INTRODUCTION

Textplate v. 1.0 is a template for the textpattern blogging system, builded without use of plugins or hacks.

Customizazion and design by giuliano velli (myself) free icons from famfamfam.


PAGE TEMPLATES

The page template is in the page directory.
To replace original go to presentation -> page and delete the content of the default page paste the content from the one provided here and save.
There is no need to create new templates but you shoul delete the other default ones, archive and error (click on the 'x' nera the names).

CSS

The css files for the template are in the css directory.
Create on your server a directory called css in the textpattern dir, and upload the files provided except the master.css one.
Open and copy the content of master.css and paste it in textpattern default stylesheet and save (after erasing the default content).
I prefer to use external stylesheets for simplicity in editing and cause it speed a little textpattern.

FORMS

The forms are in the form directory.
This is a typic form file name default_page, the firsts words are the name of the form, the last is the type.
To install them, go to presentation -> form; for new forms: create new form, paste the content, choose the type, save; for existing forms, open the form paste the content of the one included in this install, and save (save work for each form, it's not possibile to save all the form together).

SECTIONS
Go to presentation -> sections and create the following sections (maybe someone will already exist):
about
archive_c
archive_d
blog
links
All the sections use the default page and stylesheet; check the 'no' radiobox for all the questions except the blog section (all yes).
Remember to save after editing each section, it doesn't work if you try to save them all together.

IMAGES
Create a directory called graphics in the textpattern dir; upload all the images; go to admin -> preferences -> advance preferences and in the field Image directory delete images and write graphics, remember to save.
I prefer to use the images without uploading them in the textpattern engine for ease of editing (don't like the fact that the image name are converted in numbers)

OTHER CHANGES
Go to admin -> site preferences and in 'Date format' choose "/section/title" (save!).
Go to content -> organize and create two new links category 'External' and 'Favourite'; click on the name when done and change 'External' in 'external' and 'Favourite' in favourite in the Link Category name' field.

That's all, i hope you will enjoy.