If you use MODX Evolution why not give Clipper CMS a try. It is backwards compatible and in the soon to be launch 1.2 version, mootools was completly removed and replaced with jQuery and jQuery-UI.
Protect the manager with a plugin
on 07-Nov-12 11:35 | Comments ( 0 ) Tags: EvolutionA simple way to secure the manager login page so it's not guessable.
Convert weird characters to their html entity equivalent
on 22-Nov-11 11:18 | Comments ( 0 ) Tags: PHPRecently I had to import some html from another site that was using a different encoding than UTF-8.
Full URLs with a PHx custom modifier
on 02-Nov-11 10:29 | Comments ( 0 ) Tags: Ditto, Evolution, PHP, PHxHere is short plugin that will parse the content and replace relative paths with absolute ones.
WebLogin clean template
on 16-Oct-11 10:30 | Comments ( 3 ) Tags: EvolutionThe default Web login template contains not so modern html code so I created my own starting template.
elseif or switch statements hack with phx
on 22-Sep-11 15:43 | Comments ( 5 ) Tags: Evolution, PHxPHx doesn't support the elseif or switch statements but there is a way to simulate them using multiple PHx if statements.
MODx Revolution Gallery with Colorbox and jQuery Asynchronous Image Loader (JAIL)
on 12-Feb-11 10:19 | Comments ( 80 ) Tags: RevolutionBuild a nice Photo Gallery in MODX Revolution with support from Colorbox and JAIL
Infinite scroll with Ditto
on 06-Feb-11 15:12 | Comments ( 13 ) Tags: Ditto, EvolutionBuild an infinite scroll solution with MODX and Ditto. The solution uses a modified version of Paul Irish's Infinite Scroll jQuery plugin.
MODx Revolution Gallery with Colorbox and Lazy Load
on 01-Feb-11 07:58 | Comments ( 10 ) Tags: RevolutionBuild a nice Photo Gallery in MODX Revolution with support from Colorbox and Lazy Load
Detect manager users with PHx
on 14-Oct-10 16:23 | Comments ( 4 ) Tags: Evolution, PHxHide content from visitors and Web Users with PHx.
Upgrade Revolution from GIT
on 27-Sep-10 13:49 | Comments ( 4 ) Tags: RevolutionA fast tutorial on upgrading Revolution from GIT using the terminal.
Send a confirmation email with FormIt
on 19-Sep-10 16:04 | Comments ( 8 ) Tags: RevolutionBy default FormIt (< 1.3.0) will only send one email to the configured email address. This tutorial shows how to use a FormIt hook to send a confirmation email to the user.
Basic "event" registration with eForm
on 08-Jul-10 20:22 | Comments ( 11 ) Tags: CSS, eForm, EvolutionThis tutorial shows how to create a basic registration form that, when submitted, sends a notification email and saves the values into a custom table.
Alter the createdon
on 03-Jun-10 15:09 | Comments ( 2 ) Tags: EvolutionModify the createdon date field in the database so you can fake that a document was created in the past.
Get the parent
on 07-May-10 14:09 | Comments ( 8 ) Tags: Evolution11 examples of how to get the parent id of the current document. Not all of them are practical but it's a good learning resource.
Secure the modx manager
on 09-Mar-10 16:56 | Comments ( 0 ) Tags: EvolutionSecure the modx manager and the important information that might be stored in a custom module.
Remove 'Config file still writable' warning on Windows
on 04-Mar-10 15:28 | Comments ( 7 ) Tags: EvolutionWindows environments won't allow you to set the read-only flag for a file with a ftp browser. This article presents a simple workaround based on chmod.
Make an editable 'copyright' section for your client
on 28-Feb-10 14:58 | Comments ( 6 ) Tags: Evolution, GetFieldIt's not often that a client will update the copyright information on his website, but just to make sure he can here's a simple way to do it.
Fast and simple site map with Wayfinder
on 23-Feb-10 17:38 | Comments ( 6 ) Tags: Evolution, WayfinderWayfinder can be use to create a quick site map for your website.
Ditto`s orderBy
on 20-Feb-10 14:00 | Comments ( 5 ) Tags: Ditto, EvolutionShort article about the orderBy parameter.
Scalable CSS-only RSS icon
on 19-Feb-10 09:50 | Comments ( 7 ) Tags: CSSA short experiment on how you can create a RSS icon with only HTML and CSS3. With some javascript help the experiment works in IE.
