AdminCGIPath

Movable Type uses the CGIPath and AdminCGIPath settings to construct links back to Movable Type CGI scripts. For example, the MT tag MTCGIPath is replaced with the value of the CGIPath setting. AdminCGIPath is used to construct links to mt.cgi, and CGIPath is used to construct links to all other CGI scripts.

AdminCGIPath is optional. If you do not provide a value for it, it will default to the value of CGIPath. You may wish to use it if you want to place your mt.cgi in a separate directory than the other CGI scripts, or if you wish to use an SSL-enabled URL for your mt.cgi...

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CGIPath

Movable Type uses the CGIPath and AdminCGIPath settings to construct links back to Movable Type CGI scripts. For example, the MT tag MTCGIPath is replaced with the value of the CGIPath setting. AdminCGIPath is used to construct links to mt.cgi, and CGIPath is used to construct links to all other CGI scripts.

AdminCGIPath is optional. If you do not provide a value for it, it will default to the value of CGIPath. You may wish to use it if you want to place your mt.cgi in a separate directory than the other CGI scripts, or if you wish to use an SSL-enabled URL for your mt.cgi usage....

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Entry body

This field, along with the Extended Entry field, make up the body of your entry. The contents of this field are displayed with the MTEntryBody tag.

Movable Type allows you to split up your entry for more flexibility in the display of that entry; for example, if you write very long entries, you may want to display MTEntryBody on your index, Monthly and Category templates, but use both MTEntryBody and MTEntryMore (for the extended entry) on your Individual archive.

The entry body is transformed upon publishing according to the text formatting you've selected for that...

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Creating an Archive Template

Problem

You want to create pages that provide different views of a weblog's entries.

Solution

Create an archive template that is mapped to a particular archive type.

Discussion

Archive Templates allows for pages to be created for different views of the weblog's entries. MT supports a few date-based archives -- daily, weekly, and monthly -- in addition to individual entry and category archives. These templates are used to create multiple pages, one for each "unit" (time-period, entry or category) of the archive.

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Archive map preferred status

This setting informs the system which of your archive maps is preferred for an archive type which has more than one template assigned.

Movable Type allows you to have multiple archive maps for each type of archiving, Category, Date-based and Individual. However, when you link to an archive type (e.g. using <MTArchiveList archive_type="Individual">) which has multiple archive maps, the system must know which of the archive maps is preferred in forming links. The radio button next to the archive maps is used to set this preference.

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Question

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

Answer

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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SearchTemplatePath

The filesystem path to the search_templates directory, which is where your search templates should be located. This setting defaults to ./search_templates, which means that the search_templates directory is in the same directory as the mt.cgi file; you probably don't need to change this setting, unless you have moved your search_templates directory.

Default value: ./search_templates/

Example: SearchTemplatePath /home/foo/my/search_templates/

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SearchScript

By default, the script that Movable Type uses for comments is called mt-comments.cgi, the TrackBack script is called mt-tb.cgi, the search engine script is called mt-search.cgi, the XML-RPC server script is called mt-xmlrpc.cgi, and the dynamic weblog view script is called mt-view.cgi. In some situations--for example, if you are running MT under mod_perl, or if your server requires that your Perl scripts have the extension .pl--you may need different names for these scripts. You can set the names that will be used throughout the default templates and Movable Type code...

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ViewScript

By default, the script that Movable Type uses for comments is called mt-comments.cgi, the TrackBack script is called mt-tb.cgi, the search engine script is called mt-search.cgi, the XML-RPC server script is called mt-xmlrpc.cgi, and the dynamic weblog view script is called mt-view.cgi. In some situations--for example, if you are running MT under mod_perl, or if your server requires that your Perl scripts have the extension .pl--you may need different names for these scripts. You can set the names that will be used throughout the default templates and Movable Type code...

