The "LINKS" sidebar box can be updated across your entire site simply by changing only one template file:

In the Movable Type control panel for your Blog, click on "Templates." You should see an Index Template listed here called "Links Sidebar," click on the title to edit the file.

All you need to do is customize the default link which already appears in the "Links Sidebar" file, and/or add anything else you want to have in this box. (Please leave the "output file" information alone, as it should always just be: "links.htmlf")

A default link might look like this:

<a href="http://www.url.com">Linked Text or Image Goes Here</a><br>

A new list of custom links might look something like this:

<a href="http://www.nycmom.com">My Mom's NYC Homepage</a><br>
<a href="http://www.icantbelieveitsnot.com">My Dad's Company website</a><br>
<a href="http://www.indiewire.com">indieWIRE</a><br>
<a href="http://www.spam.com">Spam dot com</a><br>
<a href="http://www.metafilter.com">Metafilter</a><br>

Once you are done customizing the Links box, remember to hit the SAVE button at the bottom of the page. You must "Rebuild" the file after saving. Click the REBUILD button at the bottom of the page and then once more in the little popup window that follows.

(It is only necessary to Rebuild the "Links Sidebar" file alone, but clicking on "Rebuild" in the far left column of the Control Panel and Rebuilding the entire site will also work.)

* Please note: All URLs must have the "http://" at the beginning or they will not work! A URL that begins with just "www" will not work without the "http://" in front of it.

** Also note: If you are using images here in the LINKS box or anywhere else in the SIDEBAR, they should be limited to 198 pixels in width.