MODx CMS

In this article I will be discussing about MODx CMS, yet another open source CMS written in PHP. After working with Joomla and Drupal I discovered MODx in my latest job. MODx is fast, flexible, Ajax and SEO content management system allowing you to have nice looking URLs. MODx is very simple and easy to use compared to Joomla and Drupal and offers super simple templates in HTML/CSS/JS or even any library you want.

As the community of MODx is growing more developers are getting involved developing professional sites using MODx due to its flexibility and simplicity. In contrast with other CMS, MODx has all the tools and features that will aid you to build your website within few hours. Below is a list of features.

Feature List

• Web 2.0 (Ajax)
• Graphical installer
• Strong web standard support
• Improved rich text editors
• Robust CSS menu builder
• Browser compatible
• Custom content type
• Improved document parser and error handking
• SEO
• Import static HTML templates
• Multiple templates per site
• ACL (Access control level)
• Improved security
• Template variables (TV – custom content field)
• quick Edit front end editing

Developers are constantly working on improving MODx capabilities. The latest version of MODx is Evolution 1.0.2 and Revolution 2.0.0-beta. What makes MODx different from other CMS’s is that its dead simple and easy to learn. With good understanding of PHP you can customise MODx core capabilities taking it to the next level. MODx may have been around for many years, and it may not be widely used in industry compared to Joomla or Drupal but the future for MODx is bright. Finally for all those bloggers MODx provides a fully functioning blogging system out of the box!