Pixie (CMS)
| Developer(s) | Scott Evans / toggle |
|---|---|
| Initial release | May 2008 |
| Stable release | 1.0.4
/ March 21, 2010 |
| Written in | PHP |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Size | 1.9 MB (archived) |
| Type | Content management system |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | www |
Pixie was an open source web application content management system that allowed the creation and management of small websites. Pixie has primarily been known for its ease of use, simple installation and unique interface. Pixie falls into the software category of a Content management system (CMS), however it is marketed as a "small, simple, site maker".
Pixie's code is written in the server side script language PHP and uses a MySQL database for data storage. Pixie is free of charge and released under the GNU General Public License.
History
Written by Scott Evans, Pixie CMS was first released in May 2008 as part of the May 1st Reboot.[1]
Version 1.04 was released on March 21, 2010, with a new WYSIWYG editor, more available languages and the latest version of jQuery.[2] Version 1.04 is the largest upgrade to date.
On November 11, 2009 Pixie was awarded the runner up prize in the Packt Publishing Open Source Content Management System Awards, in the category of Most Promising Open Source CMS.[3]
In early January 2011, Pixie CMS and its website was sold [4] to Lucid Crew of Austin Texas.
System requirements
Pixie requires webspace (space on the Internet) with the server-side scripting language PHP and a MySQL database. The specific requirements the latest version are:
- At least 5 MB of webspace
- PHP 4.3.0 or higher (recommended PHP 5.2)
- MySQL 4.1 or higher
- JavaScript enabled browser
Target Market
The target market consists of:
- Individuals with a wish to create their own homepage.
- Clubs and groups.
- Small and medium-sized companies.
- Organizations and Schools.
Features
The Pixie project always strives for ease of use, however this doesn't stop Pixie from having plenty of powerful and useful features.
Features
Column-generating template families
The templates listed here are not interchangeable. For example, using {{col-float}} with {{col-end}} instead of {{col-float-end}} would leave a <div>...</div> open, potentially harming any subsequent formatting.
| Type | Family | Handles wiki
table code?† |
Responsive/ mobile suited |
Start template | Column divider | End template |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Float | "col-float" | Yes | Yes | {{col-float}} | {{col-float-break}} | {{col-float-end}} |
| "columns-start" | Yes | Yes | {{columns-start}} | {{column}} | {{columns-end}} | |
| Columns | "div col" | Yes | Yes | {{div col}} | – | {{div col end}} |
| "columns-list" | No | Yes | {{columns-list}} (wraps div col) | – | – | |
| Flexbox | "flex columns" | No | Yes | {{flex columns}} | – | – |
| Table | "col" | Yes | No | {{col-begin}}, {{col-begin-fixed}} or {{col-begin-small}} |
{{col-break}} or {{col-2}} .. {{col-5}} |
{{col-end}} |
† Can template handle the basic wiki markup {| | || |- |} used to create tables? If not, special templates that produce these elements (such as {{(!}}, {{!}}, {{!!}}, {{!-}}, {{!)}})—or HTML tags (<table>...</table>, <tr>...</tr>, etc.)—need to be used instead.
See also
Notes
- ^ "Pixie goes forth". getpixie.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ^ "Pixie 1.04". getpixie.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
- ^ "Pixie wins runner up prize". packtpub.com. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ^ "Lucid Crew". www.lucidcrew.com. Retrieved 2011-01-11.