A Guide to FlatPress #1: From the Top
I’ve been using FlatPress for almost a year now and have discovered that there are things that can be done with it that aren’t documented (very well). So here is where I will have a compilation of tips, tricks, tutorials and general banter about the wonderful world of FlatPress blogging.
What is it?
So what is FlatPress? Well FlatPress is a flat file blogging system (runs using text files) that only requires access to a php server. It is designed to be the go-to blogging platform for those that don’t have access to a database. FlatPress features:
- Standard-compliant (XHTML valid)
- Plugin support
- Widget system
- Easy to customize with themes (powered by Smarty)
Sounds good but usually these types of projects are unsupported or dead (no longer being developed). Well yes that maybe true with a lot of these projects but I assure you now that FlatPress is not unsupported because the main developers answer almost every question thrown at them. The project is far from dead; the last update was 25/09/08 and the next iteration is constantly being worked on.
Cool, how much does it cost?
How much is it!? It’s free! Did I forget to mention that the project is open source. So what reason do you have for not trying it? Check out the projects site or if you want to give it a test run try it on opensourcecms.com
Need help with the installation? Take a look at this article. Still confused? Then take a look at this article and accompanying video
