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Murky, Tutorials, 24 KB, 461 words
For those who may be wondering, I have obtained the 'Recent Comments' and 'Recent Trackbacks' stuff in the sidebar of the homepage using the following template code.
encode_xml is used to guard against quotes, ampersands and the like. encode_ampersands is a plugin that does the same job for URLs, changing & into & in order that the page does not become invalid.
<MTIfPingsActive> <div class="module-trackbacks module"> <h2 class="module-header">Trackbacks</h2> <div class="module-content"> <p>Received Pings</p> <ul class="module-list"> <MTPings...
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Learning Movable Type, Tutorials, 30 KB, 2079 words
One of the great things about RSS is that you can display, or "feed" in, headlines and content from other people's websites directly onto your own website. In another article, we've already covered what "syndication" is, and RSS, and how you can use a newsfeed reader to efficiently read and browse through the latest content from your favorite weblogs and news sites. The focus of this article will be on the other main use of RSS - feeding external content into your site. An example of this can be found here on my recipe website. Clicking on a sidebar link opens a new page with several feeds from various food and cooking websites. Check the page at a later time, and if there...
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Learning Movable Type, Tutorials, 32 KB, 2089 words
This tutorial is co-authored by LMT guest author Chad Everett of Everitz Consulting and Elise Bauer of elise.com.
Movable Type allows you to create categories and sub-categories for organizing your entries. The default MT3.2 Main Index template includes code to list these categories in the sidebar section. This tutorial will attempt to explain the tags used in this code and how they work together.
Categories, Sub-categories, Parent, Child, and Levels
The only difference between a category and a sub-category is that the latter will always have a "parent" category. The sub-category is still a category, and everything else remains the same as any other category. But by having...
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Six Apart ProNet Weblog, News, 58 KB, 5621 words
08.31.2005
Simple Example Templates for Movable Type 3.2
Chris Vannoy has posted some simple Movable Type templates based on the new default templates in Movable Type, but with much of the XHTML structure stripped out so they're easier to read. As Chris explains in his following post, they're not designed to be used on an actual site, since the styling would be pretty ugly by default, but they're a useful basis for creating your own completely custom design if you just need a place to get started.
We'll be producing additional documentation about all the new abilities that templates and styles have in Movable Type 3.2, but this is a great place to start if you...
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A List Apart, Tutorials, 23 KB, 2843 words
You've seen them before: links that say "click here for printer-friendly version" or words to that effect. Every time you follow one of those links, you load a separate document that presents exactly the same information with a different layout, and probably different markup.
That means somebody (or a script) had to take the original document and convert it to a stripped-down version that's more suitable for print output. Maybe that somebody was even you.
Print style sheets to the rescue
One of the wonderful things about CSS is that it allows authors to create media-specific styles for a single document. We're pretty used to styling...
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Movable Type Weblog, Tutorials, 17 KB, 670 words
Question
What are all those templates used for? Will I need each and every one, if I want to work with Movable Type? What template should I try to understand first?
Answer
Actually, you do not have to look at the templates at all. If you are satisfied with one of the default templates, or you find a template for download somewhere, you will not have to dig into this subject.
But even if you want to change your weblog's style, you will not have to look into each and every template. Fortunately, most templates are not needed in the beginning. The most important templates are as follows: • The Main Index Template is responsible for creating the start page of your weblog. It is...
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Movalog, Tutorials, 26 KB, 529 words
With v3.2 of Movable Type, Six Apart removed the calendar from the sidebar of the default templates citing rebuild times as the reason. They did post the code that was used in previous versions. However, many users found that simply pasting the code in didn't yield a properly formatted calendar. So after a little digging around, I've come up with the following code which will create a calendar that will be correctly formatted and fit in with your stylesheet. Simply copy the code and put it in your sidebar - a good location would be just above <div class="module-search module">
<div class="module-calendar module"> <h2 class="module-header"><$MTDate format="%B %Y"$><...
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Learning Movable Type, Tutorials, 20 KB, 997 words
Updated September 23, 2004
Movable Type comes with a built-in capability for allowing your weblog visitors to easily send an email with a link to your entry by filling out a simple form. The one small catch is that spammers can take advantage of cgi email programs like this to send out spam. Ben Trott has made a few adjustments to the MT code in the most recent releases to help protect against these types of spammers. But the easiest way to take advantage of this useful utility while at the same time protecting yourself is to change the name of the mt-send-entry.cgi script. (See the reasons why here) The following are instructions on how to include Email to a Friend on your MT...
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Learning Movable Type, Tutorials, 19 KB, 405 words
This tutorial is written by LMT author Arvind Satyanarayan of Movalog. Tutorial cross posted on Movalog and LMT.
With the release of Movable Type version 3.2, Six Apart opted to not include the calendar feature that had been included by default in earlier versions. The reason for this is that calendars, with the days linking to blog archives, are resource intensive; they can significantly lengthen rebuild times. Six Apart has posted the code that was used in previous versions of MT. However, many users have found that simply copying and pasting the code as given doesn't yield a properly formatted calendar.
The following code will create a calendar that will be correctly formatted and...
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Six Apart User Manual, Manuals, 45 KB, 3336 words
3.2 (2005.08.25)
Major Features
• New dead-simple AJAX-powered installation/upgrade process (see screencast demo) which replaces mt-load.cgi and all mt-upgrade* scripts. Also eliminated the upgrade distribution since only the config file would be different. • Combined mt.cfg and mt-db-pass.cgi into mt-config.cgi. Shipping as mt-config.cgi-original so as to prevent overwriting when upgrading. • Introduced the new System Overview section which allows administrators to configure and manage aspects of the system across all weblogs • Introduced a plugin-based feedback rating framework which scores comments and TrackBacks upon submission on a scale from -10 (least desirable) to 10 (most desirable)...
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