Blog - Movable Type NewEntryTemplate plugin

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NewEntryTemplate plugin version 1.4
Tested with Movable Type 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.0, 4.1, 4.3 (may work with earlier versions)

NewEntryTemplate_1_4.zip (3K)

Movable Type 3.2 (or earlier) users must download the plugin BigPAPI version 1.04 and put it in the NewEntryTemplate folder.
BigPAPI_1_04.zip (3K)

Installation and setup

1. Place the NewEntryTemplate folder inside of your Movable Type installation's plugins folder (typically /cgi-bin/mt/plugins/)
2. Go to the Plugins menu in System Overview, or to the Plugins tab within a specific blog's Settings menu
3. Click "Settings: Show Settings" to the right of the "New Entry Template" plugin
4. Fill-in any of the fields "Subject", "Entry Body", "Extended Entry", "Excerpt", "Keywords" and "Tags"
5. Click the "Save Changes" button

Next time you create an entry, the text you provided will appear as default.

Version history

• 1.4 - 2008/5/28 - Fixed to not overwrite fields already containing data
  (conflicted with Copy! plugin)
• 1.3 - 2007/8/7 - Now supports Movable Type 4.0
• 1.2 - 2006/7/10 - Added "Tags" field for Movable Type 3.3 users
• 1.1 - 2006/7/6 - Now supports Movable Type 3.3
  Important: Movable Type 3.3 users upgrading from NewEntryTemplate 1.0 must delete BigPAPI.pl as it's no longer needed
• 1.0 - 2006/7/3 - First release

Suggestions and comments

Suggestions and patches to improve this plugin are welcome.

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