Clesto
Extra pages
Features
- Does not require a database.
- Probably the most light CMS existing, only consists of 72 files including the template and visual editor.
- Do not worry about comment spam, hacking or updating.
- Optimized for SEO out of the box: URLs, title tags, meta tags, headings, www-redirection.
- XML Sitemap with XSL style automatically generated. Example for Clest.com.
- Tableless CSS-designs.
- Very easy to make new templates.
Requires
- That the host runs PHP
- Ability to upload files with a FTP program
Editor
- Pages can easily be edited by both a visual editor and a HTML editor.
Templates
The template that is used on this web site is the default template for Clesto and is included in the download.
Available Clesto templates for download:
How to change the template for your site
- Download and extract the zipped archive.
- Place the extracted folder in the folder "templates", make sure that there are no double folders and upload to your web account.
- Change the name of the template in the administration settings.
The list will of course increase over time. You should also know that I have slightly modified the templates above from the original sources to comply with my standards. For getting the original version go to the source.
Feel of course free to modify the templates yourself.
More than 500 more templates available
For finding another template I recommend the following web sites:
Those two above have over 500 CSS templates but be sure to follow their license correctly (do not remove links without permission.)
Then see the page Converting a CSS template to a Clesto template
How to make your own Clesto template
Making your own Clesto template is very easy. See the page Make your own Clesto template.
How to further customize your site
See the page How to further customize your site.
Submit your own Clesto template here
If you make a Clesto template available for download, contact me, and I will put it on the list above.
Quality requirements for templates listed here
- Both HTML and CSS validates according to W3C (check HTML, check CSS).
- HTML table element not used for layout.
- The page title (
<?php page_title(); ?>) is written in a H1 element. - The site title (
<?php site_title(); ?>) is plainly visible but not used with a H1 or H2 element as those are reserved for the article heading and sub headings. - Released for free use with maximum requirement of 2 small links in the footer.
- H2, H3 and H4 to be styled in the CSS for be used in the content.
