Movable Type

Mt Resources from all over the web:

[b]Basic:[/b] [list]

[*][url=http://www.tokyoshoes.com/blogclass/]A Beginner’s Guide to Blogging with MovableType[/url] :: A comprehensive guide, aimed at the beginner and assumes little knowledge of website design/building.

[*][url=http://nslog.com/archives/2003/03/13/starting_a_blog_with_movabletype.php]Starting a Blog (with MovableType)[/url] :: A basic guide on starting a blog. The above link is more comprehensive.

[*] [url=http://www.movabletype.org/support/]Moveabletype Support Forums[/url] :: Covers [i]everything[/i].

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[b]MT Specific Sites:[/b] [list]

[*] [url=http://www.nonplus.net/software/mt/]MT Extensions[/url] :: A collection of CGIs, plugins, hacks and tips for extending the MovableType content.management system.

[*] [url=http://www.emptypages.org/]Emptypages[/url] :: Tips, Tricks, Scripts.

[*] [url=http://mt-plugins.org/]MT Plugin Directory[/url] :: This plugin directory lists all known MT plugins and provide information for using thems.

[*] [url=http://www.thegirliematters.com/tips/]the girlie matters[/url] :: tips, things and tricks to do with MT and scripting.

[*] [url=http://www.bradchoate.com/past/cat_movable_type.php]Brad Choate[/url] :: A number of advanced MT plugins, including the brilliant [url=http://www.bradchoate.com/past/mttextile.php]Textile[/url] text formating plugin.

[*] [url=http://www.scriptygoddess.com/]scriptygoddess[/url] :: Minor deitys’ in the art of scripting, along with lots of MT info.

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[b]Articles of note:[/b] [list]

[*] [url=http://a.wholelottanothing.org/features.blah/entry/007162]Beyond the Blog[/url] :: Extending MT to publish the rest of your site.

[*] [url=http://www.bradchoate.com/past/001656.php]Brad Choate[/url] :: Doing your whole site with MT.

[*] [url=http://www.stopdesign.com/log/2003/07/16/rebuilding_a_portfolio.html]Stop Design[/url] :: Rebuilding a Portfolio.

[*] [url=http://www.7nights.com/asterisk/archives/movable_type_static_pages_flexibility_and_scalability.php#746]Movable Type, Static Pages, Flexibility and Scalability[/url] :: MT can output in just about any format, so it should be trivial to create a file containing all of the content or data that can be imported into just about any other system.

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[b]MySQL/PHP stuff:[/b] [list]

[*] [url=http://www.brain-dump.com/2003/08/frontend_editing_for_movabletype/]Frontend Editing for MovableType[/url] :: This is a plugin which places edit links on MT posts – requires PHP. Absolutely Brilliant, and easy to implement.

[*] [url=http://ko.offroadpakistan.com/computing/2003_07/extending_movabletype.html]Entry #X of Y[/url].

[*] [url=http://www.thegirliematters.com/tips/archives/0309/lastn_comments_from_one_category.php]lastn comments from one category[/url] :: This MySQL/PHP code gives the last 5 comments on entries in one particular category.

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[b]Plugins:[/b] [list]

[*] [url=http://www.bradchoate.com/past/mttextile.php]MT Textile[/url] :: Text Formatting plugin.

[*] [url=http://www.rayners.org/archives/000106.php]MTRandomEntries[/url] :: pulls out a random entry from the current blog.

[*] [url=http://www.rayners.org/archives/000108.php]MTOtherBlog[/url] :: allows you to include Templated content from other blogs.

[*] [url=http://daringfireball.net/projects/smartypants/]Smartypants[/url] :: translates plain ASCII punctuation characters into ?smart? typographic punctuation HTML entities.

[*] [url=http://www.nonplus.net/software/mt/MTEntryIfComments.htm]MTEntryIfComments[/url]

[*] [url=http://www.nonplus.net/software/mt/GlobalListings.htm]Global Listings[/url] :: Adds MTGlobalEntries and MTGlobalComments, container tags representing a list of comments or entries across multiple blogs.

[*] [url=http://www.nonplus.net/software/mt/MTPaginate.htm]MTPaginate[/url] :: automatically break up specified (long) content in a single document into multiple pages.

[*] [url=http://www.jayallen.org/projects/mt-blacklist/]MT-Blacklist[/url] :: A Movable Type plugin to eradicate comment and trackback spam

[*] [url=http://www.cxliv.org/jayseae/movable_type/notifier/index.html]MT-Notifier[/url]:: send out notifications to subscribed users when a new comment is posted to an entry

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[b]Installing:[/b] [list]

[*] [url=http://www.movabletype.org/support/index.php?s=775a26198c3f82057e81ea3d1caf817e&act=ST&f=7&t=28130&st=0&#entry128011]Instructions for Running MT on IIS 5 & MySQL[/url] :: Installing MT on Windows 2000 Server running IIS 5 and MySQL.

[*] [url=http://www.fortysomething.ca/mt/etc/archives/004617.php]Installing Movable Type locally on Windows XP along with MySQL, Php and Perl.[/url] :: Ideal for testing out Moveabletype, or for running a local copy of your website.

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