Exploring MODx From the Inside: An In-Depth Look at How MODx Works

Exploring MODx from the inside

MODx is dead! Long live MODx!

Well, no, not really. MODx as we know it now, MODx Evolution, is far from becoming obsolete.

While MODx 2.0 Revolution is in its first public beta, being used initially to support a new generation MODx CMS and representing a quantum leap in web application frameworks, its older brother MODx Evolution will continue to be a sturdy supporter of web developers everywhere for a long time.

You could say that MODx Evolution is a content manager with application framework support, while MODx Revolution is an application framework with content management support.

For a great number of websites, MODx Evolution will continue to prove to be an excellent choice for managing a site's content and providing most of the dynamic functionality web developers need at their fingertips.

This will be a series of articles thoroughly examining how MODx Evolution works.

A few changes are being made in the terminology used by MODx. For example, "resources" will refer only to actual web resources (such as web pages), while other formerly-called "resources" such as chunks, snippets, etc will be "elements". The original Resources menu will be Elements, and Manage Resources will be Manage Elements.

How MODx Works

by Susan Ottwell on 10-Jul-08 22:49
A brief look at how the MODx parser and manager works.

How MODx Templates Work

by Susan Ottwell on 12-Jul-08 09:45
Creating templates in MODx is really quite easy.

How MODx Template Variables Work

by Susan Ottwell on 01-Aug-08 12:25
Template Variables are powerful extensions to your document's dynamic capabilities.

How MODx Snippets Work

by Susan Ottwell on 03-Jul-09 09:34
Snippets provide dynamic content with PHP code.

How MODx Plugins Work

by Susan Ottwell on 08-Sep-08 11:35
Modified introtext