Public Release Coming Soon

September 29, 2001 | 01:27 AM

The public release of Movable Type is around the corner. We have completed the first phase of beta testing, and we will be entering the second beta phase soon. The first public version of Movable Type will be released on Monday, October 8, 2001.

In addition to the planned features for the first release, the first public release will also feature file/image upload and activity log functionality, both features originally slated for a later release. You will also be able to easily import your existing blog entries from either Greymatter or Blogger; conversion templates for those systems will be provided, along with instructions.

What are some of the features of Movable Type?

September 4, 2001 | 02:27 PM

Among the expected features of a weblogging content management system (hosted locally on your server, template driven, highly-configurable, permalinks...), the first release of MOVABLE TYPE will have incorporated these added features.

• Extensible, library-driven code.
• Multiple output templates to enable one-click publishing to multiple destinations.
• Entry categorization and grouping.
• Built-in support for RSS syndication.
• Custom variable and template inclusion, for encapsulation of commonly used HTML.
• Support for multiple weblogs/journals.
• Multiple archiving options: daily/weekly/monthly/categorical, or each entry on its own individual page.
• Comment system, either inline or in popup windows; ability to exclude commenting on certain posts.
• Notification on new entries: maintain lists of users to whom notification messages can be sent when you post a new or specific entry.
• Date stamp override allows you to pre-date or post-date your entries.

Plus these currently-in-development features planned for subsequent versions:

• Popup image/file upload interface
• Activity Log
• XML-RPC and/or SOAP interface
• Blog cloning
• Automatic backups
• FTP files to remote host

Stay tuned for more information.

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