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Help Desk > Tutorials > Personal and Group Web Sites > Movable Type |
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Movable Type v3.35 does not have a built in blogroll utility thus MT Blogroll 2.12 was installed to allow users to manage a list of links without having to know html code. Blogs created after 11/1/2006 are configured to allow users to make and display a blog roll without categories when created. Users with blogs created before then, or those who wish to use categories in their blogroll, will need to alter the blog's main index template for the blogroll to display.
1. The Blogroll Plugin is available from your blog's main administraion page. A blogroll is unique to the blog. If you author more than one blog at Allegheny you will have more than one blog roll. Click the "Edit My Blogroll" link to get started.
2. By default you have no links in your blogroll. Click "Add Link" in the Manage toolbar to add your first link.
3. The Add New Link window opens. All you need to know is the site's URL (web address) and the plugin will take care of the rest. Note that links in your blogroll can be to any web page - whether that page is a blog or not.
4. Type in the URL of the site that you wish to add to your blog role. Click "Quick Add".
5. The Edit Link page will load displaying the Link Added message. At this point you can change the Weblog Name, assign a category, or add a link description. If you do make changes make sure to Click "Save" before leaving the page.
6. Click "Show Blogroll" to view and manage all the links in your blogroll.
6a. You will need to rebuild your site for changes made to your blogroll to display on the your site.
