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The TK Page Title ExpressionEngine module allows you to automatically generate your own image based titles for weblog entries, global variables or just plain text, it's a PHP based alternative to SIFR.

Features

• Control Panel allows you to configure different image title types and view a preview
• Support for OTF / TTF font files
• Support for most character sets
• Settings include: font, font size, image width, leading, anti-aliasing control
• Outputs title images with compliant CSS (not img tags)
• Option to fill images with a solid colour or a gradient fill (currently not supported by SIFR)
• Output is fully transparent with 24-bit PNG support
• Supports rendering of weblog entry data and global variables

Requirements

• The CP JQuery extension is required in order to use the included JQuery colour picker [1.1.0]
• Tested on Expression Engine 1.6.4, 1.6.5 and 1.6.6 (may work with lower versions…)
• Tested only on PHP 5.2.6 (should work with lower versions…)
• Requires GD 2.0.1+
• Knowledge of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
• Knowledge of the Internet Explorer .htc PNG fix to allow for full cross browser support

Installation

To install TK Page Title, you must:

1. First, copy the its files to your Expression Engine installation. The zip archive is organised so that you can copy the files directly to the root of a ‘regular’ EE installation.
2. Change the permissions on the directory where the images created will be stored using your FTP client, CHMOD 777 the directory /themes/tk_page_title/pagetitles (the module will not work without these permissions set).
3. Login to your Expression Engine control panel and navigate to modules page. From here, click ‘Install’ next to the TK Page Titles module.
4. With that complete, you are now ready to roll.

Usage

{exp:tk_page_title}My title or weblog title  {/exp:tk_page_title}

This will output the following HTML:

<h1 style="display:block; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: url(/themes/tk_page_title/pagetitles/sample.png); height: 32px; width: 600px" class="pagetitle" title="My title or weblog title"><span style="display: none">My title or weblog title</span></h1>

Download TK Page Title

EE Version	Downloads	Add-On Version	Release Date
1.x	Download	1.1.2	01/15/2010

TK Page Title Links

• Full information page
• GitHub repository
• [EE Forums] EE Forum Thread

This entry was last updated January 16, 2010, 3:29 am.

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