How To
Apr 9, 2006 | 
3
| How To + MovableType
David Raynes has created a slick plugin for MovableType called MultiBlog that allows you to publish entries from one blog in another. Unfortunately, the documentation is currently a bit thin. It took me a while to get it working, so I thought I'd share it with you all.
These instructions only apply to version 1.1.1. Version 2.0 is on its way and should be simpler.
- Download MultiBlog
- Upload the files to your web server
- Run 'chmod 755' on all of the files to ensure they have the proper permissions
- Place the files in the following directories (where mt is the full path to your MovableType installation):
- /mt/multiblog-config.cgi
- /mt/plugins/multiblog.pl
- /mt/extlib/rayners/MultiBlog.pm
- /mt/extlib/rayners/MultiBlogPlugin.pm
- /mt/extlib/rayners/MultiBlogApp.pm
- If everything is working properly, you should see the new plugin in your MovableType plugin page.
- You can now publish entries from one blog straight into another blog. Here's an example:
<MTMultiBlog include_blogs="2">
<MTEntries>
<p><a href="<$MTEntryPermalink$>"><$MTEntryTitle$></a></p>
</MTEntries>
</MTMultiBlog>
Be sure to check out David's support forums If you need additional help.
Enjoy!
Update: David has updated his documentation.
Mar 8, 2006 |
2
| How To + Tips
Want to add a little flare to your web site with one of those little icon-thingys that shows up next to the browser's address bar? That icon-thingy is called a favicon and it couldn't be simpler.
Create 100x100 pixel logo
Using your favorite graphics program, create a 100x100 pixel gif or jpeg that contains the logo you want to use as an icon.Upload your logo to a Favicon Generator
There are lots of web sites that will create the specially formatted favicon.ico file for you. Just upload your logo to one of them and they will spit out a favicon.ico file for you. (For free!)
I have had good results with The Favicon Generator.
Upload favicon.ico to your web server
Take that new favicon.ico file you got from the generator and upload it to the root directory of your web site.
Modify html to reference the new icon
Add the following line in your html somewhere between <head> and </head>.
<head>
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="http://yoursite.com/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" />
</head>
You need to do this on every html page.
Enjoy!
Update: If you don't mind getting your hands dirty with JavaScript, take a look at this example of dynamically changing favicons.
Feb 1, 2006 |
1
| How To + mod_rewrite
Are strange web sites showing up in your referer logs? Are people linking directly to images or movies on your website without your permission? Want to stop them? If so, read on.
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Jan 27, 2006 |
1
| How To + Mint + TextDrive
Mint is an excellent web analytics package created by Shaun Inman that gives you great insight into what is happening on your web site. The stats are invaluable. The interface is beautiful. The setup is simple. What's not to like?
As easy as it is to get Mint up and running, I found myself digging around a bit to figure out the nuances of running it on my web host of choice: TextDrive.
With this guide, it is not a stretch to say that you will be up and running in 30 minutes. It will probably take you longer to read this than it will to set up. So, without further delay...let's get started.
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