Movable Type 4 Beta提供下载

在我所有的博客中，使用最多的是WordPress，然后就是Movable Type了。很多SEO在介绍CMS程序的时候都忽略了MT这个优秀的程序。事实上，对我而言，MT除了插件和主题模板比较少以外，其模板定制性和自由性都比wordpress要高。而且，movable Type是真正生成HTML页面，而不是WP的伪静态。如果你需要查看MT博客在搜索引擎中的表现，可以看下我的OpenID中文博客。

今天收到Vresp的邮件告知，Movable Type 4 beta已经提供下载，根据说明说这次的版本是MT有史历来最大的更新。我在想我是不是应该尝试一下。

With more than 50 new features, MT4 will enable you to quickly start a blog, easily manage entire blogging websites and better connect with your audience. Here are some of the ways we are making Movable Type better than ever:
Easy to set-up and use

You’ll be up and running in minutes with MT4’s easy set up. Once it’s installed, you’ll be prompted to select from dozens of new professionally designed default templates and themes, or to import blog content directly from another blog platform.
Enjoy all the power of rich media

MT4’s core authoring functions allows you to manage assets with greater ease. A rich web editor offers “What You See Is What You Get” functionality to allow insertion of not just text, but audio, photos, and files as well. And you can easily reuse any of those rich media assets with MT4’s new built-in asset management system.
Get a view of your blog’s success with the MT4 dashboard

Movable Type 4 offers a powerful summary of your blogging activity via a convenient single screen. Dynamic graphic displays let you see what’s happening with your blogs, which content and which contributors are driving conversations, and provides smart starting points for you to manage your site.
Create a dynamic website with powerful content management

MT4’s powerful templating system lets you output content in any format, without requiring any programming or scripting. You can create standalone pages that automatically inherit the design and layout of your blog, and publish any content with the new posting interface, including rich media.
Let your readers join the conversation

MT4 now offers a powerful built-in registration system, letting you use your own authentication for commenter’s and users – giving you greater control over who posts what. It’s easy to integrate authentication with other platforms and services through OpenID, the industry-standard single sign-on system pioneered by Six Apart and currently deployed for over 100 million sites.
View multiple blogs on one website, with easy archiving

With the MT aggregator, you can now easily pull posts from some or all of your blogs into one page for easy viewing. You can present those blogs in even more ways, with expanded options for archiving content by date, organizing content by category or tag, and archiving blog content by author.