A number of people have contacted us to enquire as to the progress of Textpattern CMS 5. We would like to take this opportunity to clarify the future direction of the project.

Ever thought “I can do things as well as the devs”? Ever wanted to be dev for a day? Now’s your chance to shape Textpattern 5 your way.

Among the sun-drenched skyscrapers of Olde London Town, some virtual strangers with only Textpattern in common met in a pub. With just beer, handheld devices and a network close by, what could they possibly talk about?

What happens when you wedge four geeks in a room? Surprisingly little in tangible output, but some great codeworthy exploration and daft pictures. Find out how the North Bristol Textpattern meetup went down.

In true Golden Globe style, it’s time to introduce the core concepts behind Textpattern 5. Take your seats, it’s going to be a wild ride.

It’s official: Textpattern’s development will soon no longer be tied to Textile. Find out what this means for your favourite markup system.

As Textpattern 4.3.0 draws nearer to a release, it’s time to look forward a little to Textpattern 5. This weblog entry holds important information — especially for plugin authors and admin themers — to help gear up now for the proposed changes in Textpattern 5.

The following information has already been stated quite frequently of late, but since the same people are still asking…

Congratulations to alicson, ruud and (I am guessing) a few more helpers for the relaunch of the Textpattern Resources site.

Thank you to everybody who has stopped by the forum (or comments here) to give us feedback on the release candidate for 4.0.4.

Updated below…

After a few weeks of discussions in the forum, thame announced the start of the template competition.