How to Hack a Pligg Template

If you’ve read my post on Understanding Pligg Template Files and want to take a crack at hacking a template of your own, you may find these tips helpful. This is my workflow for porting a template to Pligg. Getting Started Gather the right tools. Hacking a template is a bit tricky. You’ll need to peek into the .tpl files and get up to your elbows in HTML and CSS. You proably already have your prefered tools. I use a handful of apps to... Read More

FuturePligg Solemnity Pligg Template Updated to 0.5

I’ve updated my free Pligg template, FuturePligg Solemnity, to version 0.5. Changes include a little dusting and cleaning. Plus: Removed extraneous arrow icons from sidebar (they didn’t behave properly and were left over from the Java effect). Added a link in the sidebar to the Live page. Fixed the top tags section of the sidebar so they don’t display as a list (thanks, Templora!). Fixed a link that pointed incorrectly to the Digital... Read More

FuturePligg Solemnity Pligg Template Updated to 0.4

I’ve updated my free Pligg template, FuturePligg Solemnity, to version 0.4. This update includes several minor fixes: Updated for Pligg beta 9.1. Fixed alignment of category RSS images. Eliminated two IE7 errors by deleting unused Java scripts. Deleted empty () next to Unpublished on some pages. Note that the template is still a hack job, but this version is recommended for anyone using an earlier version. To download, visit the original... Read More

Free Pligg Template: Upstart Blogger Tutor Lite

Porting Pligg templates is not an easy task. If you’re new to Pligg and start with one of the templates included in the Pligg distribution, you’re confronted with a confusing mess of template files and obscure code (that’s not a criticism; while Pligg could be more friendly, it’s complicated because it’s powerful). Note: This template is not compatible with the latest version of Pligg. At this time (5.06.07), I have... Read More

UpstartAqueous Pligg Template Updated to 0.2

I’ve updated my free Pligg template, UpstartAqueous, to version 0.2. This update includes minor fixes: Fixed login alignment in Safari (still a problem in other browsers). Eliminated two errors from IE 7 (any help on ridding the last error would be appreciated). Made a couple of minor changes to update the template for Pligg beta 9.1. Note that the template is still a hack job, but this version is recommended for anyone using version 0.1. To... Read More

Free Pligg Template: UpstartAqueous

Note: This template is NOT compatible with the latest version of Pligg. Please see Pligg Templates Update Status. I recently ported my old blog Futurosity from WordPress to Pligg. Since so few templates were available, I adapted the Solemnity template from Six Shooter Media, hacking the design into the default Pligg template from Digital Nature (I’ve already posted the Free Pligg Template: FuturePligg Solemnity). This new template, UpstartAqueous,... Read More

Understanding Pligg Template Files

Pligg is a Digg-style, open source CMS. It’s full of promise, but Pligg is still in beta, with limited documentation and few available templates. I hacked a template to create my Pligg site, Futurosity (you’re free to use the template, FuturePligg Solemnity ). In the hopes that more Pliggers will create freely available templates, here’s a quick tutorial on how to decipher Pligg template files. I’ve written a follow-up to... Read More