Few reasons to choose Movable Type 5 for your blog

Movable Type started as one of the industries first blogging platforms and has developed into an
industry leading publishing platform which has been used globally for more than 10
years. It’s easier than ever to publish and share information with Movable Type. Movable Type makes it simple to manage entire websites, start new blogs, and build an engaged community of readers and customers.

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1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Engage Readers and Build Community with Interactive Tools :

  • 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

Get started with Movable Type by installing it with one click via Softaculous.

Source : http://movabletype.org/

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