Hour 6. Managing Archives

One of the most challenging aspects of managing an active weblog is maintaining a sensible archive system. Prior to using Movable Type or other similar tools, this meant archiving documents by hand, which meant having to create and maintain directory- and file-naming schemes. For larger sites, this sort of thing can take a lot of time and is often fraught with difficulties.

Fortunately, Movable Type offers features that make archiving quite simple. In this hour, you will learn to

  • Use a default archive option right “out of the box,” meaning no additional setup for you

  • Determine an archiving scheme from one of five standard schemes within Movable Type including monthly, daily, and by comment

  • Create a custom scheme

  • Combine ...

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