Built-in Applications:  

The slim-but-focused nature of Textpattern as content management system software is well suited for a variety of site types:

• Blogs and photoblogs
• Business sites and non-profit organization sites
• Online catalogs
• Download sites and simple portals
• Tutorial, review, news or magazine sites

And any combination of the above. Textpattern handles this variety of content well making it an absolute contender in this CMS review site. Content, structure and presentation are all managed separately.

You can import your blog from Movable Type, Blogger, b2, WordPress and you can specify where you want to place the import – in which section, category, etc.

Use Textpattern’s sections to mix blog, gallery and static pages if you like – if it fits your needs. Each section can have its own page template for each type of content layout. So you can have a portfolio site with a static welcome page, portfolio thumbnails as a portal to a larger gallery, while also posting a news section for your blog-style content.

This CMS has a default template page that is bare bones with externally linked CSS. It also supports “clean”, friendly URLs. These elements are both user friendly and search engine friendly right “out of the box”.

Management:  

Of note here is the fact that Textpattern as a CMS or blog does not offer true them support. This means you will be given the forms, pages and style sheets and directions for install. You will have to put them together yourself. This could be a major drawback for someone with little-to-no design experience.

Performance:  

Page caching is available as a free plugin. This is a desirable element to have, though, as it reduces queries to the server every time a page is clicked on. This will keep your site moving smoothly and loading quickly.