Hacking Movable Type (ExtremeTech) (Paperback)

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Product Description

Ready to push Movable Type to the max?

Movable Type, that amazingly powerful personal publishing application, is the superhero of the Internet age. But when you push, poke, stretch, and otherwise coax it into producing even more, the possibilities for your Web content are simply superlative. Roll up your sleeves and get moving-here's the first book to tell you how.

Discover how to do all this and more
* Hack the perfect installation
* Hack the database
* Play with Atom, Perl, and XML-RPC APIs
* Write advanced plug-ins
* Master dynamic publishing
* Hack a super-powered blog app
* Ban comment spam
* Build customized templates

From the Back Cover

Ready to push Movable Type to the max?

Movable Type, that amazingly powerful personal publishing application, is the superhero of the Internet age. But when you push, poke, stretch, and otherwise coax it into producing even more, the possibilities for your Web content are simply superlative. Roll up your sleeves and get moving—here's the first book to tell you how.

Discover how to do all this and more

1. Hack the perfect installation
2. Hack the database
3. Play with Atom, Perl, and XML-RPC APIs
4. Write advanced plug-ins
5. Master dynamic publishing
6. Hack a super-powered blog app
7. Ban comment spam
8. Build customized templates

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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (July 22, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076457499X
• ISBN-13: 978-0764574993
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,254,679 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great concept, but completely missing content, October 21, 2005

By	JW - See all my reviews

A great idea for a book but it falls flat in execution. The book promises several plugins and support files are available on its website but no such site exists. The book was published in July and still nothing. You cannot use Chapters 16 or 19 whatsoever, which were the exact reasons for my purchase. The site claims the hurricane is to blame. While I do have sympathies, wasn't that after July? Wouldn't you have your support site ready to go at publishing time? I have so far gotten no response from emailed queries about the missing content. I do not recommend this book due to this situation, which is a shame as it held so much promise. If you don't mind missing that portion, then perhaps you'll like this resource.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Why didn't I check reviews?????, May 17, 2007

By	Mike Donovan (Middle America) - See all my reviews

I purchased this book after browsing it at the bookstore and reading about all the nifty extra downloads available at the book's "companion site." Guess what? All the reviews are right - there IS NO SITE. It is now May of 2007 and the site STILL says it is "coming soon," with no explanation. The companion site (which sounded very cool in the book)was never developed and not only is there no explanation at the site - but not even here at Amazon where Matt Haughey and the other authors have the opportunity to write in the book blog - or leave comments to the reviews in answer to all those wondering about what happened. I just don't get it. The silence is deafening. No site? A disappointment, but no problem that can't be forgiven if someone just took the time to offer those of us who spent $30.00 an explanation. But even after 2 years of publication, that seems to be too much trouble. Shame.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Is this a joke?, April 8, 2006

By	BookMan (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) - See all my reviews

To be honest, I'm VERY disgusted with this book - I just purchased it this afternoon, started to read it and went to the web site that was supposed to contain plugins and other materials from the book, only to find that it is essentially an EMPTY site! The site is located at:

[...]

There is no reason that this book has been out for such a long period time and yet there is still no real support site! On top of that, one of the authors even touts that this bogus site is "coming soon." That's right, Jay Allen announces on his own blog that:

"Hacking Movable Type (which has a 'coming-soon' companion website, hackingmt.com) is finally out and it's even more fantastic than I remember."

That post is located at:

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He made that post on August 18, 2005 and it's now the middle of April 2006. Frankly, I'm disgusted and can not recommend this book if the authors and publisher (Wiley) are so dishonest.