How to prevent MODx tags from parsing in MODx Revo

Posted by garryn | Filed under: MODx Revolution

So, you have a shiny new blog rolling in MODx Revolution and you want to post up some code samples about MODx Revo - but, hold on, if MODx tags are posted in the sample code, they get parsed. Oh oh!

Just how do you work around that little annoyance? Well, with a plugin of course! Read on for the solution.

Read more | Comments (4) | Feb 12, 2010

Using getResources to generate an RSS feed

Posted by garryn | Filed under: MODx Revolution

A question came up on the MODx forums today about whether it is possible to use the getResources snippet to generate an RSS feed in MODx Revolution. Sure it is!

Read more | Comments (2) | Feb 5, 2010

Quip: Get the comment count for a thread

Posted by garryn | Filed under: MODx Revolution

Quip is the third-party component available for MODx Revolution to allow commenting on resources. For example, this blog uses Quip to allow commenting on blog posts.

But, say you want to get the comment count for a particular thread elsewhere within your site - how would you do it? For the solution, read on.

Read more | Comments (0) | Feb 3, 2010

Understanding caching of placeholders in MODx Revo

Posted by garryn | Filed under: MODx Revolution

Caching has had a serious update in MODx Revolution. Now, any element can be called uncached which provides an amazing granularity to caching. However, it also has a gotcha that if you aren't aware of will have you scratching your head for a while.

Read more | Comments (0) | Feb 3, 2010

Using snippets as output filters in MODx Revo

Posted by garryn | Filed under: MODx Revolution

In this blog post I aim to show you how to use snippets as custom output filters in MODx Revolution. Output filters are the updated equivalents of output widgets that are available in MODx Evolution and being able to use snippets as output filters provides a great degree of flexibility.

Read more | Comments (0) | Jan 31, 2010