• Overview
• Installation
• Configuration
• Use
• Known Issues
• Changelog
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Installation

Hot Date requires Movable Type version 4.0 or 3.3x.

1. Download Hot_Date.zip for MT 4.0 or the older Hot_Date_MT3.3.zip for MT 3.3 and extract. A donation will support continued development of this plugin. Suggested amount: $5.
   Commercial Use: a $30 donation is encouraged.
2. Upload the HotDate folder (in the distribution’s plugins/ folder) to the plugins/ folder in your Movable Type installation.
3. Upload the HotDate folder (in the distribution’s mt-static/plugins/ folder) to the mt-static/plugins/ folder in your Movable Type installation.

You should now see Hot Date listed in the System Overview Plugins screen of your MT installation.

Configuration

There are only two configuration options, which can be set at either the blog or system level.

• Seconds Matter is disabled by default, which has the effect of hiding the seconds field on the Edit Entry screen. (Does the second you publish your entry really matter?) Enable this option to show the seconds field.
• Every Minute Counts is enabled by default, which has the effect of showing every minute on the Edit Entry screen. Disable this option to count minutes in 5-minute increments. (Does it really matter if you publish at 10:13 or 10:15?)

Use

Using Hot Date should be pretty intuitive:

• Click the calendar icon to open the pop-up calendar; click a date to publish on. Alternatively, type the date right into the text field. (The screenshot at the right shows the pop-up calendar, as well as the Publishing Buttons plugin.) The calendar option is a part of Hot Date for MT 3.3 only, since MT 4 includes a calendar.
• Select the hour, am or pm, minute, and (optionally) second you want to publish at.
• Click the green refresh icon to update each field to the current date and time.

Known Issues

• If you’re using the RightFields or CustomFields plugins, depending upon your configuration Hot Date may not appear on the Edit Entry screen.
• When using (clicking) the calendar function with Internet Explorer, the Edit Entry screen jumps to the top.
• The time refresh button will update the time based on your computer’s current time zone—which may not be the same as your Movable Type installation’s time zone. In that scenario, the refreshed time might not be what you want.

Changelog

November 22, 2007: 1.1.1 (MT4) and 1.0.4 (MT3.3x) release:

• Fixed a bug where a leading “0” was always added to the month. This created invalid dates with 3-digit months (010, 011, and 012). Fixed for both MT4 and 3, despite what I said earlier!

August 9, 2007: 1.1 release:

• Support for Movable Type 4.0 only in this version. Hot Date will no longer be maintained for MT 3.3x.
• Fixed a bug where the hour wouldn’t be rounded up if necessary.

May 21, 2007: 1.0.2 release:

• Fixed a bug where certain times (8 and 9 am, 12 noon) were being incorrectly reported as 1 am/pm when an entry is being loaded.

May 11, 2007: 1.0.1 release:

• Fixed a bug with double-digit dates receiving a leading zero when used with the date/time refresh button.

May 8, 2007: Initial release.