Detect empty html elements TinyMCE lefts behind
on 11-Jan-10 09:41 | Comments ( 2 ) Tags: Evolution, RevolutionTinyMce it's a nice tool to edit your website but it doesn't clean empty tags. Javascript can be used to highlight them.
Make eForm replace chunks and snippets
on 09-Dec-09 12:48 | Comments ( 8 ) Tags: EvolutionBy default eFrom will not replace the chunks and snippets found in the template. The solution takes advantage of eForm events and modx APIs so no eForm hack is needed.
TinyMCE with table controls
on 03-Dec-09 09:40 | Comments ( 8 ) Tags: EvolutionSet up TinyMCE content editor to show table controls
Single value check-box with no label
on 26-Nov-09 23:30 | Comments ( 1 ) Tags: EvolutionSimple trick to get rid of the label for a single value check-box.
Get lost 'File Manager' path
on 21-Nov-09 22:40 | Comments ( 2 ) Tags: EvolutionWhen moving or updating websites from a staging version on a different server you will need to know the "File Manager" path. Here's a simple way to find it.
New documents with eForm
on 15-Nov-09 22:11 | Comments ( 27 ) Tags: EvolutionThe following tutorial will show how to create new resources(documents) with help from eForm
Upgrade MODx Evolution from command line
on 01-Nov-09 08:32 | Comments ( 1 ) Tags: EvolutionUpgrading to MODx Evolution is slightly different and simpler than upgrading to a RC.
How change the captcha noise images
on 24-Oct-09 23:14 | Comments ( 0 ) Tags: EvolutionChange your captcha noise images to match your website theme or colors.
Upgrade to MODx Evolution 1.0.1-RC1 from command line
on 18-Oct-09 09:39 | Comments ( 0 ) Tags: EvolutionUpgrade to the latest modx via the command line.
Where to keep your css and template images
on 17-Oct-09 22:09 | Comments ( 6 ) Tags: EvolutionAlthough you can keep your files and template images any place you desire here's how I like it.
Notifications on user login
on 08-Oct-09 23:43 | Comments ( 1 ) Tags: EvolutionA plugin to get notifications when a Web User or Manager User logs into modx.
Send email notifications when a document is saved
on 05-Oct-09 22:22 | Comments ( 20 ) Tags: EvolutionIf you ever wanted to send an email notification when a document is saved here is how I do it.
Creating a simple FAQ section
on 04-Oct-09 08:33 | Comments ( 4 ) Tags: EvolutionHere's a simple way to add a nice and simple FAQ section to your website.
Starting the Revolution
on 25-Sep-09 14:16 | Comments ( 0 ) Tags: RevolutionIf you ever wanted to have a look at what Modx Revolution brings in to the world, here's an easy way to install it yourself.
Take advantage of Ditto's @FILE property
on 22-Sep-09 10:39 | Comments ( 2 ) Tags: EvolutionWhen using Ditto with custom templates that call other snippets you might loose the caching functionality. One way to fix it is to use runSnippet API. Another one is to use @FILE property.
Using eForm with external chunks
on 20-Sep-09 14:12 | Comments ( 0 ) Tags: EvolutionThis tutorial will take advantage of eForm's ability to run snippets. Although it's a limited functionality, this article will show you how to take advantage of it and use it to keep your html in external files.
How to add custom tags to your documents
on 15-Sep-09 09:30 | Comments ( 3 ) Tags: EvolutionHere's an easy way to properly tag your documents. You will need access to phpMyAdmin or a similar tool.
Creating a content separator
on 14-Sep-09 22:37 | Comments ( 1 ) Tags: EvolutionOften you might want to easily display a nice separator between 2 paragraphs or 2 sections of your website. Here's how I do it.
Overcome caching limitation when you call a snippet inside another snippet
on 14-Sep-09 17:18 | Comments ( 1 ) Tags: EvolutionMost of you know that in order to use a snippet inside another snippet you have to alternate the snippet calls like [!, [[. Now your snippet call will not be cached anymore. Here's how to overcome this limitation.
XHTML valid pagetitle/longtitle
on 13-Sep-09 18:05 | Comments ( 6 ) Tags: EvolutionSometimes your page titles might contain special characters like "&". W3C's markup validation service will throw an error if you do not replace & with &
Hide empty sections with PHx
on 13-Sep-09 11:53 | Comments ( 8 ) Tags: EvolutionSometimes you might need to switch off parts of your website because there is no content to display.
How to output the height and width of an Image TV
on 13-Sep-09 10:44 | Comments ( 2 ) Tags: EvolutionThere are some cases when you need to output the image height and width in your HTML. The best solution I found is using a PHx custom modifier.