From f343ef4d92352f9fc442aeb9c8b1abee27d74c62 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: luxagraf Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 10:24:02 -0400 Subject: cleaned up wired import --- .../Webmonkey/blogcms/movable_type_intro.txt | 118 --------------------- .../Webmonkey/blogcms/wordpress_intro.txt | 104 ------------------ 2 files changed, 222 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 old/published/Webmonkey/blogcms/movable_type_intro.txt delete mode 100644 old/published/Webmonkey/blogcms/wordpress_intro.txt (limited to 'old/published/Webmonkey/blogcms') diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/blogcms/movable_type_intro.txt b/old/published/Webmonkey/blogcms/movable_type_intro.txt deleted file mode 100644 index f2466ee..0000000 --- a/old/published/Webmonkey/blogcms/movable_type_intro.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,118 +0,0 @@ -So you've decided that hosted blogging is for the birds and you want more control over your blog setup. One popular option is the Movable Type publishing system from Six Apart. Movable Type contains pretty much everything you need to get your own site up and running and, with a little creativity and some community-created plugins, you can power much more than just a blog. - -This tutorial will walk you through the process of setting up Movable Type, customizing the look and feel of your new site and get you started with some custom features by installing some plugins. - -==Which Version to Use== - -Movable Type is essentially a collection of Perl scripts that make it easy to create and publish blog entries. Luckily you don't need to know any Perl as most of the programming aspects are hidden from the casual user. - -Movable type will run on just about any server, the only requirements are a database and the ability to run CGI scripts. - -There are currently two separate distributions of Movable Type, the [http://www.movabletype.com/ commercial version] (still free for individual users) and the [http://www.movabletype.org/ open source version]. Deciding which on to use depends what you need and what you're willing to pay for. The personal version of the commercial software can be used so long as your blog is not for-profit. Google AdSense, Amazon Associates fees, PayPal tip jars, or other similar programs which aren't the main purpose of the site are permitted under the Personal license. The commercial versions run from $300 - $1000 depending on the number of users your installation needs. - -The open source version of Movable Type is free and of course you're free to tinker with the source code and can apply patches, hacks and other improvements that the community comes up. Were it not for the fact that thus far the open source version has lagged behind the release schedule of the commercial version, we'd recommend it. If being a little behind the latest-and-greatest feature curve doesn't bother you, the open source version is an excellent choice. - -==Getting Up and Running== - -Assuming you've selected a web host that meets the Movable Type requirements (pretty much anywhere that offers a MySQL database will work) you're ready to install Movable Type. - -Installation isn't a terribly difficult process. Essentially you're going to download the MT package, unzip it and then upload it to your server. Then it's just a matter of configuring a few settings, like telling MT where to find your database and how to connect. - -Instructions on how to install are widely available on the web so we won't rehash them here. Check out [http://www.movabletype.org/documentation/installation/ the official guide] and also worth a mention is the [http://www.superxm.com/2007/08/movable-type-4-installation-step-by-step-with-screenshots.html MT installation guide over at SuperMX.com] which walks you through all the necessary steps and includes screenshots. - -Once you've got everything working properly it's time to set up your blog. - -Login to your new Movable Type admin and in the main menu select "Create New Blog." Give your blog a name, set up the necessary paths to your media files (like stylesheets or images), setup the URLs (or go with the example http://www.yoursite.com/blog/) and select a time zone. - -Save your changes and if you head to the URL you entered you should see a rather basic looking page with very little content -- congratulations you've now got a Movable Type powered blog. - -Add a little content so you have something to see while we customize the look in feel in the next section. Go ahead and create some new posts and save them. Just click the "Write Entry" button in the main menu, or choose Create > Entry in the main menu. This will display the Create Entry screen where you can enter your first blog post. - -==Customizing Your Site's Appearance== - -The stock Movable Type look isn't going to impress your visitors. Luckily it isn't hard to customize your Movable Type site. But before we start doing that let's step back and take a look at how Movable Type works. - -===How Movable Type Works=== - -In order to get MT behaving the way you want it's important to understand how it works. Movable Type has two main components, the back administration interface where you can manage your blogs, post new entries, moderate comments and more, and the front-facing public website. - -For the most part Movable Type publishes static html files. When you post an entry, Movable Type adds the entry to the database and then uses a template to create the HTML file that your visitors will see. It also updates any other pages that are affected by the changes (for instance if you have a sidebar that shows recent entries, MT will update the sidebar whenever you publish something new). - -This process is known as static publishing. That is, the page your visitors see is a static file sitting on your server rather being generated-on-the-fly like other systems such as WordPress. Actually Movable Type does offer some dynamic template features, but for this introduction we'll stick to the static publishing. - -The key elements here, from a user point of view, are the templates. By default Movable Type gives you some basic templates that control how your generated pages will look. To customize the look and feel of your site you'll want to dive into the templates. - -===The Movable Type Template Language=== - -Movable Type templates have their own language that looks at times like HTMl and times more like PHP. The basic idea is that you have a bunch of variables from the MT back-end that you can use to plug content into your pages. - -As with programming languages you can create if/else statements, for loops and other tools to display the content you want, where you want it. - -The template language is actually quite robust (some might say complex), so to give you an idea of how it works we'll dive in with a quick example. - - -

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