Posts in the category “blogtech”
This category contains all my posts about blogging technology — plug-ins, themes, design, etc.
XML
I found an excellent Introduction to XML tutorial at WebMonkey. The new features included in MovableType have allowed me to easily create XML versions of my blogs. So what? Who needs ’em? Read the article at WebMonkey and you’ll see why this is cool.
SotM
I made a hunka buncha changes to the Song of the Moment MT templates. The comments are now in pop-up windows, which is great because I only wanted to archive monthly instead of individually. I relied heavily on information from Mena’s post about in-line vs. pop-up comment systems.
Template
The extended text of this entry contains my Individual Archive template. Cool if you want to know how I got those buttons in there. Is it obvious that the icons are the permalinks? I wonder if I need to make it more clear …Look here for the Main Index template. My css directory is open
Template
The extended text for this entry contains my entire MovableType Main Index Template.
Import
Well that was easy enough! I just switched my Song of the Moment blog from Blogger to MovableType. It was a cinch to import all the entries from Blogger to the new cms. I have a bunch of template-editing to do, but otherwise it was painless. Make a note! You have to chmod your mt-import.cgi
How to Add a Right-Click Blog This! Menu to IE
I’ve written a little tutorial. If you’re in a group / community blog at blogger and can’t access the “Settings” page to give yourself the right-click “Blog This!” menu, here’s how.
[Newsflashes]
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