Where’s my hack kung-fu?
Gack. There was a time, not so long ago, when I actually got paid to hack PHP and think hard about how I would lay out the tables in a MySQL database. In that mis-spent youth, I also installed more than my fair share of MovableType and vBulletin software. If I’d run into this problem back then, I have no doubt I’d have it solved by now.
My problem is this. I just want TypeLists. You know, like the good folks at SixApart offer their TypePad customers? Well, you can’t get that handy feature without joining TypePad. I can’t even find it in the documentation for an upgrade to MovableType 4.x. So, I went spelunking for plugins.
Now, this site is not hosted on my own server. It’s hosted on Yahoo! So, I have more limited access to the machine than I’d like. Even so, I think I have everything set up properly for a List plugin, but it’s just not happy. And, with a baby at home, I don’t get to play around with a problem like this for more than about an hour. So, now I have a project. One which I should have been able to solve quickly. My kung fu is slipping!
