In this screencast we will start exploring MODx Revolution, which at the time of this posting is at Beta 5. We will install Revolution and then proceed to look a little bit at the manager, create a resource, install some addons, and just start to get a feel for it. While Revolution is still in beta version and not recommended for production sites, I believe we’re getting very close to RC and eventually GA so if you haven’t yet, there’s no reason not to start exploring and playing with it.
I look forward to your feedback and to learning more from those who’ve already starting exploring MODx revolution so please go ahead and leave your comments.
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Hey Mary – great screencast! Always good to get first impressions. Would love to hear more thoughts on your experience. I can answer a few questions you had as well:
1. demo content – RC will provide you with demo content; how we plan on doing that is yet to be decided. We might make it available through Package Management. Not sure yet.
2. other providers – there are currently no other providers to download from (since the provider code is still in flux and will be until RC; after that at some point we will probably release a package so people can “become” providers. modxcms.com/extras is a provider, btw.)
3. add new provider error – This is a known issue and will be addressed before RC1. Clicking “Download Extras” bypasses this entirely, by the way, and gets you right to the download tree.
4. clicking download button – This will also be addressed; we’ll add some more status messages and signals so you know that it’s downloading.
Thanks so much for doing this screencast! It’s much appreciated.
Shaun
Thanks for stopping by and for answering my questions. Revolution is definitely an interesting beast and I’m looking forward to exploring it more and sharing what I learn as I go.
I figured there probably weren’t other providers yet, makes sense we’re still in beta. The Package Management feature is definitely one of my favorites although all of Revolution is pretty exciting.
Hope you stop by again and I will definitely be doing more screencasts and explorations of Revolution.
Hello,
I liked it very much.Thanks for sharing the latest news on Exploring MODx Revolution.
This is a great screencast of the direction MODx is heading, it’s truly unfortunate there isn’t more documention / media displaying the power and possibilites of MODx and what it truly can be used to accomplish.
Can’t wait for the final version of Revolution.
Brad
I agree with you 100%. Revolution is pretty exciting and I am eagerly awaiting it to go into GA.
I think that as more people get into MODx and realize its power and versatility, we’ll hopefully see more documentation, tutorials, and screencasts!
I started a couple of threads on the MODx forums listing all the different screencasts I’ve found on the web that pertain in one way or another to MODx.
http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,43702.0.html
http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,43734.0.html
mary
Thanks for that Mary you have a very relaxed style that makes watching a pleasure!
I’m a Modx newbie trying to decide between Modx and Website Baker as the tool to do a new website so developments in Modx Revolution are very interesting for me.
I think your site is going to be a great resource for my learning experiences!
Thanks for the feedback Geoff! I have used both MODx and Website Baker, they’re both good systems. I have done more sites with MODx than with Website Baker and I hope you find which one works better for you based on your needs and skill level. I hope you find the tutorials here helpful!
mary
I just heard about modx for the very first time today (from you! – i.e. your “I love them equally” interview you recently gave – and nice job BTW). Based on your interview and screencast, MODx looks very appealing to me, but as a complete modx newb, would you recommend skipping evolution altogether and diving straight into revolution? (I’m a programmer and don’t mind getting my hands dirty)
Thanks for the screencast! (The one on Drupal 7-alpha was good too)
ridgerunner
Thank for the feedback!! Glad you enjoyed the screencasts
With regard to your question, based on your background, I would say dive head fast into Revolution. It’s way more powerful than Evolution and very flexible. There’s already a good official documentation base for Revo -> http://svn.modxcms.com/docs/display/revolution/MODx+Revolution and the MODx forums are very active and friendly. I would definitely say go for Revolution!! It wouldn’t hurt to learn some Evolution either just for the heck of it
Good luck and I look forward to hearing about your progress
mary
Hi Mary,
For a client I’m using MODx Revolution and I’m a bit stuck at creating a simple contact form with the new ‘FormIt’ package for Revo. I’m using Revo beta 5. I followed these two tutorial pages / official documentation:
http://svn.modxcms.com/docs/display/ADDON/FormIt+Example+1+-+Contact+Page
http://svn.modxcms.com/docs/display/ADDON/FormIt
Now I don’t understand WHERE to put the snippet in. The site says the ‘resource’ that uses the contact form.
I’ve got a resource, containing the form from the example page. And I created a snippet with the contents explained on the website. I can’t get it to work when I put the snippet in the resource. When clicking the submit button, it submits the form but no error’s and no email. I changed the snippet value’s accordingly ofcourse to my website.
Any thoughts? Thanx from the Netherlands.
I haven’t used FormIt yet but I’ll give it a try on a new Revo site I’m building and get back to you.
mary