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Templates FAQ
FAQ: Explaining the Templates
What are all those templates used for? Will I need each and every one, if I want to work with Movable Type? What template should I try to understand in the beginning?
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FAQ: Styling the generated Pages
I installed Movable Type and did some tests. Anything works fine. Now, what should I do for styling the generated pages according my need?
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FAQ: No Entries on Start Page
The start page of my weblog only shows one entry. However, there are several published entries in the database. What has happened?
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FAQ: Remove duplicate Contents from the Templates
I want to change my weblog's banner. However, this is a laborious task. The banner is defined in several templates. Do I always have to change each of these?
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FAQ: How to handle special Entries?
I understood that each entry is placed on the main index page. Some of my entries are "something special". They should never be placed on the start page. How can I achieve this?
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FAQ: How to hide a Category from the Start Page
I have a couple of categories in my weblog. By default, these are listed on the start page. I want to hide a certain category. How can I do that?
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FAQ: Showing recent Entries in the Sidebar
I want to have the most recently published entries in the sidebar. My code works most of the time. However, the category archive and the date-based archive only show some of these entries. How can I show all entries?
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FAQ: Different Templates for different Categories
I have a couple of categories. I preferred if entries belonging to one category were styled in a different way than entries belonging to another category. Can I have per category templates?
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FAQ: Avoid Scrolling when opening Individual Entry Archive
I always use the »Entry Body« and the »Extended Entry« when creating a new entry. Then a »continue reading« link appears on my start page, pointing to the Individual Entry Archive. When clicking the link, the entry appears. However, it is scrolled vertically, so that the lines of the »Extended Entry« are on top of the screen. I do not like that. Can it be avoided?
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FAQ: Sorting the Categories and avoid alphabetical Sequence
I have a couple of categories. When using the MTCategories tag, these are sorted by name. However, I preferred if I could choose the order manually. There is a logical order of the categories, and the categories should be listed in that order. Can it be done?
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FAQ: Using Categories with duplicate Names
Movable Type does not allow duplicate category names, even if the two categories are under different parent categories. Can this restriction be avoided?
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FAQ: Entries or Comments with alternating Style
In Movable Type, entries or comments or other objects are often shown in lists. For example, the main index shows the most recent entries, a category archive also shows entries, or an individual entry archive shows comments. I preferred if not all items in such lists were styled the same. For example, there should be an alternating white / gray background. How can this be done?
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