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How to prevent MODx tags from parsing in MODx Revo

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:51:05 +0000

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.

Using getResources to generate an RSS feed

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:30:20 +0000

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!

Quip: Get the comment count for a thread

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:37:21 +0000

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.

Understanding caching of placeholders in MODx Revo

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:07:05 +0000

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.

Using snippets as output filters in MODx Revo

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:19:33 +0000

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.