In this tutorial, we will show you how to add a link to an external site in your website’s menu in Movable Type. For example, you may want a link to have a major search engine. How to Add an External Link: Login to the Movable Type Dashboard. Click the Design link, then click Read More >
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Create and Add a Text Widget to the Sidebar in Movable Type
In this tutorial we will show you how to create and add a text widget to the sidebar in Movable Type. In my tests I am adding a widget with contact information to the sidebar. Creating & Adding Widget Login to the Movable Type Dashboard. Click the Design option in the navigation menu, then click Read More >
How to Add Google Analytics to a Movable Type Website
Google Analytics is one of the best ways to analyze your website traffic. The information provided is invaluable and can be used for many things, but ultimately its purpose is know your website statistics and how to use that information to improve your website. Movable Type makes it easy to add pages and code within Read More >
Editing the Footer Banner module text in Movable Type
By default the Movable Type site will have their branding at the bottom of the footer. In order to remove the branding from the footer and add your own site copyright information, you will need to edit the Template Modules. Below will explain how to edit the footer in your Movable Type site. Steps to Read More >
How to change the theme in Movable Type
Movable Type has the ability to change the theme to have a different look for your website. The Theme must be downloaded and installed manually with Movable Type. This article will explain how to upload and change the theme to the “CreamBurn-Website” theme for your Movable Type website. Steps to change the theme in Movable Read More >
How to remove widgets from the sidebar in Movable Type
When using the default template in Movable Type, you will notice several widgets in the sidebar such as the Search box or the RSS subscription link. To customize your site, you may wish to remove one or more of the widgets. Removing widgets from the sidebar in Movable Type Log into your Movable Type admin Read More >
Creating a Contact Page in Movable Type
Movable type doesn’t include a contact form, and we were not easily able to find a compatible form. We suggest using a 3rd party service, such as jotform, which is free. In this tutorial we will show you how to create a contact page in Movable Type using JotForm. Create a Contact Page Sign up Read More >
How to insert an Image in Movable Type
In Movable Type, you can add almost any type of content you want. You can upload Images through the Admin Dashboard and place them in your pages. This article will explain how to upload and insert an image in Movable Type. Steps to insert an Image in Movable Type Log into your Moveable Type Dashboard. Read More >
Removing the Powered By information in Movable Type
As you begin to build your site with Movable Type, you will notice that there are two areas that declare “Powered By”‘ Movable Type or MT. One is a large logo in the right hand sidebar and the other is in the footer of the site pages. This article will demonstrate how to remove the Read More >
How to Set Your Movable Type Homepage
In this tutorial we will show you how to set your home page for Movable Type. Movable Type creates a Main Index page by default, we will remove this page and set a page you created as the main page. Setting Your Homepage: Create a page in Movable Type you want to be your homepage. Read More >
How to edit a page in Movable Type
You can create pages in your Movable Type program relatively easily. As long as the permissions for your Movable Type program are fixed, you can edit and create pages through the Movable Type Dashboard The following tutorial will explain how to edit a page in your Movable Type site. Steps to edit a page in Read More >
Movable Type permissions changing to 666
When you first install Movable Type on your server, you will need to edit the home.html permissions and add code to the mt-config.cgi. If you skip this step you will get many “Internal Server errors” on your site. Fixing the Permissions in Movable Type Movable Type by default forces all the file permissions to be Read More >
How to create a new page in Movable Type
Likely one of the first tasks you will perform after logging in to your admin dashboard for the first time is to create a new page. This quick tutorial will guide you on how to create your first content page within your Movable Type content management system (CMS). Creating a new page Log into your Read More >
How to log into your Movable Type admin dashboard
Now that you have installed your Movable Type application, you will need to know how to log into the administration section. The steps below will guide you on accessing your administration dashboard for your Movable Type application. Logging into your Movable Type Admin section Visit your Moveable Type dashboard login page. This is a bit Read More >
How to Install Movable Type with Softaculous
In this tutorial we will show you how to install Movable type using Softaculous. Movable Type is a free content management system (CMS), that is used for creating web pages, and blogs. Installing Movable Type Login to your cPanel. Under the Software/Services section, click the Softaculous button. In the search box type “movable type” Read More >