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Notation

• Status
  • NULL - Continuously in edit but ready for use
  • [V] - Complete and ready for use
  • [R] - Content ready for review
  • [E] - Edit in process
  • [C] - Call for comments and contributors
  • [?] - Not decided or not started
  • - Deprecated
  • [>] - External link
• i18n
  • NULL - English
  • [en] - English
  • [fa] - Persian
  • [fr] - French
  • [zh-cn] - Simplified Chinese
  • [zh-tw] - Traditional Chinese
• Documentation Team and Task [E]
• Wishlist and TODO

Introduction

• Pi Project [V]
• Pi Git Structure [V]
• Pi Team [V]
• Pi VI [E]

User Guide

Installation and Setup

• Installation [V]
• Deployment [C]

Operation Guide

• Nginx Deployment [>]
• Nginx Virtual Host [>]

Developer Guide

Best Practices

• Coding Standards [V]
• Database Schema [V]
• Code Review [C]
• Pi Security [E]
• Variable Filtering [E]
• Development Tools [C]

Framework/Engine Development

• Pi Engine Architecture Diagram (PDF) [>]
• Role Oriented Architecture (PPT) [>]
• Back-office Readme [>]

Module Development

• Module Workflow [E]
• Module Structure [V]
• Kernel APIs [E]
• Configuration [V]
• Authorization [E]
• Customization for installation [V]
• Route [E]
• I18n [E]
• Pagination [V]
• Session [V]
• Parameters [V]
• Database [V]
• Form [E]

Front-end Development

• Course Schedule [zh-cn|E]
• Front-end summary [zh-cn|E]

Theme Development

• Mechanism [zh-cn|E]
• File skeleton and structure [zh-cn|E]
• Advanced [zh-cn|E]
• Theme Structure [E]
• Step by step [zh-cn|E]

Module Template

• Mechanism [zh-cn|E]
• File skeleton and structure [zh-cn|E]
• Advanced [zh-cn|E]
• Step by step [zh-cn|E]

Front API

• Template API [zh-cn|C]
• View Helper [zh-cn|C]

Advanced

• AJAX and JSON request [E]
• Form validate with Backbone [zh-cn|E]
• jQuery

Readme Readings

• Permission [>]
• Route [>]
• Taxonomy [>]
• Template [>]

API Index

• Pi API Index [C]

Tutorials

Courses

• Course Schedule [zh-cn|V]
• Course 1: Introduction and Setup [zh-cn|V]
• Course 2: Module Design [zh-cn|V]
• Course 3: Form Generation and Validation [zh-cn|V]
• Course 4: Database Operation [zh-cn|V]
• Course 5: Theme and Block [zh-cn|V]
• Course 6: Navigation and Custom Navigation [zh-cn|V]
• Course 7: Custom Route [zh-cn|V]
• Course 8: Authentication Management [zh-cn|V]
• Course 9: Others (APIs/Localization/Updating/Cache) [zh-cn|V]
• Course 11: Pi Engine Mechanism [zh-cn|V]

Translator (I18n) Guide

• I18n Skeleton [>]
• Translate a file [C]
• Make a translatable file [C]

Design

• UI Guide [C]
• UE Guide [C]
• View Components [C]
• Avatar size [V]

Products

Finished

Modules

• Page
• Tag
• Translation
• Widget

Themes

• Default
• Pi

Services

• User APIs

Addons

On-going development

Modules

• Article
• User

Themes

Services

• Media APIs

Addons