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A Movable Type design (theme) contest has been launched with some pretty good prizes:
NB: The theme has to work with Movable Type 5, which is the most recent version
- Adobe Creative Suite
- iPad
NB: The theme has to work with Movable Type 5, which is the most recent version
SixApart have made available a release candidate of Movable Type 5
RC1's release announcement includes plenty of detail on which bugs have been fixed, which ones haven't and how to let them know about problems.
It also comes with a new theme
Full details here
RC1's release announcement includes plenty of detail on which bugs have been fixed, which ones haven't and how to let them know about problems.
It also comes with a new theme
Full details here
Earlier this evening SixApart released MovableType 4.31 (though they're referring to it as 4.3)
The latest release brings several enhancements to the software which are detailed by Matt Jacobs here
The latest release brings several enhancements to the software which are detailed by Matt Jacobs here
Sixapart announced the release of MovableType 4.3 last night.
The new release brings improvements in a number of areas, with emphasis on performance and functionality.
Full details of the new release are here, while more details may be found here
The new release brings improvements in a number of areas, with emphasis on performance and functionality.
Full details of the new release are here, while more details may be found here
Ian Fenn's Twitter plugin works really well, so I won't be changing as yet....
However there's always room for new and more feature rich plugins, so the latest Twitter plugin is very welcome.
Rob Kenny's Hashtag plugin adds support for hashtags - which are becoming increasingly popular among twitter users.
SixApart have released MovableType 4.24.
This release, while minor, is aimed at addressing a security issue which SixApart informed its partners about earlier during the week. They released a patch at the time, though have not provided any details as to what the actual security problem was.
The new version of MovableType does, however, bring one new feature - an improved password recovery method:
This release, while minor, is aimed at addressing a security issue which SixApart informed its partners about earlier during the week. They released a patch at the time, though have not provided any details as to what the actual security problem was.
The new version of MovableType does, however, bring one new feature - an improved password recovery method:
Rolled into the MTE 4.24, MT Pro 4.24, and MTOS 4.24 release, however, is an improved Password Recovery mechanism. Now only an email address is required for MT to trigger the recovery email, making the Password Hint obsolete.This is a welcome improvement!
If you frequent the 6Apart websites for Movable Type you'd be forgiven for getting a bit confused at times.
Up until earlier tonight there were two user support forums in operation!
Why?
Legacy issues basically...
As of a few hours ago the old forums are dead and everyone is being directed to the new ones... which are powered by Movable Type
Up until earlier tonight there were two user support forums in operation!
Why?
Legacy issues basically...
As of a few hours ago the old forums are dead and everyone is being directed to the new ones... which are powered by Movable Type
Beta 2 of MT Motion has been released.
I've been trying to get my hands on a changelog, but haven't had any success yet :(
I've been trying to get my hands on a changelog, but haven't had any success yet :(
Byrne has released another plugin for MovableType that allows users to easily customise their header image:
The Custom Header Plugin for Movable Type makes it easy for users to upload and customize the header for their blog. It uses javascript and Ajax to make the customization process as seamless, intuitive and painless as possible. No knowledge of HTML or CSS is required, but the theme you are using must explicitly support this pluginFurther information and download on his site
Byrne has posted a useful guide to help people extend their MovableType powered site via plugins ie. how to actually install plugins step by step.
