Textpattern Solutions
PHP-Based Content Management Made Easy
Textpattern is a powerful, PHP-based content management system that allows you to build almost any kind of data-driven website quickly and easily. It is very popular among designers and developers alike, and boasts an active community of users. This book shows you how to use Textpattern to a professional standard.
Textpattern (and this book) appeals to two main groups of people.
- Web designers who have mastered the fundamentals of XHTML and CSS, but are not familiar with server-side coding and databases. Textpattern enables you to integrate your XHTML and web standards knowledge into a environment designed for fast, flexible site building.
- PHP developers who are looking for a content management system upon which to build additional functionality and want a hand with the design aspects of their site. Textpattern provides a rich architecture that can be used out of the box or tweaked to the most granular detail.
Textpattern Solutions leaves no stone unturned. It starts by introducing you to Textpattern and guiding you through its simple installation process. After the core features of the administrative interface are explored, the book dives into building sites with TXP, using CSS, articles, forms, pages, and more to create fully customized, totally dynamic templates. The book then covers development issues like installing plugins and building your own custom plugins to further enhance your Textpattern-based site.
The book concludes with several case studies to provide ideas and inspiration, including a weblog, an e-commerce site, and an online review directory.
