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Upgrading from Movable Type 4.x and Earlier

Users of Movable Type 4.x and earlier should know that they will be able to upgrade to the latest version of Melody without a problem, but they should also expect that the initial upgrade process will require a little extra time due to certain changes that have been introduced to the platform. Once one sees however, what is being asked of users to successfully upgrade to Melody, we believe people will agree that there is nothing technically difficult or complex required to upgrade.

Why is the upgrade so "difficult?"

The Melody community sees the initial launch of Melody as an opportunity to make certain changes that have been long deferred and put off to how Movable Type has traditionally been packaged and distributed. These are changes that have been long planned for by the Movable Type team, but have never been executed. The Open Melody Software Groups sees Melody 1.0 as the ideal opportunity to do things right going forward.

Steps to Upgrade

Users of Movable Type 4 should use the following instructions to upgrade to Melody:

1. Backup Movable Type.

   The first step for anyone in conducting an upgrade to Melody is to backup your old system. Upgrading should be something that is relatively painless, but every system is different and it is impossible for the developers of Melody to fully account and plan for the unknown. So please:

   • Take a database snapshot of your old Movable Type installation.
   • Make a zip archive of your Movable Type application directory in your cgi-bin folder or equivalent.
   • Make a zip archive of your web site's published HTML.

2. Remove and Re-organize Your Movable Type plugins.

   Melody has made significant changes to how plugins are organized and which ones are available right out of the box. Therefore, it is essential that you pay close attention to the plugins that you have installed in Movable Type, and remove any plugin that is no longer necessary, or has been moved.

   The following Movable Type plugins have been removed from the core distribution. We recommend you remove them, unless you are actively using them, in which ase it is safe to leave them in the $MT_HOME/plugins folder where they currently reside.

   • $MT_HOME/plugins/Textile
   • $MT_HOME/plugins/Cloner
   • $MT_HOME/plugins/spamlookup
   • $MT_HOME/plugins/StyleCatcher
   • $MT_HOME/plugins/feeds-app-lite
   • $MT_HOME/plugins/mixiComment

   The following Movable Type plugins are now apart of the core distribution and must be removed:

   • $MT_HOME/plugins/WidgetManager
   • $MT_HOME/plugins/ThemeExport
   • $MT_HOME/plugins/ThemeManager

   Config Assisatnt is another plugin that is now a core part of Melody. It could be installed in different locations depending upon what version you have installed. Please remove any of the following if they are present in your installation:

   • $MT_HOME/addons/ConfigAssistant.plugin
   • $MT_HOME/plugins/ConfigAssistant

   The following Movable Type plugins have simply been moved to a new location and can be safely removed from your plugins directory:

   • $MT_HOME/plugins/Markdown
   • $MT_HOME/plugins/MultiBlog
   • $MT_HOME/plugins/TypePadAntiSpam
   • $MT_HOME/plugins/WXRImporter

3. Continue with the Typical Upgrade Procedures.

At this point your Movable Type installation should now be ready to upgrade to Melody. Please follow the official upgrade documentation.