All Features

New features in Movable Type 5 include:

  • A single, unified software solution for building website and blogs
  • An enhanced CMS
  • A new theme mechanism

Discover All The Features & Benefits of Movable Type:

Create Unlimited Websites and Blogs

  • Powerful Dashboard. Generate new websites or blogs from a single screen. View a summary of website and blog activity in one glance.
  • WYSIWYG Editor. Makes it easy to create great-looking pages and posts.
  • Universal Template Set. Create and deploy blogs or standalone websites.
Unlimited Blogs
Custom Designed Blog

Customize Your Design

  • New Theme Mechanism. Apply a theme with a single click and then rebuild the blog/website to apply changes to published website.
  • Template Based Output. Easily match your blog with your existing brand identity.
  • Manage, archive and search media assets. The Movable Type asset manager makes it easy to upload media assets of all types - images, video, audio and more.

Manage Your Content with A Powerful CMS

  • User Dashboard. Manage websites or blogs you are authorized to manage.
  • Revision History. See revisions for entries, pages, and templates.
  • Custom Fields. Available for Website, Blog, Comment, Template, Asset, Entry, Page, Category, Folder, and User.
  • Asset Manager. Easily manage files and media assets from a single screen.
CMS
Movable Type Community

Engage Readers and Build Community with Interactive Tools that Invite Participation

  • Member Profiles. Allow members to create profiles to build connections.
  • Simultaneous Registration and Commenting. Makes it easy for readers to interact.
  • Local Authentication & OpenID Support. Powerful authentication options.
  • Turn Visitors into Members. Choose to allow visitors to become members.
  • Recommendations. Allow readers to recommend content and comments they like.
  • Community Buzz. Show which comments and content have been recommended.
  • Build a Vibrant Community Around Your Existing CMS or Website.
  • TrackBack, on the platform that invented it. Easily manage and use TrackBacks.

Manage The Conversation with Easy-To-Use Tools

  • Member Registration and Authentication. Lower comment spam risk with membership.
  • Email Verification. Simple email verification for comment authentication.
  • Comment Control. Choose from three layers of comment control.
  • Comment Reply from Within the Application. Manage comments from one page.
  • Feedback Notifications. Be notified of comments or TrackBacks via RSS or email. audience.
Easy Content
Easy Content

Keep Readers on Your Site Longer By Making Your Content Easier to Find

  • Built in RSS. Enable visitors to subscribe to your content feed in a single click.
  • Tags, Tag Search and Tag Clouds. Create an unlimited number of tags.
  • Search Result Feed Subscription. Create feeds based on any search term.
  • Built-in Search. Place a built-in search bar directly on your blog.
  • Localization and Internationalization. Make content accessible to an international audience.

Manage Authors and Permissions From a Single Screen

  • User Roles. Create pre-defined roles from collections of permissions.
  • Delegation of Blog Management. Choose blog-specific user permission management.
  • Disabling User Accounts. Disable user accounts or block a user's login access.
  • Administrator Control over Entry and Listing Screen Display Defaults.
  • Activity Log. View detailed information about all activity in the system.
  • Multiblog Aggregation. Planet-style aggregation or selective aggregation.
User Management
Superior Performance

Experience Superior Performance, Solid Spam Protection & Robust Architecture

  • Scalability. Movable Type can accommodate high volumes and large readerships.
  • Rebuild Queue The Movable Type asset manager makes it easy to upload media assets of all types - images, video, audio and more.
  • TypePad AntiSpam. Built-in spam protection adapts to changing spam tactics.

Enjoy World-Class Customer Support

  • Priority Technical Support. Guaranteed response times from our world-class support team.
  • Live Documentation. A continually updated manual with everything you need to know.
World Class Support