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#37 2013-01-20 08:15:35
- gour
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Re: Why Textpattern
sochicomputerRU wrote:
I chose textpattern because it looked simple, keyword is SIMPLE.
That’s good point. I’d also add the keywords SPEED and LIGHT remembering how much resources were used on my server when I was evaluating TYPO3.
Textpattern is definitely one of my favorite CMS.
Thank you for your input. Now I’m going to try convert some of my sites to Textpattern, at least, functionality-wise. :-)
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#38 2013-01-21 16:20:13
- gour
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Re: Why Textpattern
philwareham wrote:
Yes that’s relatively straightforward. Use their HTML templates as a starting point and gradually strip in the various Textpattern tags you need to make a dynamic site. Any common bits of code (such as headers, footers etc) can also be split out of the page templates into form snippets, making the whole thing easier to maintain.
What do you recommend for handling CSS files, having them in the db or use them externally?
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Re: Why Textpattern
Externally, definitely. Reasons…
- Reading static files is faster than reading from database
- Leverage browser caching rules
- Can use Sass or LESS when authoring
- Can minify using something like YUIcompress (or via Sass/LESS mentioned above)
- Can take advantage of any CSS tools in your chosen IDE
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#40 2013-01-21 17:19:48
- gour
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Re: Why Textpattern
philwareham wrote:
Externally, definitely. Reasons…
Thanks a lot…many great points.
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Re: Why Textpattern
gour wrote:
What do you recommend for handling CSS files, having them in the db or use them externally?
I use them internally but have rvm_css installed which also saves and calls them externally. I just like working under the same interface. Having them just external, it means that you might not be able to edit them if you are somewhere that has no ftp client.
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