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404 On Archive Pages

When clicking any of the archive links on my site, I get a 404 error.

Accented Characters Display Incorrectly

Accented characters display incorrectly in my pages.

Blockquote Formatting Issues

When I include blockquote tags in my entries, the page formatting is being broken by <p> tags, and renders incorrectly.

Can I Control The Names Of My Files?

I don't like the default filenames Movable Type assigns to my files. Can these be changed?

Can't Find Included Template Module

When saving an entry or rebuilding, I get an error that says Build error in template '[Some Template Name]': Error in <MTInclude> tag: Can't find included template module '[Some Module Name]'.

Category Image Display

Can I put an image next to each entry based on its category?

Changing Entry Title Does Not Change File Name

I changed my mind about the title of an entry and rebuilt, but the file name is still showing the old title for this entry.

Characters In My Language Are Encoded Incorrectly

When viewing my pages, characters in my language are encoded incorrectly.

Cron Job For Scheduled Posting Is Not Working

I'm trying to set up a cron job for scheduled posting, but it's not working due to errors.

Custom Fields for Entries

How can I include custom data with my entries?

Dates Not Appearing Correctly On Pages

Dates on my entries are missing elements such as the day of the week or the month, even though I'm using valid date tag formats.

Dates Only Show Up For Some Entries

When I post more than one entry per day, the date only shows up for the most recent entry. How do I make the date show for every entry?

Exclude or Include A Category From An Entries List

I want to exclude or include a category from the list of entries on my index page. How do I do that?

Formatting Buttons Are Missing

When I create a new entry, sometimes I see buttons for bold, italic, underline, and links. I logged in today in a different browser and they are missing! What happened?

Full Entry Title In Individual File Name

My file names only display the first fifteen characters of the entry title; I want the full title included in the file name.

How Can I Change The Extension On My Archive Files?

I want to change the extensions on my archive files from .html to something else. How do I do this?

How Many Entries Will The Database Hold?

What is the maximum number of entries my Movable Type database can store?

Javascript Errors on Individual Entry Archives

I upgraded to 3.2 and updated my Individual Entry Archive template to use the latest default; but I'm getting Javascript errors when viewing those pages and/or there is no comment posting form or sign-in link for TypeKey commenters.

Keep an Entry on Top

How can I keep an entry on the top of my weblog's main page?

List All Entries In Same Month Or Category As Current Entry

How do I show all entries from the same month or category as the current entry on an Individual Archive?

MTCategoryArchiveLink Can Be Used Only If You Have Enabled Category Archives.

When rebuilding my site or saving an entry, I get the following error: Build error in template 'Main Index': Error in <MTSubCategories> tag: <$MTCategoryArchiveLink$> can be used only if you have enabled Category archives.

MTEntryExcerpt Does Not Include HTML

When I use the <MTEntryExcerpt> tag to display the excerpt for my entry, the HTML is removed from the text.

Malformed UTF-8 Character

When saving an entry or rebuilding, I see an error message that starts with Malformed UTF-8 character (unexpected continuation byte 0xb7) at extlib/DateTime/LocaleCatalog.pm line 25.

Mkdir: Permission Denied At Local.pm

When I save an entry or rebuild my site, I receive an error that says mkdir /some/path: Permission denied at /full/path/to/mt/lib/MT/FileMgr/Local.pm.

No Entries Appear On Main Page

I rebuilt my site, but no entries appear on my main page.

No HTML in Excerpt

When I use the MTEntryExcerpt tag, all the HTML is stripped from the text.

Notice: Undefined index: SchemaVersion

When viewing dynamic archive pages, I see an error which says Notice: Undefined index: SchemaVersion in /mt/php/mt.php on line 180.

Permalinks Point To The Wrong Archive Type

My permalinks are pointing to the wrong archive type. For example, I want them to point to the Individual Entry Archive, but instead they point to the Monthly Archive for the entry.

Show Titles Only, Not Full Entries

My archive pages are getting too long, so I'd like to change them to just a listing of entries with titles and permalinks, rather than showing the full body for every entry. How do I do this?

Turning off Convert Breaks Temporarily in an Entry

I need to insert some Javascript (or code samples, or a blockquote) in an entry, but the Convert Breaks Formatting option is causing a problem. I don't want to turn off the Formatting option entirely for the entry; is there a way to avoid the Convert Breaks Formatting from being applied to certain parts of the Entry Body?

Using Formatting Buttons and Keyboard Shortcuts

How do I use the formatting buttons and keyboard shortcuts when editing my entries on the Create New Entry or Edit Entry screen?

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