Movable Type 7 Developer Preview Alpha 2 is now available.

We are pleased to announce that “Movable Type 7 Developer Preview Alpha 2” is now available.

This release includes a number of new features and improvements after the Alpha 1 release. Please review the list of new features and improvements.

Enjoy Movable Type 7!

Download here: Developer Preview Alpha 2

New And Improved Functions

Content Type Browser

The Content Type Browser provides a search function for Content Types and Content Fields. You can copy and paste a unique ID or name for Content Types and Content Fields quickly.

New Template Tags

MTCategorySetName

The name of the category set in context.

Modifiers

None

MTCategorySets

A container tag that lists all of the category sets of a content type. This tag creates a category-set context within which any category-set tags may be used.

Modifiers

content_type=”unique_id | name”

Specifies a specific content type by name or unique ID for which to return a category set. If not specified, will use the current content type in context.

blog_id=”N”

Specifies a specific site ID for which to return a category set. If not specified, will use the current site in context.

name=”foo”

Specifies a specific category set by name for which to return a category set.

Updated Template Tags

MTCategoryCount

If a category is associated with a category set, this tag returns the number of published content data for the category in context. Otherwise, this tag returns a number of published entries for the category in context.

MTArchiveList

You can specifies a unique ID or name of content type by content_type modifier.

Miscellaneous

Updated a-table.js to latest

Updated a-table.js to v1.4.12

Deprecated functions

Not bundled plugin: StyleCatcher

In Movable Type 7, the StyleCatcher plugin will not be bundled. Please download it from [GitHub repository] (https://github.com/movabletype/mt-plugin-StyleCatcher) if necessary.

Discontinued plugin: Feeds.app lite

Feeds.app lite has been discontinued. It will never bundled with Movable Type 7 or later.

Configuration Directives

• EnableUploadCompat configuration directive is not supported now because user interface of administration screen is not compatible with older versions.

Resolved Issues

Asset

• File uploading now works when a file name is Japanese.

Content Type

• Content data population now works when selecting revision from revision list.
• Preferred archive is now selectable for each mapping.
• MTContentPermaLink with MTContents now outputs correct URL when multiple content types are defined.
• Content Type Archive now outputs correct content data.
• Resolved an issue where primary category of category set field was not kept.

Theme

• Archive templates and archive map creation now work when applying a theme.
• Correct error will raised when required component is missing at application of a theme.

Template

• The order of a list of archive types are now ordered by type.
• Resolve an issue where content type archives were not rebuilt when rebuilding all archives.

Template Tag

• Resolves an issue where categorysetid could not be specified for MTFolders, MTSubFolders and MTTopLevelFolders.
• MTCategoryArchiveLink now works when Category Archive is not defined but Content Type Category Archive is defined.
• MTArchiveLink now outputs correct URL for each archive.
• MTArchiveLink now works when used in a Content Type Category Archive.
• MTContentField now outputs correct content data for each content type field.
• MTArchiveCount now outputs correct count of content data when current context is Content Type Archive.