ModxTraining.com RSS Feed http://modxtraining.com/feed en ModxTraining.com 2006 120 Icon Glossary http://modxtraining.com/icon-glossary Let's go through each icon on the default icon toolbar and see what each one will do for you.

  • undo icon Undo - Use this icon to undo a mistake.
]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:37:48 -0800 http://modxtraining.com/icon-glossary Default admin account Blogging http://modxtraining.com/blogging Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:53:48 -0700 http://modxtraining.com/blogging Default admin account Online Donations http://modxtraining.com/online-donations Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:53:01 -0700 http://modxtraining.com/online-donations Default admin account WuFoo Forms http://modxtraining.com/wufoo Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:51:59 -0700 http://modxtraining.com/wufoo Default admin account Google Calendar http://modxtraining.com/google-calendar Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:51:00 -0700 http://modxtraining.com/google-calendar Default admin account Adding Google Analytics http://modxtraining.com/google-analytics IMPORTANT: Depending on how your website developer set up your Modx account, you may not have access to your Modx site templates.

]]> Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:49:40 -0700 http://modxtraining.com/google-analytics Default admin account Backing Up Your Site http://modxtraining.com/backing-up
  • Log in to your Modx manager.
  • Click the Backup link/icon on the welcome screen or click on TOOLS tab at the top then click BACKUP.
  • Check the box at the top next to TABLE NAME.
    • ]]>     Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:47:26 -0700 http://modxtraining.com/backing-up Default admin account     Embedding YouTube Videos http://modxtraining.com/youtube
  • First, copy the URL from YouTube.com for the video you want to place on your site.

    youtube embed code

  • Log in to your Modx manager and click on the page in the Site Tree you wish to place the Y
    • ]]>     Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:46:29 -0700 http://modxtraining.com/youtube Default admin account     Using Doc Manager http://modxtraining.com/doc-manager The Doc Manager is useful if you need to make changes to your pages/resources in bunches, such as changing the template for several pages in your site in one convenient step.

    ]]>     Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:43:00 -0700 http://modxtraining.com/doc-manager Default admin account     Page Hierarchy http://modxtraining.com/page-hierarchy In Modx, your Site Tree keeps track of all the pages and resources of your site. The Site Tree is located on the left hand side of each and every Modx manager page. If you click the green down arrow above the Site Tree, it will expand so you can see at a glance all of the pages and resources of your site.

    ]]>     Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:38:45 -0700 http://modxtraining.com/page-hierarchy Default admin account     Page Settings http://modxtraining.com/page-settings Each page, or Resource in Modx language, will have a certain number of settings you can adjust. These settings will greatly influence how and if they display. Let's go through each setting, one by one.

    1. After logging in to your website manager, click on a page on your site tree.
    ]]>     Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:37:04 -0700 http://modxtraining.com/page-settings Default admin account     Using Headings http://modxtraining.com/using-headings Headings are a great way to break up content on a page, which makes the page content more "ingestable" for your readers. Anytime you have more than a couple paragraphs on a page, it's probably a good idea to use headings. Here's an example of headings and their respective sizes.

    ]]>     Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:35:31 -0700 http://modxtraining.com/using-headings Default admin account     Advanced CSS Styles http://modxtraining.com/advanced-css-styles DISCLAIMER: This is meant to be used for advanced users, but even beginners can dabble in it enough to get some basic design changes complete.

    ]]>     Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:35:04 -0700 http://modxtraining.com/advanced-css-styles Default admin account     Using Links http://modxtraining.com/using-links
  • Login to your website manager.
  • Scroll down to a Resource Content (text editor) and select a bit of text. It can be one word or a few words or more.
    • ]]>     Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:33:06 -0700 http://modxtraining.com/using-links Default admin account     Editing Images http://modxtraining.com/editing-images
  • Login to your website manager.
  • View the tutorial on Adding Images if you don't already have an image to edit.
  • Once you have your image in place in the text editor (Resource content) box, click it once to select
    • ]]>     Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:28:47 -0700 http://modxtraining.com/editing-images Default admin account     Tips, Tricks, and Hints http://modxtraining.com/tips-tricks Since, most likely, you'll be spending most of your time in Modx using the Text Editor, I thought it would be good to go through the most often used features, as well as some tips and tricks to make your Modx text editor experience more enjoyable.

    Tip #1

    When entering text into the editor, pressing the ENTER

    ]]>     Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:25:59 -0700 http://modxtraining.com/tips-tricks Default admin account     Pasting Text From Microsoft Word http://modxtraining.com/paste-from-word
  • Log in to your manager.
  • Select a resource to edit.
  • Scroll down to the Resource Content box.
    • ]]>     Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:25:06 -0700 http://modxtraining.com/paste-from-word Default admin account     Using QuickEdit http://modxtraining.com/using-quickedit If you login to the manager "back end" part of your website, and then view the "front end" of your website in a new browser tab or window, you can access a useful editing feature called Quick Edit.

    ]]>     Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:21:51 -0700 http://modxtraining.com/using-quickedit Default admin account     Adding a Page http://modxtraining.com/adding-a-page
  • Log in.
  • Remember from the Terminology tutorial, that in Modx, pages are called Resources.
    • ]]>     Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:21:11 -0700 http://modxtraining.com/adding-a-page Default admin account     Adding Images http://modxtraining.com/adding-images
  • Log in.
  • Navigate to the Resource (Document/Page) you would like to edit.
  • Scroll down to the "Resource Content" box.
    • ]]>     Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:20:44 -0700 http://modxtraining.com/adding-images Default admin account     Editing a Page http://modxtraining.com/editing-a-page There are several ways to edit a page, but for the sake of simplicity, we'll cover the most common method in this tutorial.

    1. Log in to your website
    2. Expand the Site Tree by clicking the green down arrowhttp://modxtraining.com/editing-a-page Default admin account Terminology http://modxtraining.com/terminology Manager - The "backend" administration section of your website. You reach the manager section by logging in.

      Site Tree - The list of Resources, or documents or pages, that make up your website.

      ]]>       Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:19:06 -0700 http://modxtraining.com/terminology Default admin account       Logging In http://modxtraining.com/logging-in
    3. Go to www.yourdomainname.com/manager to log in.
    ]]>     Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:18:31 -0700 http://modxtraining.com/logging-in Default admin account