MODx

MODx

Developer(s)	MODx team
Stable release	2.1.3 (MODx revolution) / July 21, 2011; 2 months ago (2011-07-21)
Written in	PHP
Operating system	Cross-platform
Type	Content Management System
License	GPL
Website	modx.com

MODx (pronounced /ˌmɒdˈɛks/) is a free, open source content management system and web application framework for publishing content on the world wide web and intranets. MODx is licensed under the GPL, is written in the PHP programming language and uses the MySQL database. It was awarded Packt Publishing's Most Promising Open Source Content Management System in 2007.^[1]

History

The developers Raymond Irving and Ryan Thrash began the MODx CMS project in 2004 as a mashup of DocVars for Etomite and Raymond's web user add-on. In March 2005 all references to "MODx" were removed from the Etomite forums, coupled with a request from its founder to cease MODx support activities there. At this point, MODx became a fork of Etomite.

By May 2005, the MODx forums were online and Jason Coward joined the project leadership team. In 2007, Raymond left the project on amicable terms. The following year, Shaun McCormick joined the project leadership team.

In 2008 MODx users created a new logo and branding for the project.

Features

MODx allows for full segregation of content (plain HTML), appearance and behavior (standards compliant CSS and JavaScript) and logic (PHP, snippets).

Additional MODx features include:

• Graphical web-based installer
• Supports PHP 4.3.11 and above
• Supports WYSIWYG rich text editors
• Its Manager application works cross-browser and cross-platform including Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer on Windows, Firefox and Safari in Mac OS X, and Firefox in Linux
• Can be installed under IIS, Apache, Lighttpd and Zeus web servers
• Can be deployed "to the cloud" via Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2
• Supports any Ajax library including jQuery, MooTools, ExtJS and Prototype
• Recursive parser for nested functionality
• Complete control of all metadata and URL structure for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) purposes
• Object-oriented core code
• Model-view-controller compliant
• Role-based permissions for the Manager
• Ability to customize the Manager on a per-deployment basis
• Ecommerce integration via Foxy Cart

Translations and community

MODx has active, global end-user and developer communities. These communities have translated MODx into their native languages, including: Alsatian, Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian and European), Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish. Other active communities reside in India and the United Kingdom.

Recognition, awards, and publications

In July 2007, MODx was awarded Packt Publishing's Most Promising Open Source Content Management System award^[1]

Linux.com reviewed MODx on January 14, 2008. Its author concluded, "MODx is an easy-to-use, standards-compliant, search-engine-friendly, functional, and extensible CMS…".^[2]

On February 6, 2009, OpenSourceCMS.com^[3] user rankings placed MODx version 0.9.6.3 as the 3rd highest ranked of 78 applications in the CMS/portal category with 2885 votes. Jaws (#1 with 985 votes) and CMS Made Simple (#2 with 3,052 votes) were ranked higher.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Packt Publishing 2007 award.
2. ^ MODx: A promising open source CMS.
3. ^ Open Source CMS / Portals Demos, OpenSourceCMS.com.

Further reading

• MODx Community Japan (2007) (in Japanese). MODx CMS: Create the best site!. SOTEKKU Inc. pp. 335. ISBN 978-4881665732. 
• Spongle, Shane (2009). "Working With a Content Management Framework: MODx - NETTUTS". http://nettuts.com/tutorials/other/working-with-a-content-management-framework-modx/. 
• John, Antano Solar (2009). MODx Web Development. Packt Publishing. pp. 255. ISBN 978-1847194909. http://www.packtpub.com/modx-web-development. 
• Sarratt, Kristopher (2010). "Basic Integration of Foxy Cart into MODx". http://www.my619.com/foxy-cart-modx-tutorial-1. 

External links

• MODx official website