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Use txp:related_articles to find partial matches
Tuesday · April 22, 2025 · 06:59:48 PM
Is this possible? Say I have a bunch of product articles with a bunch of custom fields like: brand colour sku size … If someone picks a product, I want to show other products from that section ...
smd_tags: unlimited article, image, file and link taxonomy
Tuesday · April 22, 2025 · 04:29:13 PM
Yes, sorry about that. The install routine was borked in earlier versions and I didn’t notice. I should bundle a new release but I want to try and test some replacements for the auto complete/multi selec...
Article image URLs: how to use forms and breaks?
Tuesday · April 22, 2025 · 11:48:26 AM
gaekwad wrote #339589: Likely a CSP limitation… demo sites now allow Pixabay CDN images. Awesome, thank you so much. Didn’t think to check the console.
wet_textfilter_markdown plugin and PHP 8.0
Tuesday · April 22, 2025 · 05:08:03 AM
wet wrote #339567: The rest will happen automagically. And so it did. Click here to download. In case any issues arise, please report them here.
Find non textiled articles
Monday · April 21, 2025 · 09:55:59 PM
Bloke wrote #339585: SELECT ID FROM textpattern WHERE textile_body = 2 That should do the trick. That’s exactly what I was looking for. Thanks so much Stef.
remove trailing slashes
Monday · April 21, 2025 · 01:35:46 AM
Bloke wrote #339570: That’s brilliant thank you. Merged. Please everyone test if you can. Patch seems to work as advertised. No more <br /> in a basic <txp:images id="132,44,678 /> output...
End mark at end of body?
Sunday · April 20, 2025 · 06:30:34 AM
The trouble is that a typical body is composed of paragraphs and so on. Even if <txp:body wraptag="<+>~" /> works, it produces something like <p>...</p>~ This makes ~ be displayed on t...
com_connect - form and contact mailer
Sunday · April 20, 2025 · 05:19:22 AM
Bloke wrote #339555: Use the bodyform attribute and construct your email template by hand instead of using the built-in one (which passes everything). Check the docs for examples. Thanks, I’ll try th...
check if file title available
Saturday · April 19, 2025 · 04:07:56 PM
etc wrote #339549: You can also shorten it to <txp:file_download_name title default='<txp:file_download_name />' />... This works perfect, thank you :-)...
mck_login
Friday · April 18, 2025 · 12:48:04 PM
I’ve made some more fixes to mck_login that, I hope, now help to restore previously broken functionality. While it’s not been battle-tested in earnest, in my own setup the following functions now wo...
txp:com_connect -> Warning: mail() expects parameter 3 to be string,
Friday · April 18, 2025 · 08:05:08 AM
Hi, i can’t send emails through my form and plugin, i’ve got warning, could someone help me? Warning: mail() expects parameter 3 to be string, array given while parsing form forma on page default ...
[resolved] category_list tag not behaving as expected for nested trees
Friday · April 18, 2025 · 06:46:44 AM
etc wrote #339559: That might help. A weird issue.. Ack, not a weird issue after all. Fat fingers and stupidity on my behalf. I flattened the list by mistake when I reimported the cats. I just blatted the ...
ais_url_alias - URL aliases (aka friendly paths, legacy paths, ...)
Thursday · April 17, 2025 · 01:25:21 PM
Version 0.3 is now available for download. Fixes: Improved performance for redirects by triggering the redirection test at an earlier point in the page rendering Fixed minor issue with saving the redirecti...
Textpattern demo sites - stack changes, upgrades, tweaks et cetera
Wednesday · April 16, 2025 · 08:27:50 AM
Upgraded: Nginx 1.27.5 Demo server tech stack (current as of post timestamp, see above for any ETA variance): Site Textpattern HTTP Database PHP Release Demo Textpattern...
Back to Using Textpattern
Monday · April 14, 2025 · 05:07:36 PM
Very nicely done, Eric. Thanks for sharing your thoughts & progress with us.
GitHub
Merge pull request #1990 from jools-r/html5_br
Saturday · April 19, 2025 · 01:34:14 PM
Merge pull request #1990 from jools-r/html5_br Pragmatic solution for remaining html5 compliant br break tags...
