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.
Yuji is the Movable Type Lead Engineer and Senior Product Manager. I’m worked on Six Apart from 2006.