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Movable Type

This article is about the weblog software. For movable type printing technology, seeMovable type.

Movable Typeis aweblog publishing systemdeveloped by the companySix Apart.It was publicly announced on September 3, 2001;[3]version 1.0 was publicly released on October 8, 2001.[4] The current version is 8.0.[5]

Movable Type
Original author(s)Ben Trott
Developer(s)Six Apart
Initial releaseOctober 8, 2001;23 years ago(2001-10-08)
Stable release(s)
Series 77.9.9 / June 14, 2023;17 months ago(2023-06-14)[1]
Series 6 (LTS)6.7.9 / April 15, 2021;3 years ago(2021-04-15)[1]
Repository
PlatformPerl,PHP(for dynamic publishing)
Available in7 languages
List of languages
Dutch,English,French,German,Japanese,Russian,Spanish
TypeBlog publishing system
LicenseProprietary software[2]
Websitemovabletype.orgEdit this on Wikidata

Movable Type isproprietary software.From June 2007 to July 2013, Six Apart ran theMovable Type Open Source Project,which offered a version of Movable Type under theGPL.[6]

Features

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Movable Type's features include the ability to host multiple weblogs and standalone content pages, manage files, user roles, templates, tags, categories, andtrackbacklinks.[7]The application supports static page generation (in which files for each page are updated whenever the content of the site is changed), dynamic page generation (in which pages are composited from the underlying data as the browser requests them), or a combination of the two techniques. Movable Type optionally supportsLightweight Directory Access Protocol(LDAP) for user and group management and automatic blog provisioning.

Movable Type is written inPerl,and supports storage of the weblog's content and associated data withinMySQLnatively.PostgreSQLandSQLitesupport was available prior to version 5, and can still be used via plug-ins.[8]Movable Type Enterprise also supports theOracle databaseandMicrosoft SQL Server.

History

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Version 1.0 was released in October 2001. Movable Type 2.6 was released February 13, 2003.[9]

TheTrackBackfeature was introduced in version 2.2, and has since been adopted by a number of other blog systems.[10]

With the release of version 3.0 in 2004, there were marked changes in Movable Type's licensing, most notably placing greater restrictions on its use without paying a licensing fee.[11][12][13]This sparked criticism from some users of the software, with some moving to the then-new open-source blogging toolWordPress.[12][13]With the release of Movable Type 3.2, the ability to create an unlimited number of weblogs at all licensing levels was restored. In Movable Type 3.3, the product once again became completely free for personal users.[14]

Six Apart released a beta version of Movable Type 4 on June 5, 2007, and re-launched movabletype.org as a community site, for purposes of developing anopen-sourceversion that was released under the GNU General Public License on December 12, 2007.[15][16]Movable Type 4's Enterprise version provides advanced features such asLDAPmanagement, and enterprise database integration such as Oracle, MySQL, user roles, blog cloning, and automated blog provisioning. It is also available as part of Intel's SuiteTwo professional software offering of Web 2.0 tools.

Movable Type 5 was released in Open Source and Pro versions in January 2010,[17]with several bug-fix and security updates appearing later in the year. Movable Type Enterprise remains based on Movable Type 4.

Movable Type 6 was released in 2013; this release included the termination (once again) of the Open Source licensing option.[18]Movable Type is now available in "Professional" and "Enterprise" closed versions.

Melody was aforkof the open-source Movable Type distribution, announced in June 2009.[19]Itsdevelopmentwas being guided by a non-profit group consisting of current and former Six Apart employees, as well as other consultants and volunteers, but development appeared to cease in the middle of 2011.[20]

