Comments on: Related Entries for MT http://inluminent.com/2003/04/30/related-entries-for-mt/ my comments on business, marketing, advertising, email, CAN-SPAM, selling as a profession, photography, computers and other stuff... Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:53:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Donncha http://inluminent.com/2003/04/30/related-entries-for-mt/#comment-947 Donncha Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://inluminent.com/?p=622#comment-947 Hey John, Just download b2++ and you'll have both highlighted searches and related articles! Demos: Related articles Search highlights Donncha. PS. sorry for this completely self-promotional comment! Hey John,

Just download b2++ and you’ll have both highlighted searches and related articles!

Demos:

Related articles

Search highlights

Donncha.

PS. sorry for this completely self-promotional comment!

]]> By: Jon http://inluminent.com/2003/04/30/related-entries-for-mt/#comment-948 Jon Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://inluminent.com/?p=622#comment-948 I do related entries over at MobileTracker--it works out well. The only problem is when I make a new category it looks really lame for the first post (no related articles). I do related entries over at MobileTracker–it works out well. The only problem is when I make a new category it looks really lame for the first post (no related articles).

]]> By: seed http://inluminent.com/2003/04/30/related-entries-for-mt/#comment-949 seed Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://inluminent.com/?p=622#comment-949 have you had any luck migrating a newly created blog to a previous set of archives? the mint400 is going through this issue now. BTW nice site. have you had any luck migrating a newly created blog to a previous set of archives? the mint400 is going through this issue now. BTW nice site.

]]> By: Donncha http://inluminent.com/2003/04/30/related-entries-for-mt/#comment-950 Donncha Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://inluminent.com/?p=622#comment-950 On migrating archives - b2 has several scripts for doing such a job. I used the Blogger one to suck all the data from <a href="http://xeer.blogspot.com/">http://xeer.blogspot.com/</a> to <a href="http://blogs.linux.ie/xeer/.">http://blogs.linux.ie/xeer/.</a> Not sure if there's an MT one though. On migrating archives - b2 has several scripts for doing such a job.

I used the Blogger one to suck all the data from http://xeer.blogspot.com/ to http://blogs.linux.ie/xeer/. Not sure if there’s an MT one though.

]]> By: Adam Kalsey http://inluminent.com/2003/04/30/related-entries-for-mt/#comment-951 Adam Kalsey Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://inluminent.com/?p=622#comment-951 I have an MT plugin that does related entries by keyword or by category. See Related Entries for more details. I've been working with some MySQL fulltext queries for a client recently and like Simon thought it would be interesting to try automatically classifying related articles through fulltext searches. After some experiments last week, I stopped using my own plugin and now generate related entries through a SQL query using Brad's SQL plugin. The template code I use on my individual archive pages is... <MTSQLEntries query="SELECT entry_id, MATCH (entry_keywords, entry_title, entry_excerpt) AGAINST ('[MTEntryKeywords encode_php='q'] [MTEntryTitle encode_php='q']') AS score FROM mt_entry WHERE MATCH (entry_keywords, entry_title, entry_excerpt) AGAINST ('[MTEntryKeywords encode_php='q'] [MTEntryTitle encode_php='q']') AND entry_id != '[MTEntryID]' AND entry_blog_id = [MTBlogID] ORDER BY score DESC LIMIT 0 , 4"> <li><a href="<MTEntryLink>"><MTEntryTitle></a></li> </MTSQLEntries> This avoids database timeouts or other issues, because the related entries are not generated with each page request. Instead, they are calculated only when the page is rebuilt. I have an MT plugin that does related entries by keyword or by category. See Related Entries for more details.

I’ve been working with some MySQL fulltext queries for a client recently and like Simon thought it would be interesting to try automatically classifying related articles through fulltext searches. After some experiments last week, I stopped using my own plugin and now generate related entries through a SQL query using Brad’s SQL plugin.

The template code I use on my individual archive pages is…

<MTSQLEntries query=”SELECT entry_id, MATCH (entry_keywords, entry_title, entry_excerpt) AGAINST (’[MTEntryKeywords encode_php='q'] [MTEntryTitle encode_php='q']‘) AS score FROM mt_entry WHERE MATCH (entry_keywords, entry_title, entry_excerpt) AGAINST (’[MTEntryKeywords encode_php='q'] [MTEntryTitle encode_php='q']‘) AND entry_id != ‘[MTEntryID]‘ AND entry_blog_id = [MTBlogID] ORDER BY score DESC LIMIT 0 , 4″>

<li><a href=”<MTEntryLink>”><MTEntryTitle></a></li>

</MTSQLEntries>

This avoids database timeouts or other issues, because the related entries are not generated with each page request. Instead, they are calculated only when the page is rebuilt.

]]> By: Adam Kalsey http://inluminent.com/2003/04/30/related-entries-for-mt/#comment-952 Adam Kalsey Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://inluminent.com/?p=622#comment-952 It's been pointed out to me that you need to create the fulltext indexes before that code will work. On my site I have a much more thorough explanation of the technique, including all the steps you need to follow to get it working. Read Related Entries Revisted for more details. It’s been pointed out to me that you need to create the fulltext indexes before that code will work. On my site I have a much more thorough explanation of the technique, including all the steps you need to follow to get it working.

Read Related Entries Revisted for more details.

]]> By: Nick http://inluminent.com/2003/04/30/related-entries-for-mt/#comment-953 Nick Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://inluminent.com/?p=622#comment-953 Thanks Adam! Thanks Adam!

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