Upgrade to Movable Type 4.01
The upgrade to Movable Type 4.01 turned out to be easier than I expected, even though it took quite a while to complete. Not surprising when 8 different blogs needed changes made.
Movable Type has made no reference to Fast CGI with the new version so I can only assume that this version incorporates the benefits proclaimed for FCGI. I had so many problems with this that I'm glad to see it go.
I read lots of articles before I upgraded and would recommend that anyone thinking of an upgrade do the same. The MT Upgrade Guide lists important changes you may need to make, including plugins that are no longer compatible with version 4.0.
To set up reCaptcha on all the blogs I followed the instructions from Retrofit Your MT3.x Templates With New MT4 Comments. This article explains how to take advantage of the new commenting features of MT4 and is easy to do.
If your old blog listed categories in the sidebar, these won't show up in MT4. You need to edit the template and change <MTSubCategories> to <MTTopLevelCategories>. Remember to change the closing tag too.
Plugins Uninstalled
- Typemover
- Live Preview
- Better Entry Priview
- Blogroll
- No Follow
- Comment Challenge
- Open-ID Server
- Open-ID Comment
- Power Rebuild
- Sidebar Manager
- Main Menu Recent
- Update Entry Date
- Weblogs Action Menu
- Notifier
- Project HoneyPot
- Format List
Plugins Retained
- Favicon
- Gravitar Injector
- Google Search
- Blog Copyright
- Random Entries
- Blogshares
- Blog Copyright
- Acronym
- Amputator
- Validable
- Gallery Link
- Compare
Plugins Updated
- Better File Upload
- Simply Threaded
- Akismet
- Autoban
Plugins Incorporated in MT4
- Multiblog
- Open-ID Comment
- Markdown
- Textile
- Live Preview
- Comment Challenge
Plugins Added
- Bookmarks
- Breadcrumbs
- Comment Subscribe
- Joomsayer
- Plugin Network
- Template Hammer
- Template Installer
- Template Shelf
- Snip It
- My Blogs
- Visitor Stats
- reCaptcha 1.2
- Hot Date
- Blog Skeleton Cloner
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