Serendipity template Kinetic configured to emit content in magazine format

In the screenshot to the left, Kinetic has been configured to retrieve all of its frontpage entries from a single category. This example features the built-in blue colorset and does not use Kinetic's "tabbed" content boxes. The individual "boxed" content has switched off all meta data, such as comments, trackbacks, author, publish dates, etc, and has also disabled the display of the box title. Kinetic, by default, will prevent duplicate content from one box to the next, so each box displays a single unique entry.

Configuring Kinetic in this manner requires nothing more than simple choices - code modifications are NOT necessary. Although this example disabled all meta information (author, dates, etc), that decision rests with the site administrator - as much, or as little, information can be displayed as desired and can be configured like this example for the frontpage display, yet differently for a detailed page view.

The quantity, and types of content boxes (tabbed, full width, half width) are also configurable, as are the number of stories appearing within each box. Configuring Kinetic in this way is discussed in greater detail in the support forum: Kinetic as a magazine template.

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