Introducing Movable Type 5 Beta

1. Now on Beta
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2. 1. Beta 1 on September 2nd
2. Whatʼs NEW
• Website management
• User Dashboard
• Design Theme
• CMS ( Revision History, Custom Fields)
3. MT5 Mission
4. Schedule
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4. Website
CMS Theme
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5. Website
CMS Theme
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6. Blog A
Blog B
Blog D
Blog C
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7. Website
Blog A Blog B
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8. Pro Website index.html
/blog/index.html
(MultiBlog)
Blog A Blog B,C, ...
/contact/ /about/
index.html index.html /BLOG-B/
index.html
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10. Blog Dashboard
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11. Website
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12. Website
<mt:MultiBlog include_websites="WebsiteID">
Search Website
http://www.sixapart.com/ Search
http://www.othersite.com/
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13. System
Privileges System 1
User
*
1
*
1 * 1 *
Website Website Folder Page
Privileges
1 1 *
* Asset
*
1 * 1 *
Blog Blog Folder Page
Privileges 1
1 1 *
* * * *
Category Entry Asset
* * *
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14. Introducing User Dashboard
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15. also, you can add your own widget here
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17. Website
CMS Theme
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18. CMS Revision History
Revision history manages when, by
whom, how it is saved
• Entry
• Page
• Template
Each revision contains
Entry • All the data that consist entry,
page, template
Page Revisions
Template • Custom Fields value
You can restore data from the any
specific revision
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19. and Restore from saved revisions
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20. CMS
Adding Fields also to
• Website
• Blog
• Comment
• Template
• Asset
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21. CMS
Display certain custom fields if the
specified category is selected
Contents Category Design
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22. CMS
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23. Website
CMS Theme
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24. Apply template set
Customize templates
Add custom fields
Add categories
Configure plugin
Skeleton of the website
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26. Theme
Theme is a set of configuration, templates and files that defines a website
Upload themes to MT’s /themes/
folder, and apply to the website
and to the blog
Customize templates,
categories and custom fields.
Then “Export as a theme”
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28. Theme
• Theme can collaborate with plugin
• MT notify user if the selected theme
requires specific plugins
• Plugin extend the MTʼs functionality
( e.g. adding new MT tag) , and
designers can create a theme upon it
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29. Theme
You can create any theme that fits your needs, and share online !
Photo Album theme
Image uploading custom fields, “photo” category that has a
customized archive template
Restaurant theme
Post “Todayʼs special menu” with custom fields. “Access”,
“Contact” navigation links to the specific webpage
Catalog theme
Post items with specific input fields, Bulk import hundreds of
items by entry export / import with custom fields
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30. Website
CMS Theme
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31. If you know how to do it ( MTʼs Advantage )
but itʼs getting hard to know the best practice
Add Custom Fields , create original Customize design
MT Tag by plugin, etc. by editing templates
<mt:SetVar>
<mt:EntryIfCategory>
<mt:EntryMyFields>
</mt:EntryIfCategory>
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32. Personal Knowledge
Blog MT4 Template
Posting
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33. Community Knowledge
Blog MT5 Template
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34. Theme
Blog
Website MT5 Template
CMS
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35. Theme
Connecting to Grid directory
Theme
Blog
Website MT5 Template
CMS Mobile
File Manager
Workflow
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36. September 2nd Beta 1
every 2 weeks Beta 2,3,4, RC
November 18th 5.0 Release
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37. and see you on the BETA
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