · December 23, 2015 · 11:58:48 AM
Producer of strong brands, such as Mateus Rosé, Gazela, Sandeman and Casa Ferreirinha, Sogrape Vinhos is present in the main winegrowing regions of Portugal and takes its wines to more than 120 markets.
Physionissen
Saturday · November 21, 2015 · 02:10:07 PM
Healer, Acupuncture, American Chiropractic, Physiotherapy, Sports Physiotherapy, Osteopathy, Wellness...
Guest house Na Kopečku
Friday · November 20, 2015 · 06:36:32 AM
Pages of a small family guest house situated in the north-eastern of Czech republic. Multilingual website, responsive design.
SON Gliwice
Saturday · November 7, 2015 · 12:50:13 PM
“SON” is a non profit organization uniting disabled people, members of their families and volunteers in the Polish town Gliwice.
涉水轻舟的博客
Wednesday · November 4, 2015 · 03:00:43 AM
涉水轻舟的文章：点滴记录生活，见证心路历程。包含个人&#...
Apprenticeships4me
Wednesday · October 21, 2015 · 07:37:24 AM
Skills Group has over 20 years’ experience in delivering apprenticeships, working with top local employers to offer sustainable employment opportunities. We are one of the country’s largest independ...
Drake Homes
Wednesday · October 21, 2015 · 07:30:42 AM
For over 30 years Drake Homes has been providing residential lettings with two-tier management services to landlords with Plymouth property.
Wermo
Wednesday · October 21, 2015 · 07:03:45 AM
AS WERMO is a furniture industry enterprise located in Estonia in the city of Võru, with history dating back to 1947.
Northern Rivers Business Magazine
Wednesday · October 21, 2015 · 06:48:46 AM
Northern Rivers Business Magazine bring all the latest business news & events from Northern NSW.
Z Jamnikowa
Monday · October 5, 2015 · 05:44:25 PM
Family owned kennel in Poland breeding standard shorthaired dachshunds since 1994. Registered with FCI and Związek Kynologiczny w Polsce.
The Hom
Friday · September 25, 2015 · 08:03:39 AM
Bringing you the next generation of indoor and outdoor furniture to consumers everywhere, offering beautiful, exciting, and stylish pieces that are comfortable for any décor and any budget. As a customer...
Jessica Rousseau
Saturday · September 19, 2015 · 02:19:47 PM
Belgian Hat Designer in Bruxelles. Original creations, transformations, appointments only.
Alexipharmaque éditions
Friday · September 18, 2015 · 08:22:31 AM
Official website of the French editor. Discover our catalogue: printed books and eBooks.
Templates
TXP Themes - Built upon the mobile-friendly Bootstrap framework
TXP Tags - Template tags, the content components, the conditionals
TXP Defaults - Pages, Forms, Styles and default Preferences
Designers
TXP Builders - Web designers making great looking Textpattern sites
Textpattern Solutions - PHP-based content management made easy
Tips
From-to copyright dates
Thursday · December 19, 2019 · 10:43:56 AM
An update to Yiannis’ article on ways of outputting from-to years in an article’s copyright notice.
Show a placeholder image when an image is missing
Saturday · June 29, 2019 · 05:53:02 PM
What happens when you delete an image via Textpattern’s Content › Images pane but the image is still used elsewhere as an article image? This tip shows you how to show a placeholder image when no i...
Embed audio files using native tags
Friday · December 28, 2018 · 03:09:27 PM
The code creates a container for audio-files which can then be embedded in the articles using short-tags.
Outputting an .ics calendar file from a Textpattern article
Tuesday · November 14, 2017 · 11:16:36 PM
Have you ever wanted your site’s visitors to be able to download the date of an event(s) to their computer’s calendar? This tip shows you how to provide a downloadable .ics files for calendar apps f...
Pick the right video embedding plugin
Tuesday · January 17, 2017 · 09:16:54 PM
A helpful comparison of the current video and media playing plugins for Textpattern from Nicolas Morand.
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Network
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