CGI script (not strictly plugin) to add subscription to comments (notification) with no code hacking.

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What is Movable Type?

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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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Required: MT26x, MT3x

On some weblog's comments you might see how the blog author's comments are styled differently than everyone elses; maybe a different color, or highlighted, or styled in some other way to make them stand out from the crowd. This is quite easily done.

You'll need the Compare plugin to compare your comments to everyone elses. Then you'll need to make another div on your style sheet for your comments. Then you'll need to put some code everywhere comments appear.

<MTComments> <MTIfEqual a="[MTCommentAuthor]" b="girlie"> <div class="comments-girlie"> </MTIfEqual> <MTIfNotEqual a="[MTCommentAuthor]" b="girlie"> <div class="comments-body">...

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Can I use PHP code in my templates?

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Movable Type templates generate standard HTML pages; so any coding language which can be used in a standard web page can also be included in your templates.

Here are some important tips to remember about using PHP in your templates:

No shortcut tags in dynamic templates

If you are using PHP in a dynamic template, you should not use the "shortcut" opening tag: <?

Instead, you should use the full version: <?php

Template Tags are processed differently in static templates than...

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Lots of warnings about incompatibilities on the Blacklist website, enough to frighten me. I soldiered on, and amazingly, the thing installed right up with no problems. It took about 5 minutes.

Here's the links you should have: My original installation post The MT-Blacklist site The Comment Spam Clearinghouse

Related Entries: • MTBlacklist vs Comment Notification Hack

Posted by Iki at February 20, 2004 09:44 PM

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Dick Costolo of FeedBurner has posted an astute analysis of the changes that are happening in the creation, distribution, and publication of XML feeds.

The entire post (and the 300 kb PDF report it's excerpted from) are worth reading, but an early highlight is the succinct description of three critical benefits that feeds provide:

• A notification mechanism for updates to a specific channel of content • The ability to subscribe to content, creating a persistent link between publisher and subscriber • A semi-structured version of the content

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Do you offer any installation instructions which are specific to Windows environments?

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See Installing Movable Type on Windows in the 3.2 User Manual.

For more detailed information on configuring your Windows server to support a Movable Type installation, please see Installing Movable Type on Windows on the Six Apart website.

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I want to create a plugin for Movable Type. Where can I find more information on doing this?

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See Developing with the Movable Type API in the Users Manual.

Please note that assistance with plugin development is not covered by Basic Support; however, there are other resources available for assistance: • Our Community Forum offers a section dedicated to Plugin Development, where you can post for assistance or feedback about your plugin. • Our Professional Network offers a Members-Only Mailing List suitable for the discussion of plugin...

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When I post more than one entry per day, the date only shows up for the most recent entry. How do I make the date show for every entry?

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The default templates use the <MTDateHeader> container tag to control the display of entry dates: <MTDateHeader> <h2><$MTEntryDate format="%x"$></h2> </MTDateHeader>

The MTDateHeader tag is a container tag, and the contents of this container will be displayed only if this entry marks a new day in the list of entries.

So, in order to have the date...

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What's the easiest way to change the look of my weblog?

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The stylesheet template controls the layout and colors of your weblog. Other stylesheet options for various versions are available from Movable Type Styles.

For versions prior to 3.2, copy and paste the stylesheet you like into your Stylesheet template. Save and rebuild the template to see the changes on your weblog.

For version 3.2, see Applying a New Style From the Style Library.

Note that when choosing a new style for your weblog, you should select from among those...

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When I run an upgrade script, I get this error message:

You have not yet upgraded to the #.# version of MT. Please do that before you run this script. Exiting...

where #.# is the version number I am trying to upgrade to.

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When you see this message, it means Movable Type is still detecting files from the previous version on your server.

Make sure that you have uploaded all of the files from the new version package, and that all of the files from previous versions on the server were overwritten with the new files....

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PubSub, the search notification service has relaunched their site with a host of new features. It's simpler than ever to subscribe to a feed of results for a keyword search, you can find blog matches easily from their database of over 6.4 million weblogs, and there's downloadable sidebars available for Internet Explorer and Firefox.

In all, it looks like a great leap forward for the platform.

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MT-Notifier is more than just a simple plugin for the Movable Type content management system. It is very nearly an application in its own right. While Movable Type comes with a basic notification system, it is lacking in several areas. MT-Notifier extends that process to its logical conclusion, offering subscriptions to individual entries, categories or even to an entire blog. This allows your readers to keep up with an individual thread, anything in a particularly category, or even your entire blog - all automatically, without you having to lift a finger.

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I get a 500 Internal Server Error when trying to view pages I've set to publish dynamically.

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The dynamic publishing feature creates an .htaccess file in your weblog directory; however, some hosts do not allow the use of these files, and you will see these errors as a result.

You should confirm with your host whether or not you are permitted to use .htaccess files on your account.

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eWeek's just published RSS Updates Moving Beyond Pings, a look at the FeedMesh community. FeedMesh is an emerging format for sharing update notifications between the various tools and services that generate site updates and the clients, services, and applications that consume the updates and make use of them.

The format is still evolving, but current implementations exist, including PubSub's implementation, which Bob Wyman has discussed for some time on his blog.

Though there are some with misgivings, it seems clear that the value of collaborating on updates, the progress that's already been made, and the positive focus of the community that's already formed will help FeedMesh mature...

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I see a new version of Movable Type has been released; does my license entitled me to download this version for free?

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Each 3.x license entitles the owner to free Updates and discounts on Upgrades, where:

* an "Update" is identified by the change of the revision to the right of the decimal point, i.e. X.1 to X.2

* an "Upgrade" is identified by the change of the revision to the left of the decimal point, i.e. 3.X to 4.X

So, your license covers you for any 3.X releases; once a 4.X version is released, you can upgrade your license...

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I want to moderate all comments that are posted to my weblog, even those posted by TypeKey commenters.

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Version 3.2 and higher

Version 3.2 gives you more distinct moderation options for both TypeKey and non-TypeKey comments. Navigate to Settings > Feedback : Comments to locate the Immediately publish comments from setting.

You can choose from the following four options for the setting: • No one

If you choose this option, all submitted comments will be held for moderation, whether or not the commenter used TypeKey. • Trusted commenters only...

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Are refunds available? How do I request one?

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Refunds are available within the first 30 days of purchase under our money-back guarantee.

To request a refund of your license purchase, please log into Your Account and open a new help ticket with a subject of Refund, using the links to your right. Explain your request on the ticket and include the information regarding your order. Support staff will respond on the ticket with the information needed to initiate the refund transaction.

Note that you must log into the account using the...

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Version 2.64 of Movable Type is now released. This is a maintenance release, fixing various CSS, XML-RPC, UI, and Creative Commons errors. This release also plugs a number of cross-site-scripting (script injection) holes for search queries, comments, TrackBacks, and notifications, and is recommended for anyone using any of these features. We have also improved the options for available RSS templates--in addition to the RSS 1.0 template that we have always provided, the default templates now include an RSS 2.0 template instead of a 0.91 template. Also in the default templates, this release fixes the rendering of the default stylesheet ("Clean") on Windows Internet Explorer. The full changelog lists the changes and fixes in 2.64....

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Where can I review the terms of the particular license I purchased?

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You can view the terms of your license from our Licenses page.

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