Movable Type User Manual: ABOUT MOVABLE TYPE
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ABOUT MOVABLE TYPE
Movable Type (http://www.movabletype.org/) is a web-based personal
publishing system. It is designed to ease maintenance of regularly-updated
news or journal sites, like weblogs. It contains features common to many
other such systems (hosted locally on your server, template-driven,
highly-configurable, permalinks, etc.); in addition, it also includes support
for the following features:
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Import data -- allows you to import your entries and comments from other
content management systems (Blogger, Greymatter, News Pro), then manage those
posts through Movable Type.
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Multiple output templates -- enables one-click publishing to multiple
destinations and formats: XML RSS headlines from your site, HTML indexes, etc.
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Support for multiple weblogs/journals -- one Movable Type installation can
support as many weblogs as you wish.
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Support for multiple authors -- register multiple authors, and set their
access levels using Movable Type's role-based permissions system.
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Entry categorization -- group your entries into categories for your own
reference, for archiving purposes, and for display in your weblog.
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Search and replace -- save time by performing a global search and replace on
all of your entries; use the search feature to look up a particular entry.
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Multiple archiving options -- create monthly, weekly, and daily archives of
your content; individual pages for each entry; and archives by category.
Archive file names and URLs are fully customizable.
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Built-in comment system -- allow your visitors to post comments on your
entries and engage in conversations. Movable Type supports comments either
inline in your weblog, or in popup windows; it also allows you to selectively
exclude commenting on certain posts.
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Email notification system -- maintain lists of users to whom notification
messages can be sent when you post a new entry.
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Integration of file and image uploads -- upload files and images, and
seamlessly integrate them into new posts.
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Bookmarklets -- post to your site from anywhere on the web, without entering
the Movable Type system.
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Template-based site customization -- combine Movable Type's template tags with
standard HTML (or whatever markup language you choose) to build and customize
your site.
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Pre-date or post-date your entries -- Movable Type allows you to override an
entry's date stamp.
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Delete entries -- Movable Type allows for true entry deletion, allowing you
to clean out old or unwanted entries.
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Draft/Publish -- allow for content editorial and approval by setting
entries to
Draft
, then let an editor approve by marking Publish
, at which
point the entries will be published on your site.
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Publicity and notification -- send XML-RPC pings to weblogs.com and the
movabletype.org Recently Updated List.
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XML-RPC API -- implements the Blogger XML-RPC API, allowing you to use
existing client tools (w.bloggar, BlogApp) to manage your weblog.
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Extensible, library-driven code --if you have experience programming in Perl,
you can write custom dynamic applications using the Movable Type libraries.
Copyright © 2001, 2002 Ben Trott and Mena Trott. All Rights Reserved.