If Movable Type can do it, you can do it too
By its very nature, the Web encourages change at a frenetic pace. Movable Type helps you manage that pace, and this is your indispensable guide to installing and using the most popular server-based personal publishing tool. From exploring Movable Type's template-driven publishing system to developing your own plug-ins, here's what you need to know to create and maintain sites as adaptable as the Web itself.
Inside, you'll find what you need to know about Movable Type
• Prepare your Web server and install Movable Type
• Set up and configure a weblog, using archives and categories
   to create a more sophisticated site
• Add visual elements with photos and graphics
• Design a weblog with templates and use template tags
• Establish communication among sites using trackback pings
• Add search capabilities and import content from other blogs
• Develop Perl-based plug-ins to enhance Movable Type
• Configure Movable Type to receive and manage comments
   from site visitors
• See what's new in Movable Type 3.1 in a bonus Movable
   Type 3.1 appendix

Chapter 1: Publishing with Movable Type.
Chapter 2: Preparing a Web Server for Movable Type.
Chapter 3: Installing Movable Type.
Chapter 4: Configuring a Weblog.
Chapter 5: Writing a Weblog Entry.
Chapter 6: Organizing a Weblog.
Chapter 7: Publishing Photographs and Other Files.
Chapter 8: Producing Web Pages with Template Tags.
Chapter 9: Designing a Weblog with Templates.
Chapter 10: Offering Comments.
Chapter 11: Sharing Trackback Links.
Chapter 12: Backing Up a Weblog.
Chapter 13: Adding Search Capabilities to a Weblog.
Chapter 14: Importing Entries from Another Weblog.
Chapter 15: Connecting to Movable Type with XML-RPC.
Chapter 16: Enhancing Movable Type with Plug-Ins.
Chapter 17: Presenting External Web Content with Plug-Ins.
Chapter 18: Publishing RSS Syndication Files.
Chapter 19: Supporting the Atom Syndication Format and API.
Chapter 20: Developing New Plug-Ins with Perl.
Chapter 21: Hooking into Movable Type with Plug-Ins.
Appendix.

Index.