{"id":10469,"date":"2007-01-08T11:16:55","date_gmt":"2007-01-08T18:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2007\/01\/08\/mt-plug-ins-on-parade.html"},"modified":"2007-01-08T11:16:55","modified_gmt":"2007-01-08T18:16:55","slug":"mt_plug_ins_on_parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2007\/01\/08\/mt_plug_ins_on_parade.html","title":{"rendered":"MT Plug-ins on Parade!"},"content":{"rendered":"

For you Movable Type users out there, 6A is having a survey of “official” plug-ins<\/a> — which ones are used, which ones should be bundled with the installation, which one is the one essential plug-in.<\/p>\n

For the last two questions, I pointed to a plug-in I don’t even use — Paginate<\/a>, which breaks archive files into multiple pages automatically. I don’t use it because the frelling thing doesn’t work with dynamic publishing (you can do it with some fancy work-arounds — but said work-arounds aren’t working for me these days, and I haven’t had a chance to track down why). But, let’s get real, folks — archive pagination should
\nbe core functionality<\/em>, especially for a blogging package set up for professional users.<\/p>\n

Oh, SplashBlog<\/a> integration (long promised since the acquisition of the product by 6A a year ago) would be nice, too.<\/p>\n

For the record, I have Acronym<\/a>, AutoBan<\/a>, Feeds.App Lite<\/a>**, FilterCategories<\/a>**, MT-Notifier<\/a>**, SmartyPants<\/a>, SpamLookup<\/a>*,
\nTemplate Backup and Refresh*, TinyTuring<\/a>, Widget Manager*, Word Count<\/a>**, CatX<\/a>**, and Pingedentry<\/a>**. <\/p>\n

* Come in the package already.
\n** Really should come standard.<\/p>\n

With a plug-in type of architecture, I can understand 6A not wanting to load the core system with everything and the kitchen sink. The unstarred items above — Acronym, AutoBan, SmartyPants, TinyTuring — are all really spiffy, and I’d hate to have my blog without them, but I’m not sure that means that everyone<\/em> should have to download and maneuver around their code.<\/p>\n

I do have a long-range plan to completely redo my MT templates, and so that list might grow or shrink in the future — but that plan’s been around a while, so don’t hold your breath. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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