| General Features | Ignition | FlatPress | Movable Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version |
1.0
|
0.1010
|
4.21
|
| Release Date |
2013-09-17 (12 years ago)
|
2009-01-24 (17 years ago)
|
2008-08-21 (17 years ago)
|
| Last Update here |
2020-02-05 (6 years ago)
|
2020-02-05 (6 years ago)
|
2020-02-05 (6 years ago)
|
| Author |
Jacob Roeland
|
NoWhereMan (Edoardo Vacchi) and FlatPress Team
|
Six Apart
|
| URL | |||
| Free and Open Source |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| License |
GNU GPL v3
|
GPLv2
|
GPL
|
| License Cost/ Fee |
Free
|
Free
|
$0
|
| Development status |
Beta
|
Beta
|
Mature
|
| Interface Languages |
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Multi-User Support |
No
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
| Multi-Site Deployment |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| System Requirements | Ignition | FlatPress | Movable Type |
| Programming Language |
PHP
|
PHP4, compatible with 5
|
Perl 5
|
| Operating System |
Tested in Windows and Linux
|
Platform Independent
|
Platform Independant
|
| Webserver |
Tested in Apache only; should work on others
|
Apache, works on IIS
|
Apache, Microsoft IIS, and cgi friendly webserver
|
| Root Access |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Other Requirements | |||
| Datastorage | Ignition | FlatPress | Movable Type |
| Text Files |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| MySQL |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| PostgreSQL |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Oracle |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| SQLite |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| BerkeleyDB |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| MS SQL Server |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Other |
LDAP, Oracle and SQL Server available with Enterprise license
|
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| Anti-Spam | Ignition | FlatPress | Movable Type |
| Akismet Support |
No
|
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
| Word Blacklist |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| IP Ban List |
No
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
| CAPTCHA |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Other Anti-Spam mechanisms |
Numerous plugins provide complete solution
|
||
| User Access Features | Ignition | FlatPress | Movable Type |
| ACL |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Audit Log |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| LDAP Authentication |
No
|
Unknown
|
Optional
|
| Other Authentication |
Pluggable
|
||
| Support | Ignition | FlatPress | Movable Type |
| Commercial Support |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Online Help |
https://github.com/jacroe/ignition/issues
|
http://www.flatpress.org/forums/
|
http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/support/
|
| Issue Tracker |
https://github.com/jacroe/ignition/issues
|
http://www.flatpress.org/forums/
|
http://bugs.movabletype.org/
|
| Books |
None
|
None
|
2-5
|
| Support Forum | |||
| Mailing List | |||
| IRC-Channel |
#movabletype @ freenode.net
|
||
| Blogging Features | Ignition | FlatPress | Movable Type |
| Categorization |
Single
|
Multiple
|
Multiple
|
| Tags |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Archiving |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Trackback |
No
|
Send+Receive
|
|
| Pingback |
No
|
Receive
|
|
| Ping Service Support |
No
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
| Link- / Blogroll |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
| Protected Posts |
No
|
Unknown
|
Plugin
|
| Blog by Email |
No
|
Unknown
|
Plugin
|
| Blog by SMS/MMS |
No
|
Unknown
|
No
|
| Blog API |
WordPress (plugin)
|
XML-RPC and Atom
|
|
| Post Editing | Ignition | FlatPress | Movable Type |
| Multi-paged posts |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| Spell Checker |
No
|
No
|
No
|
| WYSIWYG Editor |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| Undo |
No
|
Unknown
|
No
|
| Syntax Highlighting |
No
|
Plugin
|
Yes
|
| File Upload |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Asset Management |
No
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
| Emoticon Images |
Yes
|
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
| Comment Features | Ignition | FlatPress | Movable Type |
| Comment Layout |
None
|
Flat
|
Threaded
|
| Feeds for Comments |
No
|
Yes
|
Optional
|
| E-Mail on Followup |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
| Gravatars |
No
|
Patch
|
Plugin
|
| Open-ID Support |
None
|
Client + Server
|
|
| Extended Features | Ignition | FlatPress | Movable Type |
| Plugin System |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Photo Gallery |
No
|
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
| Polls / Surveys |
No
|
Unknown
|
Plugin
|
| Search Engine |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Custom Pages |
Optional
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Google Sitemap |
No
|
Patch
|
Plugin
|
| Workflow | Ignition | FlatPress | Movable Type |
| Content Approval |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Versioning |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Article Publishing |
simple
|
simple
|
scheduled
|
| Comment Moderation Queue |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Interoperability | Ignition | FlatPress | Movable Type |
| Content Import |
SimplePHPBlog (native, almost), CuteNews, WordPress
|
Greymatter, NewsPro, Blogger.com, own format, WordPress WXR
|
|
| Content Export |
SimplePHPBlog (native, almost), WordPress
|
Yes
|
|
| Unicode Support |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| WebDAV Support |
No
|
Unknown
|
No
|
| HTML Output |
HTML 4
|
XHTML 1.0 Strict
|
XHTML 1.0 Transitional
|
| Friendly URLs |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Administration | Ignition | FlatPress | Movable Type |
| E-Mail Notifications |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Themes / Skins |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Trash |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Web Statistics |
No
|
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
| Web-based Style / Template Management |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| Comment Administration |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Syndication | Ignition | FlatPress | Movable Type |
| RSS 0.9x |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| RSS 1.0 |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| RSS 2.0 |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| ATOM 0.3 |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
| ATOM 1.0 |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Podcasting/Videocasting | Ignition | FlatPress | Movable Type |
| Podcast Feeds |
No
|
Plugin
|
Plugin
|
| ID3-Tag Editor |
No
|
Unknown
|
Yes
|
| YouTube Support |
No
|
Yes
|
Plugin
|
| Media Converter |
No
|
Unknown
|
No
|
| Phone2Podcast Support |
No
|
Unknown
|
No
|
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