Entire site in MT

Note: I apologize this page is currently in revision and will post shortly. Things are a bit scattered but content may still be beneficial if looking for technical info on how MT works. If your looking for template tips ... please read my recent article Entire site in MT. See how I created the content for this site using the Movable Type Blog editor.

Your first page for your entire site in MT in 6 steps

revised 6/7/05

1 -Open up new entry, create content and use Textile (see below) to optimize and add links.

2 -Save this new entry with the file name (thispage.htm) in the keyword field. Check to make sure Textile is active on the page. Check to make sure to publish the page.

3 -Add optimized Title info and keyword info in Excerpt field. (more on how I did this using anther plugin by Brad - to come)

4 -Rebuild the template to see your results. Creating an entire site in MT is easy!

Example Skeleton Page Template

(see Entire site in MT for more)

<MTSetVar name="pagetitle" value="INSERT YOUR PAGE TITLE HERE">
<MTSetVar name="content" value="INSERT YOUR ENTRY CATEGORY HERE">
<MTSetVar name="picname" value="YOUR-PICTURE-UPPER-RIGHT-HERE.gif">
<MTSetVar name="piclink" value="YOUR-PICTURE-URL-HERE.htm">
<MTSetVar name="picalt" value="YOUR-PICTURE-ALT-TEXT">
<MTSetVar name="ltlink1" value="LEFT-LINK-TITLE1">
<MTSetVar name="ltlink2" value="LEFT-LINK-TITLE2">
<MTSetVar name="ltlink3" value="LEFT-LINK-TITLE3">
<MTSetVar name="rtlink1" value="RIGHT-LINK-TITLE1">
<MTSetVar name="rtlink2" value="RIGHT-LINK-TITLE2">
<MTSetVar name="rtlink3" value="RIGHT-LINK-TITLE3">
<$MTInclude module="head1"$>
<title><$MTGetVar name='pagetitle'$></title>
<$MTInclude module="head2"$>
<div id= "spacer"> </div>
<div id="pagewidth">
<div id="newheader">
</div>
<div id="outer">
<div id="inner">
<$MTInclude module="left"$>
<$MTInclude module="content"$>
<$MTInclude module="right"$>
<!-- close inner and outer --></div></div>
<div id="footer">
</div>
</div> <!-- close PAGE WIDTH -->
<div id="spacerbot"> </div>
</body>
</html>

Textile what is it?

The Textile text formatting option takes a lot of the pain out of insert HTML into your Entries. Best of all it works with Movabletype. The Textile formatting code for Movable Type was written by Brad Choate ... its formatting syntax was developed by Dean Allen.

Using Textile to build your entire site in MT!

With MT Textile I can easily create a page of web content then go back and edit the text to either optimize it or upgrade its appearance.

I can also insert pictures and links very quickly without using any html within my Entry. I can honestly say that without Textile I would be a miserable webmaster indeed!

Here are some of my favorite MT Textile commands:

Bold Text - simply enclose text in *your MT Textile text* to produce your MT Textile text

Italic Text - simply enclose text in _your MT Textile italic text_ to produce your MT Textile italic text

Underline Text - simply enclose underline text in +your MT Textile text+ to produce your MT Textile underline text

Enlarged Text - simply enclose text in ++your Enlarged MT Textile text++ to produce your Enlarged MT Textile text

Anchor Text - simply enclose anchor text in "your MT Textile anchor text":http://yoururl.com to produce your MT Textile anchor text

Insert a picture - simply enclose your image with !ray.jpg! to produce:

more favorites to come! .. in the meantime look at how MT Textile can create tables.

Or visit MT Textile for Movable Type for download and more info.

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