Movable Type

  • Creative Ways To Use Subcategories

    September 9, 2007

    Create a “Breadcrumb” Trail In Movable Type Using Subcategories Quandary: Someone clicks on a subcategory archive, but it looks just like every other category page. How can we give the user a better sense of context for the subcategory pages? Solution: Breadcrumbs! You know, they look like: Category ยป Subcategory , with links that let... Read More

  • A Brief Review of Movable Type 4.0

    August 15, 2007

    Clearly, this new release from Six Apart is monumental. Massive changes to both the interface and the innards make this a drastically new product for them. If you’ve not yet downloaded it, it doesn’t cost you anything. Action Oriented Interface Movable Type 3.x was primarily object oriented: entries, comments, templates. Movable Type 4, on the... Read More

  • Lovable Type

    August 14, 2007

    Shiny, happy people will enjoy this Movable Type wallpaper: /assets/lovabletype-1680.png /assets/lovabletype-1280.png /assets/lovabletype-1024.png /assets/lovabletype-800.png

  • Tricking RightFields Into Showing Your Extra Fields First

    August 13, 2007

    Kevin Shay’s RightFields is probably one of my most-used plugins for Movable Type, and thanks to Kevin’s help I came up with a unique solution to a problem I was facing. RightFields lets you rename the standard fields (entry body, extended entry, etc.), but I had a strange situation today where I needed to keep... Read More

  • One Step Back, Two Steps Forward

    August 1, 2007

    Please excuse any mess you see around here in the next week or so. I’m finally unifying my Movable Type installs (why, oh, why did I ever fork them!) and then upgrading to MT4. Things that you should notice broken: Code snippets, comment ability, etc. If you do come across something that isn’t the way... Read More

  • Using The Style Archive With Movable Type 4

    July 30, 2007

    In the Movable Type Support Forums, Gingermonkey asked a question that will become more and more relevant as the official release of Movable Type 4 draws near: “After reading that MT4 supports previous versions templates, I have been trying to get templates from thestylearchive.com to work. MT4 is able to connect to the thestylearchive.com, view... Read More

  • Movable Type 3 vs. Movable Type 4: A Modular Site Approach

    July 24, 2007

    Adam Cleaveland from Cleave Design sent over this question, and I thought it was particularly relevant, especially in light of the new approach Movable Type 4 takes with it’s default templates: “I am having a very hard time understanding the “Templates” within MT. I’m used to just being able to make a change within the... Read More

  • MTTags.com: A Handy Reference For Movable Type Template Tags

    June 11, 2007

      Update: MTTags.com is no more, sadly. I’ve had a hard time finding my way around the current Movable Type documentation, especially the tag reference, and I’ve heard some others saying the same thing; so I put together a new site that lets you get at all of the tags in a number of different... Read More

  • Movable Type 4.0 Beta Wallpaper

    June 5, 2007

    Show your colors with this durable, pre-shrunk, poly-cotton blend wallpaper: /assets/mt4-1680.jpg /assets/mt4-1280.jpg /assets/mt4-1024.jpg /assets/mt4-800.jpg

  • Movable Type Desktop Swag

    May 25, 2007

    This helps me unwind, really it does: /assets/presenting-mt-1920w.jpg /assets/presenting-mt-1680w.jpg /assets/presenting-mt-1280.jpg /assets/presenting-mt-1024.jpg /assets/presenting-mt-800.jpg Pick your poison and enjoy.

  • Movable Type Firefox Shortcut

    March 29, 2007

    I’m constantly bringing up different client’s Movable Type installs for maintenance, and typing out the full path to Movable Type gets old quick. If you install MT to a consistent location (/cgi-bin/mt/mt.cgi) as I do, I’ve got a little Firefox shortcut that will make your life easier. In Firefox, go to the bookmark management/organization section.... Read More

  • Plugin Concept: MT-Pages

    March 1, 2007

    A few weeks ago, during one of our ProNet phone calls when Tim brought up the fact that creating static pages still requires alot of hoop-jumping, I started thinking about a way to implement default page templates that would allow easy management of pages via the MT interface but separate from templates and entries. The... Read More

  • Movable Type and Slide Show Pro

    January 29, 2007

    Unfortunately, trying to create a photo album with Movable Type is less than simple. Integrating photos into your blog feels like the days when dinosaurs roamed the earth. One great solution is Byrne’s Photo Gallery Plugin, but that’s more of an ‘out of the box’ solution. Here we’ll walk you through some extremely useful techniques... Read More

  • The Future of Movable Type

    January 12, 2007

    With Movable Type 4.0 looming on the horizon and several CMS platform challengers stealing the limelight, this is a crucial time for Six Apart. The way forward transcends fanboy squabbles and focuses squarely on what the application can and should do. Last year, there was a considerable disconnect between the company itself and community leaders.... Read More

  • Six Apart ProNet Logo

    October 20, 2006

    Some developers have expressed an interest in letting clients know that they are an active part of the Six Apart Professional Network. To help complete the branding process, I’ve put together an “semi-official” ProNet badge that you can use on your site (along with a hi-res .tif for print). Enjoy! Small ProNet Logo (.gif/80x15px/72dpi/4k) Medium... Read More