08.29.2003
Two New Features Up-Close
Posted by Mena Trott in Development News
Two new features that TypePad subscribers have requested and we have added in the latest version of TypePad:
1. The ability to display a list of your weblog categories in your sidebar. Use this so that users can click and view all posts associated with a particular category.
2. The ability display TypePad's recently updated weblog list in your sidebar. If you add this module, links to the 10 most recent weblogs that have been updated in the last 5 minutes will show up in your sidebar. While this is a great way to get to know your fellow TypePad users and community, be sure that before you add this module to your weblog, you're comfortable with allowing a random list of links to appear in your sidebar.
How to update your weblog to include these new features
For basic, plus and pro users (who haven't converted their templates to advanced templates), use the "Content" screen of the Template Builder to add these modules to your weblog. Then, if you want to change the order, use the "Order" screen.
For Pro users, if you wish to include the recently updated list in your sidebar, include this line of code:
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.typepad.com/updates/updates10.js"> </script>
For Pro users, if you wish to include the category listing in your sidebar, include these lines of code:
<h2>Categories</h2> <ul> <MTCategories> <MTBlogIfArchives archive_type="Category"> <li><a href="<$MTCategoryArchiveLink$>"><$MTCategoryLabel$></a></li> <MTElse> <li><$MTCategoryLabel$></li> </MTElse> </MTBlogIfArchives> </MTCategories> </ul>
