Required: MySQL, PHP

If you have PHP enabled and a MySQL database, you can use this closecomments php file.

Keep in mind - this puppy is going to close the comments on your entire database - meaning every single blog that's on that installation using that database.

Step 1: As always, Unzip the shit.

Open the file in a text editor and change the bold printed stuff to your own information (leave the single quotes - just change the stuff inside them):

$database = 'your_database_name'; $dbuser = 'database_user'; $dbpass = 'database_password';

Then change this field:

$closedays = 10;

Right now it says, "I'll close all comments on any entry older than 10 days". You can change that...

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I've been working on a new plugin for Movable Type. At least for the moment, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, it shall be called MT-Notifier.

The idea is to provide a similar type of functionality as is found in other subscription functions, notably that of the scriptygoddess subscribe to comments script.

I've been moving along on it, and think I have at least a working model ready. Some more work needs to be done, but I'm in need of some testing at this point. Everything seems okay on my system, but I know my system isn't the largest or most complex around.

Some qualifiers: The plugin uses the PluginData table, so you will require the Storable Perl module on your server. I...

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The Touch of Hope web site is powered by Movable Type. It's more than your average blog site though. Don't let it's blogging slant fool you-- MT is a budding CMS!

The architecture is like this: • 1 blog for the site's basic content: welcome page, about page, Art for Hope page, request a site page, make a donation page, contact us page and the news and updates content. All of this is in...

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Question

Someone posted a comment to my site, but the comment count for the entry did not increase.

Answer

First, Rebuild Site to see if the comment count updates to show the correct count.

If it does, check to see if you have background tasks enabled in mt-config.cgi1: LaunchBackgroundTasks 1

and if so, try disabling them instead: LaunchBackgroundTasks 0

(Alternatively, if you have background tasks disabled, try turning them on.)

If comment counts do not update even after a rebuild (and the rebuilds themselves are not failing for other...

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The absolute URL to your weblog archives.

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MTBlogCCLicenseURL

The absolute URL corresponding to information about the Creative...

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Question

How can I convert from using mt.cfg to the new mt-config.cgi file in version 3.2?

Answer

• Download your mt.cfg file in ASCII mode and open it in a plain text editor.

• Open mt-config.cgi-original in the text editor also.

• Note any existing settings which are uncommented1 in your mt.cfg file and make sure you duplicate them in mt-config.cgi-original.

• If you're using MySQL, make sure this line is uncommented:DBPassword <database-password> and replace <database-password> with the value for your password from mt-db-pass.cgi.

• Save mt-config.cgi-original...

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07.27.2005

Dynamic Publishing support for PostgreSQL and SQLite

It's a common refrain for us to talk about Movable Type's wide platform support, but we really are committed to making sure Movable Type's full power is available on the widest variety of platforms. It's an investment that takes a lot of care and attention, but we think it's well worth the effort.

For example, take databases. Movable Type has long supported multiple databases, with MySQL and Berkeley DB being among the most popular. But two mature, popular open-source database technologies that a lot of our users have requested have also part of our platform support for over two years: PostgreSQL and...

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Update: A 2.01 release of MT-IfEmpty is now available, which mainly adds support for dynamic publishing in MT 3.1x.

You can download this plugin here: mtifempty-2_01.zip.

Usage: <MTIfEmpty var="EntryTitle">(untitled)</MTIfEmpty> <$MTEntryTitle$>

Embedded expression support works like this: <MTIfNotEmpty expr="[MTEntries days='1']1[/MTEntries]"> We...

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Displaying a Calendar Layout

Problem

You want to create a calendar layout in your template.

Solution

Use the template tags prefixed with MTCalendar.

Discussion

Movable Type includes a collection of template tags prefixed with MTCalendar; these can be used for creating calendar layouts that serve either navigational or display purposes. MTCalendar tags are sufficiently generic to create calendars in many different formats; however, HTML tables are the most common, • MTCalendar

MTCalendar is a container tag representing a calendar month that lists a single calendar "cell" in...

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2.2 (2002.06.26)

• Added TrackBack, a peer-to-peer framework for communication between weblogs. Can track cross-weblog conversations/discussions, provides remote content repositories. Has password protection, IP banning, automatic RSS output, and email notification. • Added MySQL backend support. • Added the <$MTBlogRelativeURL$> tag to produce a relative URL to your main blog. • Added <link> tag navigation (prev, next, start) to Individual and Date-based archive templates. Thanks to Mark Pilgrim. • Strip HTML from author, email, and...

