A CMS of My Own • 09/08/07
Filed: robotim News •I have decided to use Textpattern to manage my project documentation. Previously I was using Wordpress. I prefer Textpattern because:
- It is not as blog-centric as other content management systems. This site is for my project documentation, it’s not my “blog site.” I am aware that to some this may seem like a semantic difference, but it is important for me to make this distinction because I do not consider myself a blogger. Or a frogger or a pollywogger for that matter. Although I like the way “pollywogger” sounds.
- It is simple, elegant and hard to break. I tend to break things… I’ve broken my iPhone twice now in my attempts to hack it.
- I like the backend structure. In addition to categories, sections can be created. What’s more, not only can articles be categorized but so can links, images and files.
What I dislike about it:
- Not as many cool plug-ins as with Wordpress. (Oh well, I guess I’ll have to just make my own… har har!)
- Backend could be a bit more usable when it comes to handling images. I want to see dimensions when browsing images! I want to be able to batch-upload images! I want it to spin straw into gold, dammit!
I didn’t like any of the templates so I decided to make my own. I have laid out the structure: a floating container that holds the title, a sidebar, the area for the article entries, and a footer. Now the styling madness begins…
- main site
robotim.net -
project documentation
robotim.net/projects -
my personal journal
robotim.net/projects/pj
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