tips and tricks for movable type

bookmarklets
09.20.02: decoder from scriptygoddess
08.11.02: cookie grabber

bookmarks
01.19.03: creating a comments feed

bugs
11.23.03: "mail this entry" used for spam
01.31.03: remember me misbehavior
07.16.02: mt support forum links problem

css
06.13.02: amy's css scrollbar cheatsheet
03.30.02: buttons and forms
03.25.02: different stylesheets for each category
03.25.02: category styles
03.24.02: body background image
03.24.02: alternating colors

dynamic
01.23.05: dynamic archives by author
11.06.04: paginated dynamic index page with smarty

faq
01.12.03: link this template to a file
08.08.02: making blog/index.html your main site page
05.30.02: how to ask for help on the MT support forum

forms
08.21.04: notifications: single form for subscribe and unsubscribe
02.24.03: combined form for bloglet and mt notifications
11.29.02: add subscriber URL to notify list
11.28.02: login form on main page
10.03.02: subscribe to comments
08.11.02: redirect url for mt add notify

forum
05.30.02: how to ask for help on the MT support forum

general
01.21.04: 2004 bloggies
10.08.02: happy birthday, movable type!
10.01.02: notice anything different?
09.27.02: grrrrrrrrr!
08.08.02: movable type survey
07.30.02: syndicate this site?
06.13.02: anti-spam addresses
05.01.02: pretty up my archive
04.17.02: links to tips blogs
04.02.02: that darn doctype declaration
03.25.02: switch hosts
03.25.02: LWP/UserAgent.pm
03.25.02: ambiguous use messages
03.24.02: recent search requests
03.24.02: fix this layout
03.24.02: what is this?

hacks
05.07.05: add shortcut to reset activity log
11.16.03: nicer autolinked urls in comments
11.09.03: more than five recent items on editing menu
10.04.03: email not required for comments
01.12.03: change number of entries shown in Edit Entries
11.29.02: add subscriber URL to notify list
11.23.02: receive email of notification subscribers
09.17.02: edit list_entries function
09.07.02: add entry title to notification subject line
09.07.02: comment notification hack
08.04.02: notification message URL
07.16.02: mt support forum links problem
07.06.02: entry title in comment notification subject
07.05.02: MTPings behavior (and hack)
04.15.02: redirect url for comments
04.03.02: MTEntry tags within MTComments
04.02.02: automatic smilies
03.25.02: email this entry

html
09.18.02: IE6 table centering bug
04.02.02: that darn doctype declaration

javascript
02.24.03: combined form for bloglet and mt notifications
12.21.02: monthly archives in chronological order
12.15.02: quick links for blog entries
09.22.02: clippings: the next project
09.22.02: random blog descriptions
09.21.02: comments formatting buttons
09.21.02: random page titles
08.11.02: cookie grabber
07.04.02: wordcount plugin
07.04.02: collapsing entries and comments
06.03.02: drop-down menus
05.06.02: weblogs.com manual ping
04.17.02: navigation: where are you?
03.30.02: open external, non-js links in new window
03.25.02: separate javascript for comments
03.24.02: top referrers
03.24.02: open links in new window
03.24.02: smart comments
03.24.02: alternating colors

mysql
01.16.04: category specific recent comments listing
01.04.04: show all comments for comment author
11.23.03: top searches using PHP and MySQL
09.20.03: lastn comments from one category
09.07.03: configuration listing with php and mysql
05.02.03: recent searches using PHP and MySQL
02.15.03: forced category sort by number of entries
02.15.03: first entry in blog or category
01.29.03: comments leader board with php and mysql
01.19.03: individual entry trackbacks
01.19.03: lastn recently modified entries using MTSQL
11.28.02: MTRefSearch
11.28.02: output MT templates with MySQL and PHP

perl
01.29.03: comments leader board with php and mysql
01.12.03: limit excerpt to a paragraph
12.21.02: monthly archives in chronological order
09.21.02: escaping characters

php
01.23.05: dynamic archives by author
11.06.04: paginated dynamic index page with smarty
04.04.04: categories with most entries
01.16.04: category specific recent comments listing
01.04.04: show all comments for comment author
11.23.03: top searches using PHP and MySQL
09.20.03: lastn comments from one category
09.07.03: configuration listing with php and mysql
06.15.03: category count excluding one category
05.02.03: recent searches using PHP and MySQL
02.01.03: two calendars reverse sort
01.12.03: non-consecutive days with PHP
12.21.02: monthly archives in chronological order
12.15.02: recent categories with entries
12.15.02: quick links for blog entries
11.29.02: previous and next by category
11.28.02: MTRefSearch
11.28.02: output MT templates with MySQL and PHP
11.01.02: custom hot list
10.12.02: edit link for entries with PHP
10.04.02: LGF referrers script
10.03.02: entries with most comments
10.03.02: subscribe to comments
04.17.02: navigation: where are you?
04.16.02: one year ago today, with php
03.24.02: smart comments
03.24.02: alternating colors