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The following is a list of global filters that can be applied to any tag. See global_filter for how these filters can be applied. • decode_html

With a value of "1" decodes all HTML entities in the tag value. • decode_xml

With a value of "1" decodes all XML entities in the tag value. • dirify

With a value of "1" encodes the tag value into a string suitable for usage in a file or directory name. "Dirification" is a multi-step process. First the value is converted to lower case. Any HTML tags and entities are stripped. Characters that are not alphanumeric, the underscore (_) or whitespace characters...

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Creating a Search Form

Problem

Your system is configured to enable search. Now you want to make it available to readers of your weblog.

Solution

Add an HTML form to your template that submits a "search" field to the Movable Type Search script.

Discussion

Like any CGI application, we insert an HTML form into a layout to make those services accessible to readers. Here is a basic form that may be used: <form method="get" action="<$MTCGIPath$><$MTSearchScript$>"> <label for="search" accesskey="4">Search this...

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Six Apart has a variety of support options and self-service resources for you to choose from. This chapter provides pointers to those options so that you can get help when you need it. An overview of Movable Type support options can be found online at http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/support.

Users who have purchased a paid license for Movable Type 3.0 or above get access to Basic and Advanced personal support options.

Basic Support includes access to our Members-Only Knowledge Base and use of an online help ticket system to request assistance with Movable Types features. To access the Basic Support...

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Question

I'm having trouble getting a full export of my entries using the default export function. Are there other ways I can perform an export?

Answer

Movable Type contains a function to export all of the entries in your blog, but that doesn't mean your options stop there. You can easily export a single entry, all entries from one or more categories, or break your exports down by month (helpful for those with large blogs whose server times out on the export).

The secret is in this export format file. By downloading this file and pasting it into...

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This setting determined the default setting for the Text formatting option for new entries. It can be overridden on a per-entry basis on the entry editing screen.

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Blog update pings

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Displaying Comments

Problem

You want to display comments in your weblog.

Solution

Use the template tags prefixed with MTComment.

Discussion

The default templates that ship with Movable Type are comment-ready. These templates are set up so that comments appear on both the popup comment window and the individual archive pages.

All of the various options for moderating and managing comments combine to make the default template code and HTML for comments quite extensive and sophisticated. To get you familiar with how comments can be implemented in MT templates we'll look at some...

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Creating a Comment Submission Form

Problem

You want to create a form that accepts comment submissions.

Solution

Create an HTML form that submits its input to the Movable Type comment script or instead use the MTCommentFields tag.

Discussion

"Displaying Comments" discusses how to lay out comments. If there isn't a way for readers to make comments, then there won't be any to display. Here is a simple, example form layout that could be used in an individual entry archive template. <form method="post"...

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Global tag attribute filters

The following is a list of global filters that can be applied to any tag. See global_filter for how these filters can be applied. • decode_html

With a value of "1" decodes all HTML entities in the tag value. • decode_xml

With a value of "1" decodes all XML entities in the tag value. • dirify

With a value of "1" encodes the tag value into a string suitable for usage in a file or directory name. "Dirification" is a multi-step process. First the value is converted to lower case. Any HTML tags and entities are stripped. Characters that are not...

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Question

What is Movable Type?

Answer

Movable Type is the premier weblog publishing platform for businesses, organizations, developers, and web designers. The application is installed on your web server, and is flexible and appropriate for use by web developers, professionals, organizations or businesses with customization needs. For a simpler start to weblogs, you can try our TypePad service, which includes many of Movable Type’s features on a centrally hosted server that requires no configuration.

For more information on the features and...

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Displaying Weblog Data

Problem

You want to display data about your weblog in a template.

Solution

Use the template tags prefixed with MTBlog.

Discussion

Movable Type includes a collection of variable tags for displaying information about a weblog in templates. These tags are prefixed with MTBlog. The following sample layout publishes some information about a weblog and the number of entries and comments. <div> <$MTBlogName$><br/> <$MTBlogURL$><br/> <$MTBlogDescription$><br/> Entries: <$MTBlogEntryCount$>&nbsp;...

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