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AssetLink

By Byrne Reese and posted in Appendix: Template Tags on December 31, 1969.

Returns HTML anchor tag for the asset in context. For example, if the URL of the asset is http://example.com/image.jpg, the tag returns <a href="http://example.com/image.jpg">image.jpg</a>. Attributes: new_window (optional; default "0") Specifies if the tag generates 'target="_blank"' attribute to the anchor tag....

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BlogHost

By Byrne Reese and posted in Appendix: Template Tags on December 31, 1969.

The host name part of the absolute URL of your blog. If your blog’s Site URL is set to http://www.my-site.com/my-awesome-blog/, then the BlogHost tag will return http://www.my-site.com/. Attributes exclude_port (optional; default “0”): If a port is specified in the Site...

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HTTPContentType

By Byrne Reese and posted in Appendix: Template Tags on December 31, 1969.

When this tag is used in a dynamically published index template, the value specified to the type attribute will be returned in the Content-Type HTTP header sent to web browser. This content is never displayed directly to the user but...

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TagSearchLink

By Byrne Reese and posted in Appendix: Template Tags on December 31, 1969.

A variable tag that outputs a link to a tag search for the entry tag in context. The tag context is created by either an EntryTags or a Tags block. Like all variable tags, you can apply any of the...

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nofollowfy

By Byrne Reese and posted in Appendix: Template Tag Modifiers on December 31, 1969.

The nofollow attribute is used to indicate how search engines should see the href in the link. The nofollowfy modifier processes the anchor (a) tags from the Template Tag it is applied to and adds a rel attribute of nofollow...

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CustomFieldHTML

By Byrne Reese and posted in Appendix: Template Tags on December 31, 1969.

Returns the html necessary to place this field in a blog-side Create Entry form for the object in context. <$mt:CustomFieldHTML$> See mt:EntryCustomFields for more documentation. Form elements are prefilled with with the default values specified when custom fields are defined....

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Creating a New Blog

By dave and posted in Managing Blogs on July 13, 2007.

Movable Type 5 You must have "Create Blog" system permissions to create a blog. In addition, you must have "Website Administrator" permissions for the website where you intend to create a blog. Select [Website] from the navigation Select [Blogs] >...

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General Settings

By dave and posted in Blog Settings on July 16, 2007.

The General Settings screen allows you to configure basic information about your blog ( or website in Movable Type 5). Blog (Website) Settings Name: This required field defines the name of your blog (website) and the output of the mt:BlogName...

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Publishing Settings

By dave and posted in Blog Settings on July 17, 2007.

The Publishing Settings screen enables you to set default behavior for where and how Movable Type publishes your blog. Publishing Paths The Publishing Paths section enables you to configure where Movable Type publishes your blog, including both the URL where...

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Creating Template Tags

By Byrne Reese and posted in Plugins on July 19, 2007.

One of the most common features of a plugin is the definition of additional template tags that can be used within published blog templates that provide functionality beyond the core template tag set. Types of Template Tags There are three...

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