thanks Mario for clarifying the difference between flat-file and databased CMSs. thanks Jeremy for a good intro to TW5, the site is just great and encouraging people to use.
Handoko - On 9/27/14, Jeremy Ruston <[email protected]> wrote: >> "A flat-file CMS is a content management system that stores content in > files and folders rather than in a database like a traditional CMS. " > > That description categorically applies to TiddlyWiki5 when it is run under > Node.js to generate static HTML files from a wiki folder that contains > individual tiddler files. Being able to operate in that configuration was a > significant design goal driving the development of TiddlyWiki5. > > For example, the main dynamic TW5 site is http://tiddlywiki.com > > There is a static snapshot of the default tiddlers at > http://tiddlywiki.com/static.html > > Then there are static HTML snapshots of individual tiddlers, for example: > http://tiddlywiki.com/static/AllTiddlers.html > > Try clicking the links in those snapshots and you'll see that they have > been mutated to point to the static renderings of each tiddler. > >> They are better described at "static-page-generator" CMSs; another terms > that's been used in the past is "baked instead of fried". > > TW5 supports both baking and frying :) > >> So, since a wiki page has to live-render which WikiWords are active >> links, > it can't be baked > > TW5 renders links according to the status of the target tiddler at the time > of rendering. So, the italicised/non-italicised status reflects the state > at the time of baking. That's OK, because it's generally better to re-bake > the entire file set whenever the underlying tiddler files change. > > Best wishes > > Jeremy > > > On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 9:14 PM, PMario <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Friday, September 26, 2014 1:39:35 PM UTC+2, Handoko Suwono wrote: >>> >>> I came across an article about flat-file CMS like Ghost >>> <https://ghost.org>, Kirby <http://getkirby.com>, Statamic >>> <http://statamic.com> and Jekyll <http://jekyllrb.com>. But not >>> WordPress since the latter is database driven. >>> >>> The definition goes, "A flat-file CMS is a content management system >>> that >>> stores content in files and folders rather than in a database like a >>> traditional CMS. " >>> >>> http://www.typeandgrids.com/blog/goodbye-wordpress-2014- >>> will-be-the-year-of-flat-file-cmses >>> >>> I wonder is TiddlyWiki and TiddlySpace can be categorized as flat-file >>> CMS too? >>> >> >> For vanilla TiddlyWiki I think it is true. It's even more. It's a single >> file, file based CMS. >> >> TiddlySpace has a mySQL database as a data store. So .. no. >> >> TiddlySpace is based on TiddlyWeb. .. The very basic store for TiddlyWeb >> is a text based store. So for a basic TiddlyWeb installation ... yes. >> >> TiddlyWiki5 ... is also a single file based CMS >> TW5 has the possibility to create a static representation of every >> tiddler. .. It's pure html no javascript needed. >> TW5 also has the possibility to store its content as single file tiddlers >> .... >> >> TW5 is a yes, yes, yes flat file CMS at the moment :) >> >> -mario >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TiddlySpace" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Jeremy Ruston > mailto:[email protected] > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/tiddlywiki/72AN4SkpWhY/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
