Articles from June 2013 // After6 Services

Upgrade to Movable Type 5.2.7 Strongly Recommended

By Dave Aiello June 26, 2013 8:50 PM | 0 Comments

Earlier today, Six Apart announced the release of Movable Type 5.2.7. This new version of Movable Type supercedes Movable Type 5.2.6, which was found to have quality assurance problems.

After6 Services strongly recommends upgrading to Movable Type 5.2.7 when possible. The Movable Type 5.2.6 upgrade contained a fix for a security vulnerability, and we would have characterized that upgrade as mandatory if a bug hadn't been identified soon after release.

If you want After6 to perform a Movable Type upgrade for you, please visit the Movable Type Upgrade Service page on our website.

If you are still using Movable Type 4.38, read on for our recommendation.

Announcing Promote This! 1.2

By Dave Aiello June 19, 2013 10:49 PM | 0 Comments

Promote This! is a Movable Type plugin that Byrne Reese created in 2006 or earlier. It was one of the first plugins to provide tags to support a wide range of social bookmarking and promotional services.

Because Promote This! has been around for 7+ years, it's present in a lot of older Movable Type 4 installations. After6 decided to update it because helped facilitate upgrades of customers' older Movable Type-based sites, and made it easier for these customers t...