MovableType 4.2 is Disappointing Jun 8, 2008 I am trying to migrate Wendy's blog from MovableType 3.2 to 4.2 Beta, however, after about an hour, I still cannot import the files into the new system. So... I have to get back to MovableType 3.2. So far, I...
Subscription Enabled on This Blog Apr 23, 2008 With the recent hot discussion, I think it makes sense to turn on the Subscription Function for this blog, so you can get notified when someone posted a reply to your comment on the same entry, or when I publish...
MovableType Dirify Change for UTF-8 Dec 23, 2007 This is for MovableType 3.2, but the same for 3.3, or 4.0, 4.01. In the file /mt/lib/MT/Util.pm, there are two lines. I have to change it from: LINE 553: sub dirify { LINE 554: ($MT::VERSION && MT->instance->{cfg}->PublishCharset =~ m/utf-?8/i) LINE...
MovableType 4.01 and Bluehost CPU Exceeded Error Nov 16, 2007 To run MovableType with a lot of entries (2000+) on Bluehost is painful, since Bluehost has CPU limitation. It checked the CPU a user account is using in 5 minutes. If it was more than certain amount (40 seconds or...
Wangjianshuo's Blog Template Archives 2007 Nov 5, 2007 These are the templates I am using for 2007. In case you are also using MovableType and want to create a blog like this, this may be of help. Master Archive Index See it in action: http://home.wangjianshuo.com/archives.htm <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC...
FeedBurner is a Useful Service Aug 28, 2007 After Feedburner coming out for many years, now I switched my feed from my standard feed - my own XML feed file at http://home.wangjianshuo.com/index.xml to FeedBurner. The original feed file is still there so my previous subscribers won't lose update...
Upgraded to Movable Type 4 Aug 18, 2007 This is my first comment to the new MovableType 4. Let me just write a short sentence, and then test if everything is OK. Update It turned out the upgrade is very smooth - without any problem, and everything simply...
MovableType 4 Finally Out Aug 15, 2007 I know for most of my readers who only care about information on Shanghai will find this news boring or irrelevant to the topic of this blog. Maybe it is, but for me, it is completely not. There are several...
MovableType 4 is Almost Out Aug 14, 2007 MovableType is almost out - it is RC4 (Release Candidate 4) now. I am sure that when the final version comes out, I will upgrade my MovableType to that version. The key feature I think is helpful is the user...
MTSubCategory of MovableType Jul 31, 2007 I have so many articles, so I finally spent some time to create a category page for top level categories, middle categories, and subcategories. You may have noticed the change of the my homepage (look at this screenshot). Screen shot...
Added Today in History Jan 24, 2007 Today, I added a new plugin - OnThisDay The difference is, you will see the "Today in History" section. This is the MT code in my Individual Archive Template. In case you are also a MovableType blog owner, you may...
Removed "Chedong" Copyright Jan 20, 2007 Finally removed Chedong Copyright under the title to keep it more clean. In case I need it in the future, let me do a backup here. <!--<p><small>Author: <a href="<$MTEntryAuthorURL$>"><$MTEntryAuthorDisplayName$></a>. Published: <a href="http://home.wangjianshuo.com/archives/<$MTEntryDate format="%Y_%m.htm"$>"><$MTEntryDate format="%B %e"$></a>, <$MTEntryDate format="%Y"$>. Tag: <MTEntryCategories glue="...
Adding Tag Support to MovableType Mar 8, 2006 Joey asked how I implemented tag in my MovableType. I didn't used plugin. Here is the cookbook to add tag as this blog. Use Categories in the Tagging Way First thing is, use the built-in category feature in the tagging...
Added Commenter Profile Page to MovableType Feb 1, 2006 If you check the site careful enough, you will see a small icon besides the name of the commenter. It is newly added feature - Commenter Profile: The link on the icon will lead you to the profile page of...
Added Tag to Category Archive Template Nov 17, 2005 Tagging is important. MovableType does not support tagging. There is a plugin for it, but it only applies to MovableType 3.16 or higher, not my MovableType 2.66. So I leveraged category as tag in MovableType 2.66. To add enough categories...
MovableType 3.0 Released May 14, 2004 Breaking news. MovableType 3.0 Developer Edition was Released. I waited for this for a long time. Everyone wants to create big things. MovableType is one of the big things in the world. I admire what the creators achieved today. Maybe...
Individual Entry Archive Template Feb 10, 2004 Below is the Individual Entry Archive Template for my site. It is the code behind the page you are looking at. Share with MovableType funs. Please note: Changes always under way but the major elements will be stable for a...
MovableType Suggestions Nov 9, 2003 Hi my fellow MovableType users, after using MovableType for more than one year, I want to keep a record of my current MovableType configuration. Hopefully, it will be helpful to other MovableType users. (Yes. I hope it will be as...
Invalid Login on My MovableType Oct 27, 2003 As some of you may have noticed, my site experienced technical difficulties yersterday. The comment system didn't work. You will see Entry with ID "xx" does not exisit or page not found or other error messages. This lasted for about...
Adding Rank Bar to MovableType Entry Aug 23, 2003 Recently, I added Rank Bars to all the recent entries, as you may have noticed. The Rank Bars are the green bars attached to each of the entry titles. It reveals the popularity of the entry by the number of...
DB_File Error When Installing MovableType Jan 31, 2003 I got ROSS's email on DB_File Error this morning. Hi Jian Shuo, I have seen your instructions for installing Moveable Type on Windows XP and have come across a problem. I have followed the instructions exactly but when I try...