plugins
04.05.04: more link on same line as body
06.15.03: category count excluding one category
06.01.03: open links in new window with regex
05.02.03: suppress display of blank comment fields
02.15.03: forced category sort by number of entries
02.15.03: first entry in blog or category
01.27.03: recent links from entries
01.19.03: lastn recently modified entries using MTSQL
01.12.03: limit excerpt to a paragraph
12.29.02: list other category links in category archive
12.21.02: monthly archives in chronological order
12.15.02: no comments yet using MTIfEmpty
12.03.02: preventing links to empty category pages
12.01.02: yearly calendar archives
11.02.02: supplemental category tags plugin
10.13.02: escaping single quotes with regex
10.05.02: sanitize plugin
09.28.02: comments: allow HTML and autolink URLs
09.17.02: AM to a.m.
09.08.02: smilies with MTMacro
09.07.02: staggernation plugins
08.18.02: Macros plugin
08.11.02: Process Tags plugin
08.04.02: FilterCategories plugin
08.04.02: Archive Date Header plugin
08.01.02: MTAuthors plugin
08.01.02: PerlScript plugin
08.01.02: Key Values plugin
07.28.02: MTAmazon plugin
07.16.02: mt support forum links problem
07.09.02: smart comments (revisited)
07.09.02: MTIfEmpty, MTIfNotEmpty plugin
07.07.02: comment author web link plugin
07.07.02: regex global tag attribute
07.06.02: custom global tag attributes
07.06.02: related entries plugin
07.04.02: nicknamelink plugin
07.04.02: wordcount plugin
07.04.02: smartbody plugin
07.04.02: on this day plugin

popups
06.01.03: open links in new window with regex
12.27.02: display extended entry text in popup window
03.30.02: open external, non-js links in new window
03.24.02: top referrers
03.24.02: better comments link
03.24.02: open links in new window

referrals
04.16.02: wander-lust
03.24.02: top referrers
03.24.02: recent search requests

rss
05.02.03: generate RSS feeds by category
01.19.03: creating a comments feed
07.30.02: syndicate this site?

site enhancers
04.04.04: categories with most entries
11.23.03: top searches using PHP and MySQL
11.01.03: font switcher
05.02.03: recent searches using PHP and MySQL
05.02.03: generate RSS feeds by category
02.24.03: combined form for bloglet and mt notifications
01.29.03: comments leader board with php and mysql
01.27.03: recent links from entries
01.19.03: creating a comments feed
11.29.02: previous and next by category
11.28.02: MTRefSearch
11.01.02: custom hot list
10.12.02: recent songs on winamp
10.05.02: bloglet error
10.04.02: LGF referrers script
10.03.02: subscribe to comments
09.22.02: clippings: the next project
09.22.02: bloglet
09.21.02: comments formatting buttons
09.19.02: guestbook with movable type

snippets
05.07.03: calendar cell background colors
05.02.03: suppress display of blank comment fields
03.26.03: category archives listing
12.29.02: link to previous entry on main index
12.27.02: MTEntries lastn with offset

ssi
09.18.02: recent entries with includes
07.07.02: comments leader board
04.06.02: entries by category in individual archives (revisited)
04.06.02: entries by category in individual archives
03.25.02: category-specific content
03.24.02: random entries
03.24.02: smart comments

tags
05.29.03: MTCommentAuthorLink and Sanitize Specs
05.07.03: next N and previous N entries
03.09.03: previous and next on your calendar
12.29.02: link to previous entry on main index
12.27.02: MTEntries lastn with offset
12.21.02: monthly archives in chronological order
11.06.02: automated mailto link for an author
11.01.02: recent comments listing
10.05.02: include files in comments templates
09.21.02: MTBlogEntryCount and MTBlogCommentCount
09.21.02: MTArchiveDate and MTArchiveDateEnd
07.16.02: mt support forum links problem
07.05.02: MTPings behavior (and hack)
07.04.02: nicknamelink plugin
07.04.02: wordcount plugin
07.04.02: smartbody plugin
05.01.02: pretty up my archive
04.16.02: wander-lust
04.06.02: dangling separator when listing multiple categories
04.03.02: MTEntry tags within MTComments
03.25.02: different stylesheets for each category
03.24.02: one year ago today

