Upstart Blogger Tutor Lite is my new bare bones template, designed to be a kind of
template template—a good starting place for experienced Pliggers who want to simplify the task of customization, and a test bed for Pligg newbies who want to learn Pligg.
It has a minimalist layout, few graphics, and code that is (well,
will be) simplified and stripped of extraneous tags. If there’s interest, it may eventually even come in two flavors: Lite and Annotated. The annotated version would include explanations and guidance directly in the template files, to help new users decipher Pligg’s sometimes maddeningly obscure code.
I think of it is
The Missing Template. Wouldn't it be great if Pligg came packaged with a stripped-down template that made it easier for people to find their way around?
Warning: This template is definitely a work in progress. Ported from yget, I still have a lot of work to do to pare down the code to the ideal I’ve outlined above. I’m releasing it now because there’s been some interest on the Pligg Forum for
a simple template. I don’t think you’ll find a simpler template than Upstart Blogger Tutor Lite.
Please let me know if my idea for a stripped-down, annotated template is of interest, or if I'm wasting my time and should put my energy into more heavily designed templates.
Grab the Upstart Blogger Tutor Lite template
here. Be sure to read the post (you can view a preview there).
The template is completely free. Do as you like with it, but please keep the footer link to
Upstart Blogger to avoid bad karma and insomnia.