Question

What is the maximum number of entries my Movable Type database can store?

Answer

There is no predefined limit to the number of entries a database can hold, but external restrictions on disk space or database size imposed by your server or hosting account can be a factor, and should be taken into consideration.

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Question

How do I use the formatting buttons and keyboard shortcuts when editing my entries on the Create New Entry or Edit Entry screen?

Answer

To use the formatting buttons and keyboard shortcuts, you must first highlight the text you wish to format, and then either click the appropriate button, or press the appropriate keyboard shortcut combination.

Formatting buttons are not available in all browsers. Please see Formatting buttons are missing for more information.

Keyboard shortcuts work in Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. • Bold - Ctrl-Shift-b...

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Required: MT3x, Plugin Pack

Installing MT-Notifier:

1. Unzip the shit.

2. Put the files here:

MT_DIR/mt-notifier.cgi (and make it 755) MT_DIR/extlib/jayseae/notifier.pm MT_DIR/plugins/Notifier.pl MT_DIR/tmpl/cms/notifier.tmpl MT_DIR/tmpl/email/notification.tmpl

3. Go into your MT installation. Down below where it says "Configure active plugins", Notifier should be there. If it isn't, hit F5 to refresh the screen.

4. Under "Configure Active Plugins", click on "MT-Notifier". Then click on "Install" and integrate it with your installation.

Related Entries: • Installing MT-Blacklist • An idiots guide to installing MT

Posted by Iki at October 24, 2004 08:14 PM

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Question

Shouldn't that be spelled "Moveable"?

Answer

Most dictionaries list either spelling as correct, however only the name without the "e" is the correct spelling for our application.

Also, note that there is a space in the name: "Movable Type", not "MovableType".

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Question

When viewing dynamic archive pages, I see an error which says Notice: Undefined index: SchemaVersion in /mt/php/mt.php on line 180.

Answer

"Notice" messages are informational and come from PHP, not from Movable Type.

Check the php.ini file on your server for an "error_reporting" setting. The default value should be: E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE which excludes "notice" messages from being output.

See PHP Manual: Error Handling and Logging Functions for more information.

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Question

After upgrading to 3.2, none of my authors was designated the System Administrator. How do I correct this?

Answer

This can be corrected by forcing the upgrade script to run again.

First, you'll need to remove the database information which tells Movable Type that you've already upgraded: • For MySQL users, drop the mt_config table through phpMyAdmin or the mysql console.

• For BerkeleyDB users, delete the config.* files in your DataSource directory.

Then, log into Movable Type with the user who should be made the System Administrator. At...

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Chad Everett has updated his MT-Notifier Plugin for Movable Type to version 2.2.2. This excellent plugin lets you send email notifications to subscribed readers of a weblog when you update your site.

As one of the award-winning plugins from our contest, Notifier's got some great functionality. You'll want to grab the new version to make sure you get all the latest functionality.

Trackbacks:

Previous Entry: Phile Windley on how to start a blog

Next Entry: InternetWeek on MT3.1

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Question

One of my authors can't login, and either didn't set or doesn't remember his password hint.

Answer

Please see the Knowledge Base article on Lost Password.

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Question

When visitors post comments to my site, they see a 500 Internal Server Error; however, the comment does show up within the Movable Type interface.

Answer

This typically means your server does not support the background tasks feature. Try disabling this feature in mt-config.cgi1 by adding the following line to it: LaunchBackgroundTasks 0

Then, save mt-config.cgi and upload it back to your server in ASCII mode.

1 In versions prior to 3.2, the configuration file is named mt.cfg.

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Question

The larger my weblog gets, the longer my rebuilds take. How can I improve rebuild time?

Answer

You'll want to take a look at our Professional Network article on How to Speed Up Publishing in Movable Type.

One thing not mentioned in that article is that heavy use of the MTInclude tag can also slow down your rebuilds. If you're re-using a lot of content across multiple templates and files, you may want to consider using PHP or SSI includes instead of the MTInclude tag.

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Question

I made some minor changes to my template, but after rebuilding, the changes don't show.

Answer

• Download Digest::MD5 and unpack it with unzipping software.

• Upload the Digest folder inside to your webserver, in ASCII mode, into your extlib directory.

• Rebuild your site.

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Question

How can I list recent comments to my blog on my Main Index page?

Answer

There are two basic variations on this type of display.

Via MTComments tag

You can put the following into your Main Index Template: <MTComments lastn="6" sort_order="descend"> <p><$MTCommentAuthor$> said:<br /> <$MTCommentBody$></p> </MTComments>

This will display the 6 most recent comments made on any of the entries in your weblog, and sort them in reverse chronological order (most recent first).

Via...

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Question

Where did the name "Six Apart" come from?

Answer

The co-founders of the company, Ben and Mena Trott, were born exactly six days apart.

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Question

Dates on my entries are missing elements such as the day of the week or the month, even though I'm using valid date tag formats.

Answer

Note: The information in this article applies only to versions below 3.2.

The default blog_language may not have been set (due to a bug in certain versions). (You may also see certain Use of uninitialized errors during rebuilds as a result of this bug.)

Go to Weblog Configuration > Preferences, and then select a setting for Language for Date Display.

Save this change and then rebuild your site. ...

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We have to admit that we fell a bit behind with the development of the system. We actually forced ourselves to take a week off in order to deal with the events of the eleventh. While we did come to the conclusion that most things -- including a weblogging content management system -- are a bit trivial, we realized that we needed to go back to the metaphorical mines in order to regain some sort of normalcy in our daily routine.

But don't worry, the beta-testing is scheduled to begin today and everything is falling into place.

As soon as the testing feedback starts pouring in, we'll update the site with an actual release day.

In the meantime, here are the...

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EmailReplyTo

A value of true (1) enables use of the Reply-To email header for notification emails. This will prevent MT from using the commenter's email address as the from address and will put it in the reply-to header instead.

Permalink

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Question

On my search results page, an edit entry link is included for each result, and when I click that link, it takes me to the Edit Entry screen for that entry. I don't want my visitors editing my entries!

Answer

The default search template contains the tag <MTEntryEditLink>, which is generating the links you are seeing. These links will only be visible to you if you are logged into your installation of Movable Type (and have permissions to edit the entry in question).

So, the links will not be present to those visitors to the search...

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Configuring TrackBack functionality for the system

Problem

You want to set up and configure TrackBack functionality for your system

Solution

Use the TrackBack configuration directives in mt-config.cgi

Discussion

Configuration of the TrackBack functionality is done in both the mt.cfg file and the Weblog settings. The following are the configuration directives that are related to TrackBacks and pings. • TrackBackScript

Sets the name of the TrackBack script in the MT home directory. The default is mt-tb.cgi. • GenerateTrackBackRSS

Individual RSS 0.91 feeds will be automatically...

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Question

Whenever I click certain buttons in the interface, such as the Delete button, nothing happens, and I also see a Javascript error.

Answer

Many of the functions in 3.x are controlled by static Javascript files. Please see Images, styles, and documentation do not show up in the Knowledge Base for more information on the proper configuration for the static files.

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Question

I want to change the extensions on my archive files from .html to something else. How do I do this?

Answer

There is a File extension for archive files setting on the Setting > Publishing screen1 where you can specify this.

Do not enter the leading period (.) when entering your desired file extension.

If you are using Archive File Templates, note that you must specify the file extension in the Archive File Template itself - the file extension defined in Weblog Configuration > Preferences will not be automatically applied.

Note: You cannot leave this...

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