Movalog Plugins

Installing Simply Threaded

Installation is quite simple.

Extract the distribution and preserve the directories. The directories that have been extracted correspond to the directories in your Movable Type installation. Upload these directories to your Movable Type installation such that file structure looks like so:

MT_DIR/
    |__ php/
    |   \__ plugins/
    |      |__ block.MTRepliedComment.php
    |      |__ function.MTCommentReplyField.php
    |      |__ function.MTCommentReplyLink.php
    |      |__ init.simplythreaded.php
    |
    |__ plugins/
        \__ SimplyThreaded/
           |__ lib/
           |  |__ SimplyThreaded/
           |  |  \__ CommentThread.pm
           |  |
           |  |__ SimplyThreaded.pm
           |
           |__ simplythreaded.pl

If the plugin was successfully installed, you should see something similar to this on the Plugins listing under System Overview.

Using Simply Threaded

As the name suggests, Simply Threaded is extremely easy to setup, just three steps:

1. The first step is to add the <MTCommentReplyLink> template tag where you would like the Reply link to appear. This must be within an <MTComments> container tag. We recommend placing it in the comment posted byline:

   <p class="comment-footer">
         Posted by
         <$MTCommentAuthorLink default_name="<MT_TRANS phrase="Anonymous">"$> <$MTCommentAuthorIdentity$> |
         <a href="#comment-<$MTCommentID$>"><$MTCommentDate$></a> |
         <MTCommentReplyLink>
   </p>
   

   By default, MTCommentReplyLink creates a link with the text Reply. However, this can be customized by giving the tag an optional text attribute like so, for example <MTCommentReplyLink text="Reply to this comment">.

2. The next step is to use a new <MTRepliedComment> container tag to show who the commenter is replying to. You can use any of the MTComment template tags you find in Movable Type within an MTRepliedComment container as well as <MTElse> which can be used as the "default" (i.e. if the comment is a new thread and not replying to someone else). Once again, this tag must be placed within an <MTComments> container tag and we recommend the posted byline:

   <p class="comment-footer">
         <MTRepliedComment>Posted, in reply to <a href="#c<MTCommentID>"><MTCommentAuthor>'s comment</a>, by<MTElse>Posted by</MTElse></MTRepliedComment>
         <$MTCommentAuthorLink default_name="<MT_TRANS phrase="Anonymous">"$> <$MTCommentAuthorIdentity$> |
         <a href="#comment-<$MTCommentID$>"><$MTCommentDate$></a> |
         <MTCommentReplyLink>
   </p>
   

   So with the above example, if the comment was replying to someone else, the posted byline would read

   Posted, in reply to X's comment, by Y
   

   whereas if it were a new thread, it would simply read

   Posted by Y
   

3. The final step is to add the MTCommentReplyField template tag within your comment form. We recommend it is added straight after the "remember me" checkbox:

   <p>
      <label for="comment-bake-cookie"><input type="checkbox"
         id="comment-bake-cookie" name="bakecookie" onclick="if (!this.checked) forgetMe(document.comments_form)" value="1" />
         Remember personal info?</label>
   </p>
   <MTCommentReplyField>
   

Once these changes are made, make sure to rebuild the necessary files!