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# Mid-Century Template Set for Movable Type |
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# Author: Jim Ramsey |
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# Copyright 2008 Six Apart, Ltd. |
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# License: Artistic, licensed under the same terms as Perl itself |
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OVERVIEW |
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Mid-Century is a Movable Type template set that allows you to create a simple, elegant blog with very little work. |
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PREREQUISITES |
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Prior to installation, the following requirements must be satisfied: |
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* User has MovableType 4.2 or later installed |
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- it can be made to work on 4.1 if some template tags are removed |
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* ImageMagick must be installed to use the Gallery module |
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- ImageMagick is used to create thumbnails. If you go to Manage Assets within MT and see thumbnails of existing assets, then ImageMagick is installed and working. For more information on ImageMagick go to http://www.imagemagick.org/script/index.php |
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INSTALLATION |
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1. Unpack the MidCenturyTemplateSet archive. |
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2. Copy the contents of MidCenturyTemplateSet/plugins into /path/to/mt/plugins/ |
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3. Copy the contents of MidCenturyTemplateSet/mt-static/plugins into /path/to/mt/mt-static/plugins/ |
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To create a new blog using this template set, simply select "Mid-Century Template Set" as the template set on the Create Blog page. |
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To use it on an existing blog, go the Design > Templates screen in Movable Type and click "Refresh Blog Templates" under Actions in the right column. Choose "Apply new template set" and select "Mid-Century Template Set" from the options. Press the "Continue" button and then the "Confirm" button and then republish your site. |
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RESOURCES |
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You can find tips and tricks about modifying Mid-Century at http://www.jimramsey.net |
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