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wet_quickopen: Open recent (and not so recent) articles quickly
Friday · July 18, 2025 · 04:07:35 PM
wet wrote #340008: So, now there is wet_quickopen v1.9.0 for your editing pleasure. […] Thanks for your encouraging feedback! Brilliant! It now feels very natural to use.
Feedback: Textpattern CMS 4.9.0 beta.2 released
Wednesday · July 16, 2025 · 09:40:23 AM
towndock wrote #339999: What’s the status on release of 4.9.0? It’s nearly ready. I know we’ve been saying this for a while, but it’s true. Here’s some background… The...
Retro-inspired TextPattern theme
Wednesday · July 16, 2025 · 03:27:20 AM
bici wrote #339964: Anyone know of a Robert Hartl? Me. A bit, mostly by name. We were in contact in 2005, exchanging a few messages about cheap hosting. Back then hosting prices for private sites still ma...
Textpattern demo sites - stack changes, upgrades, tweaks et cetera
Tuesday · July 15, 2025 · 10:11:35 AM
Upgraded: 8.5.0alpha2 Demo server tech stack (current as of post timestamp, see above for any ETA variance): Site Textpattern HTTP Database PHP Release Demo Textpattern ...
Using Textpattern as an inventory management system
Saturday · July 5, 2025 · 02:57:19 AM
Thank you. I considered many other options first; even Affinity Photo / Publisher which have a bulk data merge facility. But that would require me to save the files out with a known filename format, and still l...
all_sideview prototype
Friday · July 4, 2025 · 08:11:25 PM
all_sideview is ready for general testing.
Mastodon Verification Code Placement
Friday · July 4, 2025 · 12:21:04 PM
Great! That’s what I needed to know. Working like a charm. Thanks Bloke!
Textism
Thursday · July 3, 2025 · 10:53:18 PM
wet wrote #339970: FYI: I siphoned off a chunk of web archived textisms and commited them into a git repo here. A few SQL attempts later I dropped the project again. Lazy me. Use at will. © dca, pr...
Documentation not reachable
Wednesday · July 2, 2025 · 09:47:59 PM
gaekwad wrote #339959: Fixed. Seems so, TY. Cloudflare TLS snag; has worked fine for months (years?) and something snapped, clearly. Blame something something evil Merlin Gremlin!
numbered lists
Wednesday · July 2, 2025 · 10:05:10 AM
Thanks so much Julian. I’ll go the html way.
Plugin to restore prev/next article in write pane?
Sunday · June 29, 2025 · 03:54:30 PM
Thank you; that did the trick. I find the plugin indispensable on my v4.9 sites, and I suspect my clients do too.
pie-charts
Sunday · June 29, 2025 · 09:31:29 AM
skewray wrote #339928: Since I started posting new page notices on Mastodon, my human traffic has gone up by 100x. SEO is now pointless. Funny, as SEO is precisely what killed search. I was thinking of add...
txp:related_articles outputs label ("Related Articles")
Thursday · June 26, 2025 · 10:55:22 AM
I agree. An easy documentation change fixes the issue. Adding label=”“ is pretty easy to do when using the tag.
Textpattern classic theme?
Wednesday · June 25, 2025 · 12:10:20 PM
bici wrote #339919: today I came across this Textpattern Site If memory serves, that’s one of zero’s sites.
wet_textfilter_markdown has the word "Yes" struck out in Plugins panel
Wednesday · June 25, 2025 · 11:26:01 AM
It works. Like magic. Thank you! Though, I feel like a Textile traitor enabling Markdown. But, sigh… all my other tools use Markdown…...
GitHub
Update HISTORY.txt
Wednesday · July 16, 2025 · 05:34:47 PM
Update HISTORY.txt...
Update README.md
Wednesday · June 25, 2025 · 06:45:32 AM
Update README.md bump nginx stable & mainline vers...
Update HISTORY.txt
Friday · June 13, 2025 · 06:39:16 AM
Update HISTORY.txt Ping https://github.com/textpattern/textpattern/commit/ece66e7191b9bfa470f2d08ea0f50a40cfc686ff & https://github.com/textpattern/textpattern/commit/25f895d05baeacdf0e37e8682a95336ce66e7d...
Introduce if_article_status tag
Thursday · June 12, 2025 · 08:01:16 PM
Introduce if_article_status tag Works as a companion to being able to pull out pending articles, so workflow decisions can be made. See 25f895d.
Update README.md
Wednesday · June 11, 2025 · 10:55:42 AM
Update README.md...
Let's try displaying Pending articles too
Sunday · June 8, 2025 · 06:57:13 PM
Let's try displaying Pending articles too Opens up publishing workflows (dashboards?), and also permits plugins to play. Please throoughly test, both from a tag perspective and that it doesn't cause issues wi...
Revert "Tentative kludge for getTree() returning cached content"
Saturday · June 7, 2025 · 03:18:20 PM
Revert "Tentative kludge for getTree() returning cached content" This reverts commit 8ba336dcaaa76a9e521becbd78df67c7ba063335.
Tentative kludge for getTree() returning cached content
Saturday · June 7, 2025 · 12:08:57 PM
Tentative kludge for getTree() returning cached content See https://forum.textpattern.com/viewtopic.php?id=52602. Thanks, phiw13.
Update HISTORY.txt
Monday · May 19, 2025 · 04:10:32 PM
Update HISTORY.txt...
Merge pull request #1995 from textpattern/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/dom…
Monday · May 19, 2025 · 04:09:57 PM
Merge pull request #1995 from textpattern/dependabot/npm_and_yarn/dompurify-3.2.6...
build(deps): bump dompurify from 3.2.5 to 3.2.6
Monday · May 19, 2025 · 02:03:50 PM
build(deps): bump dompurify from 3.2.5 to 3.2.6 Bumps [dompurify](https://github.com/cure53/DOMPurify) from 3.2.5 to 3.2.6. - [Release notes](https://github.com/cure53/DOMPurify/releases) - [Commits](https://g...
tidy
Friday · May 16, 2025 · 06:42:23 AM
tidy...
Update HISTORY.txt
Friday · May 16, 2025 · 06:39:01 AM
Update HISTORY.txt...
Update HISTORY.txt
Friday · May 16, 2025 · 06:34:26 AM
Update HISTORY.txt...
Merge pull request #1994 from jools-r/pluggable_ui-categories-patch
Wednesday · May 14, 2025 · 10:16:59 AM
Merge pull request #1994 from jools-r/pluggable_ui-categories-patch Remove 2nd pluggable_ui article_ui › categories...
remove 2nd pluggable_ui article_ui › categories
Wednesday · May 14, 2025 · 09:05:58 AM
remove 2nd pluggable_ui article_ui › categories...
Align public and admin cookie expiration to 30 days
Wednesday · May 7, 2025 · 07:27:35 AM
Align public and admin cookie expiration to 30 days Closes #1984.
Import latest Textpacks
Wednesday · May 7, 2025 · 05:01:31 AM
Import latest Textpacks...
Don't use undefined entities in pophelp
Monday · May 5, 2025 · 06:08:49 PM
Don't use undefined entities in pophelp...
latest pophelp
Monday · May 5, 2025 · 07:31:45 AM
latest pophelp...
Resources
wet_textfilter_markdown: Markdown Extra textfilter
Sunday · June 22, 2025 · 02:23:48 AM
Textfilters transform text entered into the article’s bodies and excerpts into the final HTML. Textpattern supports Textile and nl2br straight away. wet_textfilter_markdown enhances Textpattern’s f...
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 ...
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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