Since I started writing the MODx Beginner series I’ve received a lot of emails from people asking me what my favorite CMS is. Because I blog extensively about both Drupal and MODx and have my blog running on WordPress, there is an assumption out there that surely I must prefer one to the other. Is this a reasonable expectation or the by-product of a brand-loyalty mentality that assumes that there is “a” best product/CMS/platform, etc? Continue reading “Advocating for the Right CMS, not the Best CMS”
Which CMS do I Prefer?
…it depends.
November 2009 on Mary’s Corner – MODx Basics
As I mentioned in a previous post, I am currently writing a column for the HostColor web hosting blog called Mary’s Corner. HostColor a Web Hosting company that sponsors the MODx CMS project and they offer a variety of hosting plans including a specific MODx Hosting plan. Below is a roundup of the posts you can find there for November.
These topics might look pretty familiar to readers of the Coding Pad, but it might be nice to look them over because in this series I start my install fresh from the latest version of MODx Evolution 1.0.2. So it might be a nice complement to the MODx Beginners series here on the Coding Pad.
Introduction to the CMS Journey
MODx CMS Introduction
How to Install MODx CMS on your HostColor Account
Exploring the MODx Evolution Backend Manager
Creating and Editing Pages on your MODx Website
In future posts on Mary’s Corner I will be tackling different CMSs in addition to MODx, and will post monthly roundups here so that you can keep up with the posts.
From XHTML/CSS to MODx Template – Part 5
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 own projects. I look forward to your feedback.
Useful Links:
From XHTML/CSS to MODx Template – Part 4
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 this part but I run into a little hitch at the end, which I solve in the part 5.
Useful Links
MODx Beginner Tutorials – Introducing Snippets
MODx Beginner Tutorials – Introducing Ditto
MODx Beginner Tutorials – More Ditto
Free Wayfinder ebook
Wayfinder Home Page
Ditto Home Page