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#361 2009-06-10 13:51:19
Re: TxP.com home page
That’s the spirit! Thanks, Stuart.
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#362 2009-07-01 13:21:49
- uli
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Re: TxP.com home page
I’m not aware how much progress there has been re text content, I stopped reading here last autumn for private reasons. So my list might be pretty redundant.
Nevertheless I took the opportunity to have the advertising messages of some of the most popular CMSs combined on one page for a short listing of TXPs advantages. As long as txp.com isn’t relaunched maybe these can be of use somewhere.
- A CMS that lets you blog easily
- Validating accessible code output
- Well structured customizable UI
- UI in installation-independent languages (or was that a new wet_plugin?)
- Flexible xhtml-like tag system, thus familiar code
- Easy to apply: simply replace static content by TXP tags
- Allows tag nesting and using all sorts of variables out of the box
- Almost limitless customizability of its code output
- Moreover: extendible with a very flexible plugin system
- Even PHP application is possible (though not required)
- Comes with the most popular AJAX library: jQuery
- Really lightweight, fast, stable and reliable code
- Atom syndication built-in
- Very easy to install
- One installation usable for several sites
- Free as well for personal as for commercial uses
- (And not to forget:) The friendliest, most helpful community around
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#363 2009-07-01 14:46:38
Re: TxP.com home page
Hi uli!
Don’t forget we are becoming immune to advertising ;)
As you, I think I don’t know which is going to be the text content on the new TXP.com, but being that content is the king, I hope that “content has made the design” (and not the other way), or at least, that new/different content could be easily switched on new TXP.com. I’ll bet it will be fairly easy and possible: TXP.com will be running on Textpattern (right?! ;) )
Anyway, back to content. Sometime ago, I did a revision of current TXP homepage content (nothing fancy, and being that english isn’t my native language, results may be substandard).
Related to some entries on your list, (I think) TXP.com shoud avoid some common tagline blues
Example:
- Really lightweight, fast, stable and reliable code
- Well structured customizable UI
- Very easy to install
- (And not to forget:) The friendliest, most helpful community around
Most CMSs out there advertise their-self using that kind of copy, so we may not be saying anything (Nielsen suggests: “rewrite the text to say exactly the opposite. Would any company ever say that? If not, you’re not saying much with your copy, either.”).
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#364 2009-08-28 22:32:37
Re: TxP.com home page
Alors ? Txp nouvelle mais pas la devanture de nouveaux ?
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#365 2009-09-02 11:47:35
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#366 2009-09-02 11:58:50
Re: TxP.com home page
Wasn’t it matthew (squaredeye) who was going to take on this update? He promoted his site heavily e few months ago but on closer look, it looks like he is not using txp any more. As such – and given the delays – I think that he would not be an appropriate person to do this upgrade.
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#367 2009-09-02 12:03:27
Re: TxP.com home page
Guess that’s up to wet to answer. The delay is incredible. Plenty of talented people willing and able to create a new site for TXP.
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#368 2009-09-02 12:11:16
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#369 2009-09-02 12:32:52
Re: TxP.com home page
I’m guessing Stuart is still doing the front-end work, as there’s been no indication otherwise, and will be using Matthew’s design. I think I mentioned before, I saw the design, and it’s pretty damn nice. It would be worthwhile to use it.
But I have to agree, this has been one quiet, sluggish delivery and all the hype/excitement behind it went dead long ago. It’s kind of a shame, because site relaunches are a big deal in most circles. Doesn’t seem to be in this community.
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#370 2009-09-02 12:37:18
- masa
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Re: TxP.com home page
Wasn’t the logo a separate issue?
Regarding that v2 site, I would really advise against the use of Arial for any design work; it’s a cheap rip-off of Helvetica
I’m not a type snob, but this really matters, since Textpattern is frequently touted as a designer’s CMS.Last edited by masa (2009-09-02 12:38:16)
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#371 2009-09-02 14:02:21
Re: TxP.com home page
jstubbs wrote:
he he, the new logo appears on the v2 site
And there are easter eggs!
Like one or two months ago, I pointed the browser to the /images folder and began to try: 1.jpg, 1.gif, 2.jpg, 2.gif, … there are up to almost 50 images already in place.
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#372 2009-09-02 14:12:52
Re: TxP.com home page
masa wrote:
Wasn’t the logo a separate issue?
I remember the logo thread, nice ideas all around.
Is this the new official logo then?
We Love TXP . TXP Themes . TXP Tags . TXP Planet . TXP Make
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