Movable Type

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AWS hosting

Movable Type AMI Edition is available on AWS Marketplace and is described as an Amazon Machine Image with the operating system included.movabletype.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Content features

The brochure lists scheduled publishing and expiration, autosave, multimedia uploads, image editing, and entry and page previews.movabletype.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Current version

The site says Movable Type 9 is now available and says its Data API can manage content beyond the web.movabletype.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Custom domain

Yesmovabletype.com · read 21 Sep 2026

Data API

The brochure says the Data API lets applications get and update Movable Type data using REST and JSON.movabletype.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Languages

The brochure lists out of the box support for English, German, Dutch, Spanish, French, and Japanese.movabletype.com · read 11 Oct 2026

License limit

The software license page specifies one server and unlimited users.movabletype.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Maintenance

The license agreement says updates and upgrades are included for one year after purchase; maintenance after that requires another license purchase.movabletype.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Product

Movable Type is presented as a content management system, blog software, and publishing platform.movabletype.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Publishing

The brochure says the software supports both static and dynamic publishing, and that static publishing can keep a website accessible if its database goes down.movabletype.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Post scheduling

Yesmovabletype.com · read 21 Sep 2026

Security features

The brochure describes configurable administration URLs, account lockout after a defined number of incorrect password attempts, and user roles with distinct permissions.movabletype.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Server options

The AMI page says Apache httpd and nginx are supported, with Apache httpd configured by default.movabletype.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Support

The maker says technical support is provided for a fee by a third-party partner, and its inquiry page says Six Apart does not provide direct technical support or troubleshooting.movabletype.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Theme customization

custom codemovabletype.com · read 21 Sep 2026

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