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MODx Evolution: Creating a Simple Custom Snippet Part 2 – Create the Snippet

January 14th, 2010 · 9 Comments · MODx, Tutorials

Part 0: Introduction
Part 1: Write and Test the PHP Script
In the last installment of this brief series we went through the process of creating the raw PHP script that will form the basis of our snippet. We tested the code outside of MODx and it seemed to work pretty well. In this part, we’re [...]

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MODx Evolution: Creating a Simple Custom Snippet Part 1 – Write and Test the PHP Script

January 13th, 2010 · 6 Comments · MODx, Tutorials

Part 0: Introduction
In the introductory post, I explained briefly what we’re going to create, made some important disclaimers, and blew some hot air around.  In this part, we’re going to get our hands dirty by diving in and writing the PHP script and testing it outside of MODx to make sure it works. In general, [...]

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MODx Evolution: Creating a Simple Custom Snippet Part 0 – Introduction

January 13th, 2010 · No Comments · MODx, Tutorials

Welcome to this new series of tutorials on the MODx CMS where we’re going to be talking about creating custom snippets for MODx Evolution 1.0.x.  We’ve been building a website called Learn MODx and so far it’s just a simple but functional website.  We’re going to keep building on and enhancing this website.  Before we [...]

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From XHTML/CSS to MODx Template – Part 5

November 27th, 2009 · 7 Comments · MODx, Screencasts, Tutorials

In the final part of this series, we’ll solve the little problem we ran into in the last screencast, and then proceed to finish off this part of our templating project. I hope that you’ve enjoyed this series and that you’ve learned something about working with MODx templates that will be useful to your [...]

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From XHTML/CSS to MODx Template – Part 4

November 26th, 2009 · No Comments · MODx, Screencasts, Tutorials

In part 4, the focus of our work is on snippets, and we get our website navigation working using the Wayfinder snippet. We also start working with the Ditto snippet to pull in client testimonials. This is the longest screencast of the series at around 30 minutes. I was hoping to finish in [...]

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