templates
12.27.02: display extended entry text in popup window
12.01.02: yearly calendar archives
11.29.02: previous and next by category
11.28.02: output MT templates with MySQL and PHP
10.05.02: include files in comments templates
09.21.02: comments formatting buttons
09.18.02: IE6 table centering bug
09.18.02: recent entries with includes
07.27.02: back up templates with "link this template"
07.04.02: smartbody plugin
05.04.02: automated exports
05.01.02: pretty up my archive
04.06.02: entries by category in individual archives (revisited)
04.06.02: dangling separator when listing multiple categories
04.06.02: entries by category in individual archives
04.03.02: no pop-up comments?
03.25.02: separate javascript for comments
03.25.02: different stylesheets for each category
03.25.02: category-specific content
03.24.02: top referrers
03.24.02: random entries
03.24.02: better comments link
03.24.02: printer-friendly format
03.24.02: open links in new window
03.24.02: recent search requests
03.24.02: fix this layout

tips
04.05.04: more link on same line as body
11.09.03: how to work with templates when making changes
05.29.03: MTCommentAuthorLink and Sanitize Specs
05.07.03: next N and previous N entries
05.07.03: calendar cell background colors
03.19.03: link that stylesheet
03.09.03: previous and next on your calendar
01.12.03: limit excerpt to a paragraph
01.12.03: link this template to a file
12.15.02: recent categories with entries
11.28.02: login form on main page
11.06.02: automated mailto link for an author
11.02.02: alternate search templates
10.12.02: edit mt.cfg from within MT
10.05.02: include files in comments templates
08.11.02: redirect url for mt add notify
04.03.02: no pop-up comments?
03.25.02: category styles
03.24.02: better comments link

tricks
01.23.05: dynamic archives by author
11.06.04: paginated dynamic index page with smarty
10.16.04: per-category individual entry archive templates
08.21.04: notifications: single form for subscribe and unsubscribe
01.16.04: category specific recent comments listing
01.04.04: show all comments for comment author
11.23.03: top searches using PHP and MySQL
09.20.03: lastn comments from one category
09.07.03: configuration listing with php and mysql
06.15.03: category count excluding one category
06.13.03: generating fake archives
05.02.03: recent searches using PHP and MySQL
05.02.03: generate RSS feeds by category
02.15.03: forced category sort by number of entries
02.15.03: first entry in blog or category
02.01.03: two calendars reverse sort
01.29.03: comments leader board with php and mysql
01.19.03: individual entry trackbacks
01.19.03: lastn recently modified entries using MTSQL
01.12.03: non-consecutive days with PHP
12.29.02: list other category links in category archive
12.27.02: display extended entry text in popup window
12.15.02: quick links for blog entries
12.03.02: preventing links to empty category pages
11.29.02: previous and next by category
11.28.02: MTRefSearch
11.28.02: output MT templates with MySQL and PHP
10.12.02: edit link for entries with PHP
10.03.02: entries with most comments
09.28.02: comments: allow HTML and autolink URLs
09.19.02: guestbook with movable type
09.18.02: recent entries with includes
09.17.02: AM to a.m.
09.08.02: edit link for comments
09.08.02: smilies with MTMacro
08.04.02: MTComments listing - link to popup
08.04.02: permalinks for comments
08.03.02: combine descending days with ascending entries
07.27.02: back up templates with "link this template"
07.16.02: mt support forum links problem
07.09.02: smart comments (revisited)
07.07.02: comments leader board
07.04.02: collapsing entries and comments
06.03.02: drop-down menus
05.25.02: photolog in 5
05.25.02: blogdata
05.06.02: weblogs.com manual ping
05.06.02: non-consecutive days
05.04.02: automated exports
04.16.02: one year ago today, with php
04.06.02: entries by category in individual archives (revisited)
04.06.02: dangling separator when listing multiple categories
04.06.02: entries by category in individual archives
03.25.02: different stylesheets for each category
03.25.02: category-specific content
03.25.02: quick editing
03.25.02: email this entry
03.24.02: random entries
03.24.02: one year ago today
03.24.02: printer-friendly format
03.24.02: smart comments
03.24.02: alternating colors

usability
11.01.03: font switcher