In World Wide Web years, TextPattern is a mature CMS that has been around in alpha and beta versions since 2001 and finally distributed under the GNU GPL in 2004.\u00a0 The product has been dramatically improved over the years and the most notable enhancements yet can be seen in the latest version release, TextPattern 4.20.\u00a0 If you need an easier and more efficient way to manage your content, the features of this open-source CMS tool may be of interest.<\/p>\n
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Word Processing-Like Environment<\/strong><\/p>\n \n One of Textpattern\u2019s key features is Textile, an intuitive syntax that allows you to easily convert plaintext into well structured rich web content.\u00a0 Often nagging elements such as hyperlinks, tables and image tags can be created with one or two markers, making it closer to working with ordinary text as opposed to complex code.\u00a0 When you are ready to publish your content, Textile takes all marked copy and automatically converts it to clean, valid XHTML.\u00a0 In addition, all articles you compose in Textpattern can be viewed in plaintext, XHTML or a rendered preview.<\/p>\n \n Versatile CSS Editing<\/strong><\/p>\n \n Textpattern offers full support for CSS, offering two modes that allow you to customize and enhance the presentation of your site in different ways.\u00a0 Manual CSS mode lets you to create or edit any CSS data directly from the administrative interface.\u00a0 This enables you to quickly edit styles without dealing with the hassle that often results from uploading via FTP.\u00a0 You can create your style sheets from scratch or by using one of many compatible WYSIWYG editors.\u00a0 Automatic CSS mode is an advanced feature that utilizes an organized interface to make CSS parameters more comprehensive and manageable.\u00a0 CSS can really enhance the performance of a website and Textpattern allows you to harness all the power of this optimal design technology.<\/p>\n \n Link Friendly<\/strong><\/p>\n \n There are quite a few CMS tools that offer power and ease of use, but lack the features needed to easily increase visibility via the search engines.\u00a0 This isn\u2019t the case with TextPattern as the software excels in SEO-friendly pages and link management.\u00a0 You can store an unlimited number of links in an unlimited number of categories anywhere you want on your site.\u00a0 It also makes it simple to add news links through the built-in editor or a Javascript book marklet, which displays a popup window to use where ever you may be on the web.<\/p>\n \n Add-on Functionality<\/strong><\/p>\n \n Although Textpattern is not supported by nearly as many plugins as open-source products like Joomla and Drupal, the platform is very extensible.\u00a0 All available add-on components can be installed and maintained in a straightforward manner.\u00a0 Once you have incorporated them, they can be easily enabled or disabled through the administrative interface where you can also access help and parameters used by supported plugins.<\/p>\n \n Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n Textpattern is an open-source CMS product that is free to download and use.\u00a0 The software requires PHP 4.3 or higher, MySQL 3.23 or higher and the Apache web server.\u00a0 Its developer also strongly recommends the use of a Unix operating system, although it states that the software will \u201cprobably\u201d work on any platform that supports PHP.\u00a0 Being a free and user-friendly tool, you may want to check your system requirements and give Textpattern a test drive to see if it meets your needs before giving up your preferred CMS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In World Wide Web years, TextPattern is a mature CMS that has been around in alpha and beta versions since 2001 and finally distributed under the GNU GPL in 2004.\u00a0…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[7382,77,1053,58,1054,229,117,1048,303],"class_list":["post-505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cms","tag-cms","tag-css","tag-link-management","tag-open-source","tag-plugins","tag-search-engines","tag-seo","tag-textpattern","tag-wysiwyg"],"views":230,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=505"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webhostinggeeks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}