Movable Type

Movable Type is a weblog publishing system developed by the company Six Apart. It was publicly announced on September 3, 2001; version 1.0 was publicly released on October 8, 2001. On 12 December 2007, Movable Type was relicensed as free software under the GNU General Public License.The current version is 5.2.3.

Homepage :  www.movabletype.com

Features
Movable Type has several notable features, such as the ability to host multiple weblogs and standalone content pages, manage files, user roles, templates, tags, categories, and trackback links.

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 supports LDAP for user and group management and automatic blog provisioning.

Movable Type is written in Perl, and supports storage of the weblog's content and associated data within MySQL natively. PostgreSQL and SQLite support was available prior to version 5, and can still be used via plug-ins. Movable Type Enterprise also supports the Oracle database and Microsoft SQL Server.

Movable Type offers free software under the GPLv2 license. In addition to the free version, users can purchase support or buy commercial, education, or nonprofit licenses, which come with support contracts, author limits, and unlimited blogs.

It's easier than ever to publish and share information with Movable Type. Movable Type makes it simple to manage entire websites, start new blogs, and build an engaged community of readers and customers.

• A single, unified software solution for building website and blogs
• An enhanced CMS
• A new theme mechanism
• Powerful Dashboard. Generate new websites or blogs from a single screen. View a summary of website and blog activity in one glance.
• WYSIWYG Editor. Makes it easy to create great-looking pages and posts.
• Universal Template Set. Create and deploy blogs or standalone websites.
• New Theme Mechanism. Apply a theme with a single click and then rebuild the blog/website to apply changes to published website.
• Template Based Output. Easily match your blog with your existing brand identity.
• Manage, archive and search media assets. The Movable Type asset manager makes it easy to upload media assets of all types - images, video, audio and more.
• User Dashboard. Manage websites or blogs you are authorized to manage.
• Revision History. See revisions for entries, pages, and templates.
• Custom Fields. Available for Website, Blog, Comment, Template, Asset, Entry, Page, Category, Folder, and User.
• Asset Manager. Easily manage files and media assets from a single screen.
• Member Profiles. Allow members to create profiles to build connections.
• Simultaneous Registration and Commenting. Makes it easy for readers to interact.
• Local Authentication & OpenID Support. Powerful authentication options.
• Turn Visitors into Members. Choose to allow visitors to become members.
• Recommendations. Allow readers to recommend content and comments they like.
• Community Buzz. Show which comments and content have been recommended.
• Build a Vibrant Community Around Your Existing CMS or Website.
• TrackBack, on the platform that invented it. Easily manage and use TrackBacks.
• Member Registration and Authentication. Lower comment spam risk with membership.
• Email Verification. Simple email verification for comment authentication.
• Comment Control. Choose from three layers of comment control.
• Comment Reply from Within the Application. Manage comments from one page.
• Feedback Notifications. Be notified of comments or TrackBacks via RSS or email. audience.
• Built in RSS. Enable visitors to subscribe to your content feed in a single click.
• Tags, Tag Search and Tag Clouds. Create an unlimited number of tags.
• Search Result Feed Subscription. Create feeds based on any search term.
• Built-in Search. Place a built-in search bar directly on your blog.
• Localization and Internationalization. Make content accessible to an international audience.
• User Roles. Create pre-defined roles from collections of permissions.
• Delegation of Blog Management. Choose blog-specific user permission management.
• Disabling User Accounts. Disable user accounts or block a user's login access.
• Administrator Control over Entry and Listing Screen Display Defaults.
• Activity Log. View detailed information about all activity in the system.
• Multiblog Aggregation. Planet-style aggregation or selective aggregation.
• Scalability. Movable Type can accommodate high volumes and large readerships.
• Rebuild Queue The Movable Type asset manager makes it easy to upload media assets of all types - images, video, audio and more.
• TypePad AntiSpam. Built-in spam protection adapts to changing spam tactics.