Problem

You want to automatically notify an additional ping service of an update to your weblog.

Solution

Add the notification service's ping URL to the list under the "Publicity/Remote Interfaces" section of the New Entry Defaults Settings tab.

Discussion

Notification services track which weblogs have been updated and when. This is achieved through alerts or "pings" to the service when they've been changed.

Movable Type has the built-in functionality to optionally ping these services with each new entry post. To manage these settings for a weblog, click the Settings button on the Weblog Toolbar, and go into the New Entry Defaults tab. Under the "Publicity/Remote Interfaces" section are the controls for specifying which services to notify.

The interface includes check boxes for the most common and popular notification services -- blogs (Yahoo!), weblogs.com, and Technorati. There is no need to look up their ping URL. Instead, simply check a box and MT will notify these services when a new post is made.

These are just three of the available services. MT gives you the ability to add additional services as you see fit.

Add the service's ping URL in the text area labeled "Others": one URL per line.

Note that the addition of each additional notification service will slow the publishing of each new entry as the system sends and verifies each ping sent.

Once you have made your settings click the Save Changes button.