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	'''Movable Type''' is blogging and content management system developed by the company Six Apart.		'''Movable Type''' is a blogging and content management system developed by the company Six Apart.

	==Product history==		==Product history==

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	Screenshots for Movable Type can be found on [http://www.movabletype.org/screenshots/ the Six Apart website].		Screenshots for Movable Type can be found on [http://www.movabletype.org/screenshots/ the Six Apart website].

	~~Numerous videos of Omeka in action can also be found on their [http://omeka.org/codex/Screencasts website].~~

	Access the online demo [http://www.movabletypedemo.org/ here]. Click the version number you wish to demo in the top navigation bar.		Access the online demo [http://www.movabletypedemo.org/ here]. Click the version number you wish to demo in the top navigation bar.

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	On September 3, 2001, husband and wife combo Ben and Mena Trott publicly announced their pet programming project, a weblogging management system called Serge<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.telegraphik.com/movable-type/ \|title=Movable Type \|publisher=Telegraphik \|accessdate=3 April 2012}}</ref> (likely due to Ben's interest in the artist Serge Gainsbourg<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/927 \|title=Benjamin Trott \|publisher=O'Reilly Media \|accessdate=3 April 2012}}</ref>), would eventually be released as "Movable Type."<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.movabletype.com/blog/2001/09/welcome.html \|title=Welcome \|publisher=Six Apart Ltd \|date=3 September 2001 \|author=Trott, Ben; Mena Trott \|accessdate=3 April 2012}}</ref> Version 1.0 was publicly released a month later.<ref name="MT1.0" />		On September 3, 2001, husband and wife combo Ben and Mena Trott publicly announced their pet programming project — a weblogging management system called Serge<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.telegraphik.com/movable-type/ \|title=Movable Type \|publisher=Telegraphik \|accessdate=3 April 2012}}</ref> (likely due to Ben's interest in the artist Serge Gainsbourg<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/927 \|title=Benjamin Trott \|publisher=O'Reilly Media \|accessdate=3 April 2012}}</ref>) — would eventually be released as "Movable Type."<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.movabletype.com/blog/2001/09/welcome.html \|title=Welcome \|publisher=Six Apart Ltd \|date=3 September 2001 \|author=Trott, Ben; Mena Trott \|accessdate=3 April 2012}}</ref> Version 1.0 was publicly released a month later.<ref name="MT1.0" />

	In version 2.2, Six Apart introduced the concept of the "trackback," a linkback method for website authors to request notification when somebody links to one of their documents, a feature that would be adopted by a number of other blog software developers later.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.movabletype.org/documentation/trackback/beginners/ \|title=A Beginner's Guide to TrackBack \|publisher=Six Apart Ltd \|author=Trott, Ben; Mena Trott \|accessdate=3 April 2012}}</ref>		In version 2.2, Six Apart introduced the concept of the "trackback," a linkback method for website authors to request notification when somebody links to one of their documents, a feature that would be adopted by a number of other blog software developers later.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.movabletype.org/documentation/trackback/beginners/ \|title=A Beginner's Guide to TrackBack \|publisher=Six Apart Ltd \|author=Trott, Ben; Mena Trott \|accessdate=3 April 2012}}</ref>

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{{Infobox software
| name = Movable Type
| title = Movable Type
| logo = [[Image:Moveabletype_logo.png‎]]
| screenshot = 
| caption =
| collapsible =
| author =
| developer = Six Apart Ltd.
| released = {{Start date|2001|10|08}}<ref name="MT1.0">{{cite web |url=http://www.movabletype.com/blog/2001/10/please-read-before-downloading.html |title=Please Read Before Downloading |author=Trott, Mena |publisher=Six Apart Ltd |date=8 October 2001 |accessdate=3 April 2012}}</ref>
| discontinued =
| frequently updated = yes
| programming language = Perl, PHP
| operating system = Cross-platform
| platform =
| size =
| language = Multilingual
| status =
| genre = Blog software<br />Content management system
| license = GNU General Public License
| website = [http://movabletype.org/ MovableType.org]
}}

'''Movable Type''' is blogging and content management system developed by the company Six Apart.

