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The Hidden Gem of MT3
David Raynes: SubCategories 1.2: There was much complaining when Movable Type 3.0 came out that there wasn’t anything new in it. To a large extent, the complainers were right — there was very little new functionality…on the surface.
The real gem of MT3, it turns out, is the new plug-in architecture. Six Apart is very smart — why write a ton of new features when you can just polish up your API, then have your customers write the features for you?
Consider the above link — parent-child categories for MT, something that people have been requesting ever since I’ve been using the product. David Raynes wrote a feature-complete, polished system for the MT3 architecture. Six Apart didn’t have to lift a finger.
I have a feeling that we’re on the verge of a tidal wave of MT functionality. We’re going to see things that we never even dreamed of six months ago, and then we’re all going to say, “so that’s what they had in mind when they released MT3 with no new features…”
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The Dark Side of Plugin Architectures
I love plugin architectures. Having a well-done method for people to extend your system is a huge, huge benefit that we've discussed and lauded in relation to Firefox and Movable Type. But, there's a dark side. When you update software to a new version, you normally do a regression test, which…
Movable Type 3.2 Plugins
Six Apart ProNet - Plugin Directory - Built for 3.2: If you're on the latest version of Movable Type, take a browse of the plugins built to take advantage of the new API hooks in that version. There's some really great stuff here: Ajaxify Ajaxify is a set of…
Movable Type Plugins Directory
Six Apart ProNet - Plugin Directory: The Movable Type plugins directory has really grown up. If you haven't been there for a while, it's worth stopping by and browsing. Lots of new stuff. I maintain that the quality of plugins for MT is far and away its…
MT 3.1 Released
Movable Type 3.1 Launched: We mentioned some of the big changes in MT 3.1 a few weeks ago. It's now in the wild. The most prominent new feature in Movable Type 3.1 is the dynamic page functionality, allowing you to choose between static page generation or dynamic pages on a…
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I think that it's a strange contradiction that Six Apart creates the opportunity for community support of MT, just as they make it quasi-commercial, killing a lot of their developer and user base.
Plz see this article in yahoo "Six Apart Releases Movable Type 3.1"
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