Template Tag Reference Sheet

Posted on February 8th, 2007 by Aaron Brazell

Ever try to move from one blogging platform to another and get confused by all the template tags that are unique to each one? Here’s a quick and dirty translation table for Blogger, MovableType and WordPress. It is by far non-exhaustive (MT has a billion tags it seems), but this should be a good guide nonetheless.

Blogger MovableType WordPress
Non-Loop Tags
<$BlogURL$> <$MTBlogURL$> <php bloginfo(’siteurl’) ?>
<$BlogTitle$> <$MTBlogName$> <?php bloginfo(’name’) ?>
<$BlogDescription$> <$MTBlogDescription$> <?php bloginfo(’description’) ?>
<$BlogArchiveFileName$> <$MTBlogArchiveURL$> -
Loop Tags
<BlogDateHeader>
<$BlogDateHeaderDate$>
</BlogDateHeader>		 <$MTDateHeader$> -
<BlogDateFooter>
</BlogDateFooter>		 <$MTDateFooter$> -
<$BlogItemBody$> <$MTEntryBody$> <?php the_content() ?>
- <$MTEntryItemExcerpt$> <?php the_excerpt() ?>
<$BlogItemAuthor$> <$MTEntryAuthor$> <?php the_author() ?>
<$BlogItemAuthorNickname$> <&MTEntryAuthorDisplayName$> or
<&MTEntryauthorNickname$>		 <?php the_author_nickname() ?>
- <$MTEntryAuthorUsername$> <?php the_author_login() ?>
<$BlogItemAuthorEmail$> <$MTEntryAuthorEmail$> <?php the_author_email() ?>
<$BlogItemAuthorURL$> <$MTEntryAuthorURL$> <?php the_author_url() ?> or <?php the_author_link() ?>*
<$BlogItemDateTime$> <$MTEntryDate$> <?php the_time() ?> or <?php the_date() ?>
<$BlogItemArchiveFilename$> <$MTArchiveFile$> -
<$BlogItemNumber$> <$MTEntryID$> <?php the_ID() ?>
<PostSubject>**
<$BlogItemSubject$>
</PostSubject>		 <$MTEntryCategories$> or
<$MTEntryCategory$>		 <?php the_category() ?>
<$BlogArchiveLink$> <$MTArchiveLink$> -
<$BlogArchiveName$> <$MTArchiveTitle$> -

Aggregated information from the Blogger FAQ, MovableType Template Tag Index and the WordPress codex.


* Available in WordPress 2.1
** Available to Blogger Pro subscribers

Filed under: WordPress, Template Tags, Movable Type, Blogger

10 Responses to “Template Tag Reference Sheet”

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  3. Doug Karr, on February 8th, 2007 at 9:23 pm Said:

    Great job!

  4. Jonic, on February 8th, 2007 at 11:14 pm Said:

    Nice work Aaron… Just one thing:

    For WordPress: You have the_title(); listed as the tag for the blog name… The actual tag is bloginfo(’name’);

    the_title(); should be used in the loop to display an entry’s title.

    Just thought I’d mention it… Great job mate :)

  5. Aaron Brazell, on February 9th, 2007 at 12:55 am Said:

    Of course, Jonic. You’re correct. These tags were making my eyes cross. Anyways, updated. :)

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    This is really useful, thank you!

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