Movable Type Knowledge Base: Permalinks Point To The Wrong Archive Type

Question

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.

Answer

When you use the MTEntryPermalink tag, Movable Type will create links that point to the archive type you have set as your Preferred Archive Type in Settings > Publishing : Publishing Preferences¹.

So, you can either change your Preferred Archive Type to Individual, or you can add the archive_type attribute to the MTEntryPermalink or MTEntryLink tag:

<MTEntryPermalink archive_type="Individual">

OR:

<MTEntryLink archive_type="Individual">

¹ In versions prior to 3.2, this setting is located under Weblog Configuration > Preferences.

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