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Textpattern Solutions

PHP-based content management made easy.

Table of Contents

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  1. PART ONE: GETTING STARTED
    • Chapter 1: Setting the Stage
    • Chapter 2: Installing Textpattern
  2. PART TWO: THE TEXTPATTERN INTERFACE
    • Chapter 3: Site Administration
    • Chapter 4: Basic Content Manipulation
    • Chapter 5: Presentation
  3. PART THREE: CUSTOMIZING TEXTPATTERN
    • Chapter 6: The Textpattern Model
    • Chapter 7: Creating the Content: Categories and Articles
    • Chapter 8: Customizing the Presentation: Sections, Pages, Forms, and Style
    • Chapter 9: Tying Content and Structure Together
    • Chapter 10: Comments
    • Chapter 11: Beyond the Basics
  4. PART FOUR: EXTENDING TEXTPATTERN
    • Chapter 12: Custom Fields
    • Chapter 13: Using Plugins
    • Chapter 14: Writing Plugins
  5. PART FIVE: TEXTPATTERN SITE EXAMPLES
    • Chapter 15: Multiauthor Weblog
    • Chapter 16: Case Study: PopularWeddingFavors.com
    • Chapter 17: Case Study: BoiseCityEats.com
  6. PART SIX: APPENDIXES
    • Appendix A: Tag Reference
    • Appendix B: Plugin Developer Resources

Sample Chapter

Download PDF — Textpattern_Solutions_Chap14.pdf

This PDF sample is the entirety of Chapter 14. It covers all the steps necessary to write, test, and release your own Textpattern plugins. It starts by walking you through the steps you need to take to set up a local plugin development environment. It then moves you through several plugin examples and references time-saving helper functions within the Textpattern source code that you can use as building blocks for your own plugins.