What does archive URL and archive URL path mean?

Here are some explanations about the archive URL and Path.

http://www.movabletype.org/documentation/administrator/managing-blogs/settings/general-blog-settings.html#publishing-paths

Publish Archives Outside of Site Root: By default, Movable Type publishes a blog's archives into subdirectories of the Site Root. In some cases you may desire to publish the archives elsewhere outside of the Site Root, providing a distinct URL for accessing them (e.g. using a subdomain). If so, you can select the Publish Archives Outside of Site Root option to reveal fields in which you can specify the base Archive URL and Archive Root.

NOTE: This option should not be used for specifying an Archive URL/root that is below the Site URL/root in the hierarchy simply for the purpose of containing all of the subdirectories created for the archives. Instead, see the options provided by the Archive Mapping settings described later in this chapter.

Archive URL: This field is only revealed if Publish Archives Outside of Site Root option is selected. If used, this defines the base URL for the blogs archive pages.

Archive Root: This field is only revealed if Publish Archives Outside of Site Root is selected. If used, this defines the file system path on your server for your archive pages.

Thank you, Jun.

So these fields are optional, and if you leave them blank you'll still have archives.

I appreciate your comment!

Yes, those fields are optional.

You could leave them blank and I would encourage you to do so, unless you really want to have the archives outside of the site root.

Kind Regards,
Mihai Bocsaru

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