Hour 22. Movable Type Plug-Ins

You're probably already familiar with the concept of plug-ins—add-ons to an application that modify or extend its capabilities—at the very least within the context of your Web browser. Plug-ins like Macromedia's Flash Player or Apple's QuickTime allow your Web browser to do things that it wouldn't be able to do onits own, like displaying Flash animations or playing movies. But, as you learn in this chapter, plug-ins aren't just for Web browsers.

In this hour you will

  • Learn how Movable Type handles plug-ins

  • Install and use a simple plug-in that adds a new template tag to your toolkit

  • Install, configure, and use a more complex plug-in that adds brand-new capabilities to Movable Type

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