==Product history==

On September 3, 2001, husband and wife combo Ben and Mena Trott publicly announced their pet programming project, a weblogging management system called Serge<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telegraphik.com/movable-type/ |title=Movable Type |publisher=Telegraphik |accessdate=3 April 2012}}</ref> (likely due to Ben's interest in the artist Serge Gainsbourg<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/927 |title=Benjamin Trott |publisher=O'Reilly Media |accessdate=3 April 2012}}</ref>), would eventually be released as "Movable Type."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.movabletype.com/blog/2001/09/welcome.html |title=Welcome |publisher=Six Apart Ltd |date=3 September 2001 |author=Trott, Ben; Mena Trott |accessdate=3 April 2012}}</ref> Version 1.0 was publicly released a month later.<ref name="MT1.0" />

In version 2.2, Six Apart introduced the concept of the "trackback," a linkback method for website authors to request notification when somebody links to one of their documents, a feature that would be adopted by a number of other blog software developers later.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.movabletype.org/documentation/trackback/beginners/ |title=A Beginner's Guide to TrackBack |publisher=Six Apart Ltd |author=Trott, Ben; Mena Trott |accessdate=3 April 2012}}</ref>

With the release of version 3.0 in 2004, there were marked changes in Movable Type's licensing, most notably placing greater restrictions on its use without paying a licensing fee.<ref>{{cite news |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20040514045704/http://www.sixapart.com/corner/archives/2004/05/its_about_time.shtml |url=http://www.sixapart.com/corner/archives/2004/05/its_about_time.shtml |title=It's About Time |author=Trott, Mena |publisher=Six Apart |archivedate=14 May 2012 |date=13 May 2004| accessdate=3 April 2012}}</ref><ref name="NC1">{{cite web |url=http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2004/05/17/changes_at_mt_blogger_highlight_blog_hosting_strategies.html |title=Changes at MT, Blogger Highlight Blog Hosting Strategies |author=Miller, Rick |publisher=NetCraft |date=17 May 2004 |accessdate=3 April 2012}}</ref><ref name="NW1">{{cite web |url=http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/501 |title=The cost of blogging |publisher=NetworkWorld |date=13 May 2004 |accessdate=3 April 2012}}</ref> This sparked criticism from some users of the software, with some moving to the then-new open-source blogging tool [[WordPress]].<ref name="NC1" /><ref name="NW1" /> With the release of Movable Type 3.2, the ability to create an unlimited number of weblogs at all licensing levels was restored. In Movable Type 3.3, the product once again became completely free for personal users.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sixapart.com/about/press/2006/07/six-apart-relea.html |title=Six Apart Releases Movable Type Enterprise and Movable Type 3.3 |date=12 July 2006 |publisher=Six Apart Ltd |accessdate=3 April 2012}}</ref>

Six Apart released a beta version of Movable Type 4 on June 5, 2007 and re-launched movabletype.org as a community site, for purposes of developing an open-source version that was released under the GNU Public License on December 12, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.movabletype.org/opensource/ |title=Welcome to the Movable Type Open Source Project |publisher=Six Apart Ltd |date=10 December 2008 |accessdate=3 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/134807/movable_type_40_beta.html |title=Six Apart Movable Type 4.0 Beta |author=Reisinger, Don |publisher=PC World |date=19 July 2007 |accessdate=3 April 2012}}</ref> Movable Type 4's Enterprise version provides advanced features such as lightweight directory access protocol (LDAP) management, and enterprise database integration such as Oracle, [[MySQL]], user roles, blog cloning, and automated blog provisioning. It is also available as part of Intel's SuiteTwo professional software offering of Web 2.0 tools.

