Category: Plugins

  • The Ultimate Guide to Installing Movable Type Plugins

    Introductory Note to Readers This article was originally written by Byrne Reese in December 2008, and published on his old website Majordojo.com. On January 14, 2020, this website is no longer accessible. I found the page archived by the Internet Archive1 and am republishing it here with minimal edits, to preserve as much English-language knowledge…

  • SuperAssets for Flickr: Upgrade Required to Continue Successful Use

    Attention SuperAssets for Flickr users. Flickr is deprecating the non-SSL endpoints of the Flickr API on June 27. We created a new version of SuperAssets for Flickr that makes all Flickr API calls via SSL. SuperAssets for Flickr Version 1.02 is now available and is required for all users to continue successfully using the plugin. In…

  • Update to SuperAssets for Flickr Coming to Address Flickr API Protocol Change

    Attention SuperAssets for Flickr users. Flickr is deprecating the non-SSL endpoints of the Flickr API on June 27. We are working on a SuperAssets for Flickr update that will make all API calls via SSL, and expect to release it in time to make the transition. An issue has been created in our Github repository…

  • SuperAssets for SoundCloud Updated to Version 1.0

    We’re pleased to announce that SuperAssets for SoundCloud, our Movable Type Asset Manager extension plugin that interfaces with SoundCloud.com, has now reached Version 1.0. This version makes the name of the plugin consistent throughout the code and the documentation, and fixes a minor user interface problem in the Add SoundCloud Track dialog.  It also changes…

  • SuperAssets Plugins for Flickr and YouTube Updated to Version 1.01

    SuperAssets for Flickr and SuperAssets for YouTube were both updated to Version 1.01 over the weekend.  This is a bug fix release.  The issues fixed are related to the add asset dialog boxes in each plugin.

  • Announcing Promote This! 1.2

    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…

  • SuperAssets for Flickr Screencast

    Here is a screencast which demonstrates the key features of SuperAssets for Flickr. SuperAssets for Flickr allows you to easily select Flickr photos to include in entries and pages that you publish with Movable Type.  SuperAssets for Flickr automatically stores links to the Flickr photos you select so that they are available in the Movable…

  • Announcing UnrecognizedTags 0.7

    Maybe you do a lot of Movable Type 3 and 4 migrations to Movable Type 5.2, like I do?  If so, you need the UnrecognizedTags plugin. UnrecognizedTags identifies all Movable Type Markup Language tags that Movable Type currently doesn’t recognize. With it, you can identify unrecognized tags throughout an entire Movable Type instance. In other words, it will identify…

  • Introducing Reblog 2.4

    Reblog 2.4 was just pushed on Github. This version: solves an entry duplication issue in Movable Type 5. eliminates a dependency on the Perl module called Switch. I’d like to thank Shmuel Fomberg for his patches that solved these important reported issues. I maintain the Reblog plugin on behalf of the Movable Type Community.  For more…