I wanted to know how people here in DW use which templating system
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Jump to PostI prefer to make my own so that way it is guaranteed to be secure and with all the features I need. And the process of making the template is fun too. But if I ever need to scratch out a quick cms then I would use mediawiki with custom …
Jump to PostI've started to use Rain TPL. Used to use Smarty.
Rain seems more lightweight and user friendly. However the documentation isn't as good. But, once you've used one templating system, I suppose the basics are pretty much the same in each.
I also use my own, which is …
Jump to PostRain TPL much easier once you know the basics of templating. Perhaps Smarty is the 'industry standard' and has better documentation. I would imagine that starting with the basic functions of Smarty will get you going.
The demo pages are a good starter, although unless you've got a little understanding …
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