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XMLRPCScript

By default, the script that Movable Type uses for comments is called mt-comments.cgi, the TrackBack script is called mt-tb.cgi, the search engine script is called mt-search.cgi, the XML-RPC server script is called mt-xmlrpc.cgi, and the dynamic weblog view script is called mt-view.cgi. In some situations--for example, if you are running MT under mod_perl, or if your server requires that your Perl scripts have the extension .pl--you may need different names for these scripts. You can set the names that will be used throughout the default templates and Movable Type code...

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Preferred archive type

Movable Type allows you to select multiple types of archiving, however when linking to an archived entry - for example using MTEntryPermalink with no archive_type attriubute - or when using MTArchiveList (again, with no archive_type attribute) in your master archive index, the system needs to know which type of archive to link to. You can think of this as your default archiving type.

If you have not selected any archive types (Archive Frequency, above), you should select "No Archives" for your Preferred Archive Type.

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Site URL

The full URL (including http:// and your site's domain name) to your public weblog. This URL should not include the filename of your index file; for example, if your index file is located at http://www.example.com/blog/index.html, then the value for Site URL should be http://www.example.com/blog/.

This is a required field.

Example: http://www.example.com/blog/

You should never set your Site URL to the same value as your Movable Type application URL (i.e. your CGIPath). Publishing your weblog content to the Movable Type directory is a security hazard and can lead to...

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This screen displays information about all plugins currently installed on your system. For most modern plugins, this will include plugin name, version and a short description. If the plugin name is linked, in indicates that there are one or more additional configuration screens.

On the right, you may see some or all of the following depending on what the plugin author has chosen to display: • Enable/Disable - You can enable or disable each plugin system-wide • Link to plugin documentation • Plugin Resources - This includes template tags, functions and text formatting options, provided by the plugin. • An author link...

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Question

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?

Answer

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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Question

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

Answer

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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AdminScript

By default, the script that Movable Type uses for comments is called mt-comments.cgi, the TrackBack script is called mt-tb.cgi, the search engine script is called mt-search.cgi, the XML-RPC server script is called mt-xmlrpc.cgi, and the dynamic weblog view script is called mt-view.cgi. In some situations--for example, if you are running MT under mod_perl, or if your server requires that your Perl scripts have the extension .pl--you may need different names for these scripts. You can set the names that will be used throughout the default templates and Movable Type code...

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AtomScript

By default, the script that Movable Type uses for comments is called mt-comments.cgi, the TrackBack script is called mt-tb.cgi, the search engine script is called mt-search.cgi, the XML-RPC server script is called mt-xmlrpc.cgi, and the dynamic weblog view script is called mt-view.cgi. In some situations--for example, if you are running MT under mod_perl, or if your server requires that your Perl scripts have the extension .pl--you may need different names for these scripts. You can set the names that will be used throughout the default templates and Movable Type code...

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CommentScript

By default, the script that Movable Type uses for comments is called mt-comments.cgi, the TrackBack script is called mt-tb.cgi, the search engine script is called mt-search.cgi, the XML-RPC server script is called mt-xmlrpc.cgi, and the dynamic weblog view script is called mt-view.cgi. In some situations--for example, if you are running MT under mod_perl, or if your server requires that your Perl scripts have the extension .pl--you may need different names for these scripts. You can set the names that will be used throughout the default templates and Movable Type...

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TrackbackScript

By default, the script that Movable Type uses for comments is called mt-comments.cgi, the TrackBack script is called mt-tb.cgi, the search engine script is called mt-search.cgi, the XML-RPC server script is called mt-xmlrpc.cgi, and the dynamic weblog view script is called mt-view.cgi. In some situations--for example, if you are running MT under mod_perl, or if your server requires that your Perl scripts have the extension .pl--you may need different names for these scripts. You can set the names that will be used throughout the default templates and Movable Type...

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Setting Comment Policy

Problem

You want to set commenting policy for your weblog.

Solution

Use the controls under the Feedback tab of the weblog's Settings screen.

Discussion

When Movable Type Version 3.0 was released, its most significant enhancements came in the area of comment and TrackBack management and moderation, providing publishers numerous means of controlling the community elements of MT-powered sites.

While the Comments and Commenters Listing screens provide the ability to manually tend to comments in a more efficient manner than previous versions, MT also added...

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