I’d like to make some relatively simple modifications to the “Create Entry” form, to make it easier to use by my editor.
Can someone please point out the location of the template, or any relevant documentation? I’ve looked and can’t find any mention in either Developer or Designer sections of the documents (or in any of the other sections, but that’s where I expected to find it).
I’m using MovableType 2.21
thanks!
Reported on Movable Type 2.x
I add +1 to the request: as specified in another thread, I need to modify manually some templates of the 4.23 version, as my ISP doesn't allow template's savings by Dashboard, giving a 501 "Method not suppported" error on cgi when I try to include a SSI directive.
Where the templates are stored in the DB (which table and field)?
Thanks.
This has nothing to do with your problems. CC is asking about the application templates, not the ones used for output. Those are stored in mt_template. If you need more detail than that, you should start your own thread.
CC: The app templates are located in the "tmpl" directory inside wherever you installed MT.
Beyond that, here's a doc search that'll point you at several pages. Your simplest option is the one titled just "Alt-Templates." The important bit it not to overwrite the original file, as your changes will be lost next time you upgrade MT if you're not careful.
Thanks, Su! That was very helpful to me.
For other searchers:
The central awesome documentation page is "[Altering the User Interface](http://www.movabletype.org/documentation/developer/apps/altering-the-user-interface.html)"
and the template that produces the Create Entry page appears to be `tmpl/cms/edit_entry.tmpl`. So I'll copy that file from tmpl to alt-tmpl and then modify it.
Some of that might work, but the documentation is primarily for Movable Type 4, so be aware of that when trying to figure things out since you are using version 2.X.
Whoops, that was a mistake. I'm using MT Pro 4.21! Heh.