K-Collector for MovableType
Wed Oct 29 22:57:24 GMT 2003 Permalink
I've spent a fair bit of time today working on the K-Collector client for MovableType.
We tried implementing a client about 6 months ago but it was very brittle and, ultimately, even I couldn't write instructions for how to install it on a new server. This didn't seem like a good way forward with MT Pro and Typepad around the cornern.
Our new approach we're much happier with. It only requires 1 change (adding 1 line) to an existing MT template, 1 perl module (HTML::HeadParser) and the installation of a handful of new files. It does not depend upon the MT database or other plugins. It's pretty lightweight.
There is about half a days worth of clean-up required I think and then it should be ready to beta test. I'm hoping to start that on Friday afternoon, interested parties should look out for an announcement with a link to instructions.
I'm grateful to Timothy Appnel for his guide on writing MovableType plugins. It was really helpful when things just weren't working.
We tried implementing a client about 6 months ago but it was very brittle and, ultimately, even I couldn't write instructions for how to install it on a new server. This didn't seem like a good way forward with MT Pro and Typepad around the cornern.
Our new approach we're much happier with. It only requires 1 change (adding 1 line) to an existing MT template, 1 perl module (HTML::HeadParser) and the installation of a handful of new files. It does not depend upon the MT database or other plugins. It's pretty lightweight.
There is about half a days worth of clean-up required I think and then it should be ready to beta test. I'm hoping to start that on Friday afternoon, interested parties should look out for an announcement with a link to instructions.
I'm grateful to Timothy Appnel for his guide on writing MovableType plugins. It was really helpful when things just weren't working.
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