Merge pull request #1989 from jools-r/void_tag
Saturday · April 19, 2025 · 01:33:47 PM
Merge pull request #1989 from jools-r/void_tag Restrict slashless tag_void to named HTML5 tags...
Drop extra space when there are no $breakatts
Saturday · April 19, 2025 · 11:04:04 AM
Drop extra space when there are no $breakatts...
html5-compliant br tags
Saturday · April 19, 2025 · 11:03:39 AM
html5-compliant br tags Remaining instances of 'br' in txp:images, txp:image_index, txp:recent_comments, txp:file_download_list, txp:popup, txp:category_list, txp:section_list, txp:search_input...
Restrict slashless tag_void to named HTML5 tags
Saturday · April 19, 2025 · 10:25:00 AM
Restrict slashless tag_void to named HTML5 tags...
Update README.md
Tuesday · April 15, 2025 · 11:10:05 AM
Update README.md...
Permit plugins to load their own pophelp - part 2
Sunday · April 13, 2025 · 09:10:04 PM
Permit plugins to load their own pophelp - part 2 Plugins may now render their own preferences panel pophelp too, from pophelp XML files in their own plugin /lang directory. One caveat is that the pophelp top...
Permit plugins to load their own pophelp - part 1
Sunday · April 13, 2025 · 05:09:18 PM
Permit plugins to load their own pophelp - part 1 This commit allows plugins to specify their own pophelp topics in XML files that mirror the way things are set up in the core textpattern/lang directory. To i...
Update HISTORY.txt
Sunday · April 13, 2025 · 07:56:06 AM
Update HISTORY.txt...
Make PHP ini vars private on the Diagnostics panel too
Sunday · April 13, 2025 · 06:12:27 AM
Make PHP ini vars private on the Diagnostics panel too...
Update HISTORY.txt
Friday · April 4, 2025 · 07:02:50 AM
Update HISTORY.txt...
Merge pull request #1985 from textpattern/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/dom…
Friday · April 4, 2025 · 07:02:13 AM
Merge pull request #1985 from textpattern/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/dompurify-3.2.5 build(deps): bump dompurify from 3.2.4 to 3.2.5...
build(deps): bump dompurify from 3.2.4 to 3.2.5
Thursday · April 3, 2025 · 01:54:49 PM
build(deps): bump dompurify from 3.2.4 to 3.2.5 Bumps [dompurify](https://github.com/cure53/DOMPurify) from 3.2.4 to 3.2.5. - [Release notes](https://github.com/cure53/DOMPurify/releases) - [Commits](https://g...
Update HISTORY.txt
Monday · March 31, 2025 · 09:16:31 AM
Update HISTORY.txt we actually used Textile 4.1.3 for this release...
Add concurrent login support for dev usage
Friday · March 28, 2025 · 08:27:31 AM
Add concurrent login support for dev usage *Do Not Use For Live Sites* (unless you accept the risks).
Latest textpacks and pophelp
Friday · March 28, 2025 · 08:24:50 AM
Latest textpacks and pophelp...
Count diagnostic warnings properly
Thursday · March 20, 2025 · 09:49:32 PM
Count diagnostic warnings properly...
Separator fix for regular mail() too
Wednesday · March 19, 2025 · 09:00:39 PM
Separator fix for regular mail() too Thanks, hidalgo.
Tweak php.ini diagnostics
Friday · March 14, 2025 · 01:02:09 PM
Tweak php.ini diagnostics...
Update pophelps
Friday · March 14, 2025 · 11:42:33 AM
Update pophelps...
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 4.9.0 beta.2 released
Friday · March 14, 2025 · 07:33:34 AM
We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of Textpattern CMS 4.9.0 beta.2 for testing.
Textpattern 4.9.0 beta.1 released: PHP 8.4 & MySQL 8.4, features, fixes, and more
Monday · August 19, 2024 · 11:55:25 AM
We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of Textpattern CMS 4.9.0 beta.1 for testing.
Textpattern CMS 4.9.0 will support PHP 8.4 and MySQL 8.4
Sunday · August 11, 2024 · 01:59:29 PM
Team Textpattern announces our intention to support PHP 8.4.0 and MySQL 8.4 with the release of Textpattern 4.9.0. We will release one or more beta candidates of Textpattern 4.9.0 before the general availabilit...
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.
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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