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From Textpattern CMS User Documentation

This is the user documentation for Textpattern CMS. If you've never seen Textpattern before, here's a demo. TXP Magazine is curating an Exhibit of sites powered by it. When you're ready to get serious, this documentation will help you. If you find it lacking, contributions work better than complaints, and you get into the docs game. Read the help:Contents. When all else fails, rattle somebody in the user docs forum.

Installation

Textpattern installation and upgrading in a hand basket:

FTP installation — The basic (and detailed) .zip file approach.
Command-line installation — For the jockeys; includes details about versioning.
Upgrading to a new version
Multi-site installation — One install to rule them all.

Administration

Site administration is power to unveil.

Administration workflow — Journey through a contextual workflow as if setting up an actual site. Not every feature, just orientation and links to deeper learning.
Admin-side — Organisation of the administration side Textpattern, with complete details of every feature in each panel.

Tag reference

If you can use HTML, you can use these Tags.

Comprehensive library of Tags — Create any web publishing architecture imaginable.
Tag Basics — A good a good place to start.

Create themes

Textpattern is a canvas. You're the artist.

Creating Textpattern themes
Creating and using admin-side themes
Textpattern Themes — When you need something ready-made.
Textpattern Themes on Github

Plugins

Develop the next must-have plugins...: Plugin development 1-2-3

The most recent tips, hacks, and facts for your favorite plugins...: Plugin fact sheets

FAQs

"Frequently asked questions" does not mean "everything you can possibly imagine". That's what the rest of this user manual is for. These are only the top FAQs. Please keep these short, sweet, and thus helpful.

Textpattern FAQs