Comments on: Modularizing Movable Type Templates Using Template Modules http://www.adammessinger.com/2003/08/29/modularizing-movable-type-templates-using-template-modules Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:19:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Adam M. http://www.adammessinger.com/2003/08/29/modularizing-movable-type-templates-using-template-modules#comment-156 Thu, 03 Jun 2004 15:27:22 +0000 http://www.adammessinger.com/2003/08/29/modularizing-movable-type-templates-using-template-modules#comment-156 <strong>Update:</strong> I have moved to WordPress. Everything is <em>instant</em>, and all is well. :-D Update: I have moved to WordPress. Everything is instant, and all is well. :-D

]]> by: Adam http://www.adammessinger.com/2003/08/29/modularizing-movable-type-templates-using-template-modules#comment-113 Tue, 18 May 2004 00:54:37 +0000 http://www.adammessinger.com/2003/08/29/modularizing-movable-type-templates-using-template-modules#comment-113 I could probably afford the <a href="http://www.sixapart.com/corner/archives/2004/05/its_about_time.shtml">controversial new personal license</a> for MT3. However, when I consider what I'd be getting for my money versus what's available with other <em>free</em> alternatives out there it's just not worth it. I'll be testing some other systems and making a switch in the near future. More to come. I could probably afford the controversial new personal license for MT3. However, when I consider what I’d be getting for my money versus what’s available with other free alternatives out there it’s just not worth it. I’ll be testing some other systems and making a switch in the near future. More to come.

]]> by: Adam http://www.adammessinger.com/2003/08/29/modularizing-movable-type-templates-using-template-modules#comment-108 Tue, 18 May 2004 00:41:49 +0000 http://www.adammessinger.com/2003/08/29/modularizing-movable-type-templates-using-template-modules#comment-108 Full site rebuild time is down another 10 seconds to 2:15 with FastInclude. That's not as much of an improvement as the plugin was giving me under MT 2.64. Individual entry rebuilds are not affected at all by the plugin, so comment times are still slow. I am getting soooo sick of this. :( Full site rebuild time is down another 10 seconds to 2:15 with FastInclude. That’s not as much of an improvement as the plugin was giving me under MT 2.64. Individual entry rebuilds are not affected at all by the plugin, so comment times are still slow.

I am getting soooo sick of this. :(

]]> by: Adam http://www.adammessinger.com/2003/08/29/modularizing-movable-type-templates-using-template-modules#comment-107 Tue, 18 May 2004 00:40:19 +0000 http://www.adammessinger.com/2003/08/29/modularizing-movable-type-templates-using-template-modules#comment-107 Only about 10 seconds worth of improvement on a full-site rebuild, making it a mind-numbing 2:25 for the whole thing. Only 1 sec faster on comment postings. I've also noticed that comment wait time is now 17 sec. thanks to all the conditional crap that TypeKey has added on to the individual archive template. That template probably has 3 or 4 times the amount of logic to process during every rebuild now. I'm going to give MT-FastInclude (removed after the 3.0 upgrade) another try. It speeds up the rebuild process somewhat through caching. You can get it at http://www.nonplus.net/software/mt/MTFastInclude.htm Only about 10 seconds worth of improvement on a full-site rebuild, making it a mind-numbing 2:25 for the whole thing.

Only 1 sec faster on comment postings. I’ve also noticed that comment wait time is now 17 sec. thanks to all the conditional crap that TypeKey has added on to the individual archive template. That template probably has 3 or 4 times the amount of logic to process during every rebuild now.

I’m going to give MT-FastInclude (removed after the 3.0 upgrade) another try. It speeds up the rebuild process somewhat through caching. You can get it at http://www.nonplus.net/software/mt/MTFastInclude.htm

]]> by: Adam http://www.adammessinger.com/2003/08/29/modularizing-movable-type-templates-using-template-modules#comment-106 Tue, 18 May 2004 00:38:48 +0000 http://www.adammessinger.com/2003/08/29/modularizing-movable-type-templates-using-template-modules#comment-106 It's worth noting that you *can* have too much of a good thing when it comes to template modules. MTInclude makes rebuilds slower, and I'm currently in the process of "de-modularizing" my templates to a degree so that rebuilds won't be quite so sluggish (e.g. 17 seconds for a comment to process). What may be kicking my but the most on the rebuild front is my use of nested MTIncludes. That is, I would include the left column in the individual archive template *and* use further includes within the included left column. I'm eager to see if removing the nesting dramatically improves rebuild speeds. It’s worth noting that you *can* have too much of a good thing when it comes to template modules. MTInclude makes rebuilds slower, and I’m currently in the process of “de-modularizing” my templates to a degree so that rebuilds won’t be quite so sluggish (e.g. 17 seconds for a comment to process).

What may be kicking my but the most on the rebuild front is my use of nested MTIncludes. That is, I would include the left column in the individual archive template *and* use further includes within the included left column. I’m eager to see if removing the nesting dramatically improves rebuild speeds.

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