In December 2007, Movable Type was relicensed as free software under the GNU General Public License.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.movabletype.org/2007/12/movable_type_open_source.html |title=Movable Type Open Source |author=Dash, Anil |publisher=Six Apart Ltd |date=12 December 2007 |accessdate=3 April 2012}}</ref>

Melody, a fork of the open-source Movable Type distribution, was announced in June 2009<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090626043559/http://openmelody.org/blog/2009/06/introducing-melody |url=http://openmelody.org/blog/2009/06/introducing-melody |title=Introducing Melody |author=Reese, Byrne |publisher=Open Melody Software Group |archivedate=26 June 2009 |date=22 June 2009|accessdate=3 April 2012}}</ref>, with its development being guided by a non-profit group consisting of current and former Six Apart employees, as well as other consultants and volunteers.<ref>{{cite web |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090626045213/http://openmelody.org/about/omsg |url=http://openmelody.org/about/omsg |title=The Open Melody Software Group |publisher=Open Melody Software Group |archivedate=26 June 2009 |accessdate=3 April 2012}}</ref>

Movable Type 5 was released in open-source and "Professional" versions in January 2010,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.movabletype.com/blog/2010/01/introducing-movable-type-5-1.html |title=Introducing Movable Type 5 |author=Tulley, Ginger |publisher=Six Apart Ltd |date=5 January 2012 |accessdate=3 April 2012}}</ref> with several bug fixes and security updates appearing later in the year. Movable Type Enterprise continued, however, to be based on Movable Type 4.

In January 2011, SAY Media announced that Infocom, a Japanese IT company, had acquired Six Apart Japan, and that as part of the transaction, Infocom would assume responsibility for Movable Type.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sixapart.com/blog/2011/01/sixapart-japan-to-be-acquired.html |title=Six Apart Japan to be acquired by Infocom and assume responsibility for Movable Type and Six Apart brand |author=Seki, Nob |publisher=Six Apart Ltd |date=21 January 2011 |accessdate=3 April 2012}}</ref>

==Features==

Major features of Movable Type include<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.movabletype.com/overview/all-features.html |title=Movable Type - All Features |publisher=Six Apart Ltd |accessdate=3 April 2012}}</ref>:

* dashboard to view a summary of website and blog activity in one location
* WYSIWYG editor
* universal template set
* one-click theme implementation
* template-based output
* document management
* revision history
* custom fields
* member profiles
* local authentication and OpenID support
* recommendation support
* TrackBack support
* user-based security
* comment and spam control
* RSS support
* activity log
* multi-blog aggregation

==Hardware/software requirements==

Installation requirements will vary depending on which version of Movable Type is to be installed and what the server environment is like. Please reference the [http://www.movabletype.org/documentation/installation/index.html#before-installing installation requirements section] of the documentation.

==Videos, screenshots, and other media==

Screenshots for Movable Type can be found on [http://www.movabletype.org/screenshots/ the Six Apart website].

Numerous videos of Omeka in action can also be found on their [http://omeka.org/codex/Screencasts website].

Access the online demo [http://www.movabletypedemo.org/ here]. Click the version number you wish to demo in the top navigation bar.

==Entities using Movable Type==

Examples of entities using Omeka include:

Boeing, GE Healthcare, GE Medical Systems, Genentech, Glaucoma Research Foundation, Greenpeace, Harvard University, Hospital & Health Association of Pennsylvania, L'Oreal, Lockheed, Miller Brewing, National Public Radio, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, New Scientist, Nokia, Patagonia, Pfizer, Siemens Gigaset, Stanford University, TED, Tyco, US Census Bureau, Verizon, W.W. Grainger, WellPoint

A full directory of Movable Type users can be found at the [http://www.movabletype.com/showcase/ Six Apart website].

==Further reading==

* {{cite web |url=http://www.movabletype.org/documentation/ |title=Documentation for Movable Type |publisher=Six Apart Ltd}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.movabletype.org/archives.html |title=Movable Type News Archives |publisher=Six Apart Ltd}}

==External links==

* [http://www.movabletype.com/ Movable Type] site for commercial products
* [http://www.sixapart.com/blog/ Six Apart] blog
* [http://www.openmelodydemo.org/ Open Melody] demo site

==References==
<references />


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