At various times, Six Apart also maintained three other weblog publishing systems—TypePad,Vox,andLiveJournal.While Movable Type is a system which needs to be installed on a user's own web server, TypePad, Vox, and LiveJournal were all hosted weblog services.[21][22]LiveJournal, purchased in 2005, was sold in 2007. Shortly before being acquired by web advertising firm VideoEgg to formSAY Mediain September 2010, Six Apart announced that it would be shutting down the Vox service at the end of that month, leaving TypePad and Movable Type as the company's only blogging platforms.[23]In January 2011, SAY Media announced that Infocom, a Japanese IT company, had acquired Six Apart Japan and that as part of the transaction, Infocom would assume responsibility for Movable Type.[24] [25]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ab"Releases · movabletype/movabletype".github.com.Retrieved2023-07-16.
  2. ^"Movable Type: Licensing Info".Archived fromthe originalon December 17, 2013.RetrievedDecember 7,2013.
  3. ^Trott, Ben; Trott, Mena (September 3, 2001)."Welcome".Six Apart. Archived fromthe originalon October 26, 2007.RetrievedAugust 27,2010.
  4. ^Trott, Mena (October 8, 2001)."Please Read Before Downloading".Six Apart. Archived fromthe originalon December 6, 2010.RetrievedAugust 27,2010.
  5. ^Hirata, Daiji (Nov 1, 2023)."Movable Type 8 released".Six Apart.
  6. ^Minton, Robert (July 11, 2013)."Clarifying Changes to Movable Type Starting With MT6".RetrievedNovember 11,2013.
  7. ^Hacker, Scot (2003)."Put Weblogs to Work: low-cost tools let you publish professional and personal sites instantly".Macworld.9.Archived fromthe originalon August 20, 2010.RetrievedAugust 27,2010.
  8. ^"Migrating to MySQL from SQLite or PostgreSQL".Six Apart. November 19, 2009.RetrievedJune 23,2012.
  9. ^"How old is your" old version "of Movable Type?".After6 Services.Archived fromthe originalon 6 October 2014.Retrieved5 October2014.
  10. ^Trott, Ben; Trott, Mena."A Beginner's Guide to TrackBack".Six Apart Ltd.Retrieved3 April2012.
  11. ^Trott, Mena (13 May 2004)."It's About Time".Six Apart. Archived fromthe originalon 14 May 2004.Retrieved3 April2012.
  12. ^abMiller, Rick (17 May 2004)."Changes at MT, Blogger Highlight Blog Hosting Strategies".NetCraft.Retrieved3 April2012.
  13. ^ab"The cost of blogging".NetworkWorld. 13 May 2004. Archived fromthe originalon June 30, 2013.Retrieved3 April2012.
  14. ^"Six Apart Releases Movable Type Enterprise and Movable Type 3.3".Press Center.Six Apart. July 12, 2006.RetrievedAugust 27,2010.
  15. ^"Welcome to the Movable Type Open Source Project".Six Apart. December 10, 2008.RetrievedAugust 27,2010.
  16. ^Reisinger, Don (July 19, 2007)."Six Apart Movable Type 4.0 Beta".PC World.Archived fromthe originalon May 23, 2008.RetrievedAugust 27,2010.Six Apart's Movable Type is widely recognized as the powerhouse of blogging tools because of its extensive management features and customizability.
  17. ^"Introducing Movable Type 5".Archived fromthe originalon 2014-07-23.
  18. ^"MovableType.org – News: Clarifying Changes to Movable Type Starting with MT6".movabletype.org.
  19. ^"Introducing Melody".Open Melody Software Group. June 22, 2009. Archived fromthe originalon October 7, 2011.RetrievedAugust 27,2010.
  20. ^"What apocalypse hit this community in the middle of 2011?".MovableType forum. Archived fromthe originalon March 26, 2013.
  21. ^"TypePad".Six Apart.RetrievedAugust 27,2010.
  22. ^"Vox".Six Apart.RetrievedAugust 27,2010.
  23. ^"Vox is closing on September 30, 2010".Archived fromthe originalon September 2, 2010.
  24. ^"Six Apart Japan to be acquired by Infocom and assume responsibility for Movable Type and Six Apart brand".Archived fromthe originalon 2011-01-24.Retrieved2011-01-21.
  25. ^"Pixelbyme - Your Source for Fashion Trends, Tech News, and Life Style".PixelByMe.
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