Movable Type 3.0 Bible Desktop Edition

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 432 pages
• Published by: Wiley; Desk edition November 5, 2004
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0764573888
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0764573880
• Book Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Weighs: 1.2 pounds

Product Description
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 photographs 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

Download Description

• Movable Type makes it easy for Web publishers to create sites that are constantly updated
• Shows Web developers how to update a site automatically with Movable Type¿and avoid the labor of editing individual pages
• Takes the mystery out of setting up a Movable Type system, which is a challenge¿even for experienced Web publishers¿because it requires Perl, CGI, a database, and other advanced skills
• This book carefully walks readers through all of the needed steps in a way that all users can follow
• Presents solid coverage that moves beyond the default configuration into advanced areas such as template design, plug-in use, plug-in development, and database maintenance

Reader Reviews
Anyone who uses Movable Type on a regular basis needed the book. It covers all of the basics around installation, setting up blogs and writing entries. But then it goes into more advanced topics like alternating the template and adding plugins. And even more advanced topics like RSS, Atom, and writing your own plugins. This is thorough book that is well written and will cover everything you need to know to blog with Movable Type.