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supports the Movable Type decentralized web-based personal publishing system designed to ease maintenance of regularly-updated
content. This content can consist of, but is not limited to, entries
in a weblog or online journal, photographs in an online photo
gallery, news headlines on a newspaper site, or articles in an
online magazine.
Developed by the husband/wife team of Benjamin Trott and Mena
G. Trott, Movable Type is a testament of the power of independent
software.
Since its first release in October 2001, Movable Type has grown
to be a full-featured and robust system which is constantly
updated and integrated with the day's latest advances in personal
publishing. Movable Type's greatest strength lies in its flexibility;
most everyone who uses the system is amazed by just what it
can do.
A list of some of the system's larger features can be found
here.
Flexible data storage — The system supports both MySQL
and Berkeley DB for your data storage, with plans to support
for PostgreSQL and Oracle in the future. Berkeley DB is available
on almost all systems with Perl installed.
XML-RPC API
Extensible, library-driven code
Elegant, intuitive interface
TrackBack
Support Forums
Import data
Multiple output templates
Support for multiple weblogs/journals
Support for multiple authors
Entry categorization
Search and replace
Multiple archiving options
Built-in comment system
Comment IP Banning
Email notification system
Integration of file and image uploads
Thumbnail creation Bookmarklets
Template-based site customization
Pre-date or post-date entriesDelete entries
Hold/Release status
Publicity and notification
Mail this entry
Part of Movable Type success can also be attributed to the
amount of support all users receive; the support forums are
staffed by both a dedicated set of Movable Type users and the
creators of the software, allowing you fast access to answers
from expert users of the system.
Additionally, the Movable Type community is growing daily —
while this allows the software to flourish, it also means that
users will continue to offer great resources and tutorials for
others.
The software is for free for personal use, however please donate
to Movable Type if using the system for commercial purposes,
a license fee of $150 is required. The software is donation-ware,
meaning that a donation is appreciated. There are incentives
for donating; for example, if you donate $20, you will receive
a key allowing your site to appear on the Recently Updated List;
if you donate $45 or more, in addition to the one key for every
$20 donated, you are entitled to additional, personal support
from the creators of the software.
Movable Type Shared Hosting
We offer high powered servers with excess capacity to ensure
that your application performs. Shared hosting runs on Windows
2000 or the Red Hat Linux operating system.
Movable Type Dedicated Hosting
Our dedicated tomcat hosting will be custom configured to meet
your needs. Dedicated Movable Type hosting is available on Windows
2000, or Red Hat Linux 8.0 operating environments.
