Although Textpattern's default installation provides a lot of useful features, it doesn't try to be everything for everybody. Instead, it has an intelligent PHP based plugin system that allows programmers to write their own add-on code to enhance its functionality.

The list consists of:

• zem_contact_reborn
• SimplePie RSS Parser
• hak_tinymce
• md_versions
• asy_sitemap
• stw_category_tree
• etx_crumbs
• sgb_url_handler

Each of the above has a description, the features is has and options it allows the user to customize.

Over the past few years, Weblogs (or blogs) have taken the Web by storm. According to the Wikipedia definition, a Weblog is "a Web application which contains periodic posts on a common Webpage. These posts are often but not necessarily in reverse chronological order." Basically, if you publish content on a periodic basis, a blogging package may simplify your publishing workflow.

This article assumes that you're familiar with the basics of blogging and would like to start your own Weblog.

They look at each of the items, giving a brief list of its features, talking about the kind of licensing it uses, and some possible pitfalls with its use. Their final assessment of features/ease of use/security favors WordPress, but they're all good applications, and what it really boils down to is finding out which one works best for you...]]> Fri, 11 Nov 2005 06:04:55 -0600