MODx Revolution for Complete Beginners Part 6 – Working with Template Variables

tvs0Welcome to Part 6 of the MODx Revolution for Complete Beginners series.  In the last installment, we explored the concept of chunks. We created a number of chunks and learned how to use them to organize our template. We also mentioned a few other uses of chunks and learned their tag syntax and how to call them into the template.  In this installment, we’re going to explore one of the cool features of MODx – Template Variables (TVs).

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Grab the Free HTML/CSS Template of the Month for your MODx Site

XeroIf you’ve been following my MODx Revolution for Complete Beginners series you know that I’m using a premium template from Themeforest (affiliate link).  Every month Envato gives away free files from their various market places to their members.  In this month’s package is the beautiful Xero Portfolio & Business HTML/CSS Site Template.  You have to be a member to get this but membership is free!

I will be porting this template to MODx soon, either through a written or video tutorial, so if you hurry and grab it now you can follow along with that tut or even just use it for your site. Make sure to read the license agreement. 🙂

MODx Revolution for Complete Beginners Part 5 – Working with Chunks

chunksWelcome to Part 5 of the MODx Revolution for Complete Beginners series.  In the last installment, we started looking at how to work with templates in MODx Revolution.  We begun with a static HTML/CSS template and ported it into our MODx Revolution install, changed the paths to the assets, and started learning the MODx Revolution tag syntax and how to use it.  In this installment, we’re going to continue working on our template and explore the concept of chunks.

Catch up:

Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: Installation
Part 3: Basic Configuration and Installing Extras
Part 4: Working with Templates

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MODx Revolution for Complete Beginners Part 4 – Working with Templates

Welcome to Part 3 of the MODx Revolution for Complete Beginners series.  In the last installment, we went through the step by step process of installing MODx Revolution.  In this post, we’re going to do some basic site configuration. We will also explore installing extras from the MODx repository.  This post will just cover the basics, and you will find that as you explore more the Revolution Manager has a lot of options to configure, but we’re just going to look at the basics and then return to different parts of the manager and explore them as we need to interact with them.
So far:
Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: Installation

Business SuccessWelcome to Part 4 of the MODx Revolution for Complete Beginners series.  In the last installment, we did some basic site configuration and looked at how to set/change global site settings such as the site name, and all that. We also explored how to install extras from the MODx repository using package management.  In this post, we’re going to start looking at how to work with templates in MODx Revolution.  We’re going to start with a static HTML/CSS template and, over the next few installments, transform that into a MODx Revolution template.

Catch up:

Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: Installation
Part 3: Basic Configuration and Installing Extras

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Happy New Year 2011

This is a just a quick post to wish all the readers of the Coding Pad blog a wonderful and prosperous 2011.  Thank you for your continued support and for the great interaction and times on this blog.

The second half of 2010 was pretty hectic for me as I relocated across the world to New Zealand, and the process of settling in plus balancing work and everything else associated with a big move didn’t leave me much time for blogging. But in the new year I anticipate I will be able to dive back into it head first.  I plan on continuing the MODx Revolution beginner series, as well as doing more tuts on MODx Evolution.

Additionally, you can expect to see tutorials on other areas of web development, including Drupal, WordPress, etc. and other stuff that I have up my sleeve 🙂  I also plan to record and post a bunch of screencasts on different topics.

Finally, I will soon be launching The Coding Pad, Ltd., a NZ-based web and web application development company, so look for the official and detailed announcement on that in a coming post.  Lots of good stuff coming up, so stay subscribed to the RSS feed and let’s keep learning…

Happy New Year my friends!!