Textpattern Support Forum

In no particular order

• upm_savenew (because for some stupid reason a save-new button isn’t deemed core worthy.)
• ign_password_protect (essential for any serious password protection in txp)
• zem_contact_reborn (forms yo.)
• zem_ir (Use whatever font you like for headers, etc…)
• smd_where_used (cleanup your filthy install)
• stw_category_tree (nice cat trees)
• sed_section_fields + glz_custom_fields (the closest youre ever gonna get to custom content types in TXP)
• jmd_image_select (finally, after years a decent image selector form the write tab)
• jmd_import (import articles en masse)
• rvm_if_privileged (native front-side edit button and more)
• smd_if (all-you-can-eat conditionals)
• smd_query (pipe query results through forms)
• mdp_calendar (simple efficient large and small calendars)
• postmaster (native mailings in TXP, with unsubscribe, subscribe, list management, etc.)

OK, I went over. There’s a lot of good dev going on in the community.

Excellent thread for a newb like myself. I look forward to seeing what plugins others find beneficial.

Last edited by eggnog (2008-09-01 06:37:36)

aesop1 wrote:

yeah, maybe the moderator could keep it sticky with some sort of index at the top.

Well, if you search you will find a certain number of similar threads. Every once in a while somebody is asking this question ;) Making them all stickies would be a bit confusing. Besides, such a ‘top 10’ is very personal, and depends very much on a site’s particular needs. There are rather unknown plugins that for a small number of users are just perfect. (Also interesting: ruud on ‘rating plugins’.)

But by all means continue this thread :)

Els,

Your point is well taken, but I did do a quick search and didn’t find a similar thread (but I lost patience quickly). I do understand that no one set of plugins is going to please everybody. Still, I think there is some value to identifying key plugins—which may change over time—just as Stuart and Dale have done. I think users can identify which of these fine plugins are best to personalize their site based on needed functionality.

Perhaps the forum isn’t the best location for such a list. Ideally, if Textpattern.org (Textpattern Resources) had a rating system and “most downloaded plugins” (yes, and I realize that would be sensitive too), that would help with the identification of plugins that usefully extend a powerful, albeit lean, CMS like TXP.

-Matt

Last edited by aesop1 (2008-09-01 16:31:50)

In no particular order, my usual suspects are:

• zem_contact_reborn (natch)
• rvm_css (speedier stylesheet loading)
• rvm_maintenance (groovy “coming soon” pages)
• sed_copyright (it’s the mutt’s nuts for copyright messages)
• chh_if_data (can’t live without this sucker for detecting tag emptiness)
• ied_plugin_composer (plugin development / testing… for I am a plugin author of sorts)
• rss_auto_excerpt (the easiest way to tease people with copy)
• upm_savenew (essential for authoring without having to manually clone common fields to a new article/form)
• smd_if (can’t get enough of conditional stuff)
• rss_admin_db_manager (uber cool for running quick queries and of course backing up the database)

And two fringe candidates, coincidentally mine:

• smd_gallery (if there’s the potential to display multiple images of any kind)
• smd_where_used (transitional plugin that gets loaded to vacuum up the mess I made while developing a site)

(EDIT: whheeeee, this is my 1111th post!)

Last edited by Bloke (2008-09-01 20:35:24)