Administrators can choose to publish each template and template archive mapping via a different method.

Publishing Methods and Terminology

• Statically (default)

  By default Movable Type publishes all files statically and synchronously. "Statically" means that Movable Type will create a physical file on your web server. "Synchronously" means that Movable Type will create that file on demand and that at times users and readers will need to wait for those files to be published before continuing onto the next task.

• Via Publish Queue

  Publishing via the Publish Queue is another form of "static publishing" meaning that a physical file will be generated on your web server. However, the Publish Queue allows for those files to be published in the background by a separate program running on your web server. This program is often referred to as the "run-periodic-tasks script" and can be run via a cron job (scheduled task) or as a daemon.

• Dynamically

  Templates that are published dynamically never have a physical file created for them. Instead the contents of the page are generated in real time directly from the database.

• Manually

  Templates that are published manually will only be published when a designer or administrator explicitly asks for the file to be published. Templates with a setting of manually will be published when:

  • When a user clicks the "Save and Publish" button on the template editing screen
  • When a user publishes templates via the Publish dialog
  • When a user clicks the checkbox next to the template on the template listing screen and then clicks the "Publish" list action button above the table.

• Do not Publish

  Templates with this setting are never published.

See Also

• Publish Queue
• Setting up Publish Queue and run-periodic-tasks