If Movable Type can do it, you can do it too
By its very nature, the Web encourages change at a frenetic pace. Movable Type helps you manage that pace, and this is your indispensable guide to installing and using the most popular server-based personal publishing tool. From exploring Movable Type's template-driven publishing system to developing your own plug-ins, here's what you need to know to create and maintain sites as adaptable as the Web itself.
Inside, you'll find what you need to know about Movable Type
- Prepare your Web server and install Movable Type
- Set up and configure a weblog, using archives and categories to create a more sophisticated site
- Add visual elements with photos and graphics
- Design a weblog with templates and use template tags
- Establish communication among sites using trackback pings
- Add search capabilities and import content from other blogs
- Develop Perl-based plug-ins to enhance Movable Type
- Configure Movable Type to receive and manage comments from site visitors
- See what's new in Movable Type 3.1 in a bonus Movable Type 3.1 appendix
About the Author Rogers Cadenhead is a Web developer, RSS Advisory Board member, and host of more than 3,000 webloggers on Buzzword.Com. He has written 19 books on Internet-related topics, including
Radio UserLand Kick Start and
Teach Yourself Java 2 in 21 Days. He’s also a Web publisher whose sites receive more than 10 million visits a year. He maintains this book’s official World Wide Web site at http://www.cadenhead.org/movable.
