Textpattern Templates

The 2nd annual Textpattern Template Competition, Textplates ‘07, is finally here. The competition is back with a brand new website and some amazing prizes ($11,000 worth) that are sure to make it even better than last year’s.

Since I’m busy right now, no comment on this, except that I’m looking forward to the competing templates!

Today all of the three available templates have been downloaded 1000 times! I thank you all for your interest!

The future?

As you can see there’s a lack of new templates and updates of the site. The reason is, I’m not sure how to continue.

Continuing the way I started or waiting for the new Textpattern? I don’t know.

Both websites, especially the forums and the TextBook, a wiki with a tag reference for all TXP tags are now down (again) for several hours, both stating to have database problems.

Of course, they are both on TextDrive. I’m myself one of the legendary Venture Capitalists who have a lifetime hosting there. But I’m no more there since TextDrive was no more a reliable webhoster. And it may have never been before. Those who are still praising them must be somehow blinded by this fine piece of software called Textpattern and the opinion that the author of such a good software must also be a founder of a reliable webhoster.

For the success of a good CMS a reliable internet presence is a must. So, TXP crew, please go away from TextDrive!

Textpattern’s April Fools Joke: Textpattern CS Pricing.

Although I promised to publish now a 1 column template I had to convert the recently published BloggingPro theme for WordPress, because I immediately fell in love with it when it was released.

I hope you will like it, too. Download and enjoy!