10 reasons why MODx is my favorite CMS

There are a lot of CMS system available online, a lot of them are even free! But witch is best?
Of course opinions vary like snowflakes do, so I will share my opinion.

My favorite CMS by far is MODx.

Here are my top 10 reasons why I like it:

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The best place to learn: Nettuts+

The great website Nettuts+ just created a post with a great collection of video tutorials:
Who Needs University? The Best Nettuts+ Screencast Training Courses

So if you want to learn any web design or development this is a great place to start!

Tags: CSS, HTML, Java, jQuery, learn, Nettuts+, Photoshop, PHP, Tutorial, Video
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Using jQuery in combination with the MODx QuickManager (avoid conflicts)

MODx Evolution (I use v1.0.4) comes loaded with a very nice QuickManager. This is a popup system that uses jQuery and gives users the ability to quickly edit a pages content. Unfortunately this plugin has a conflict if you combine it with other jQuery plugins.

But there is a easy fix! Simply go to
Elements > Manage Elements > Plugins
Select the QuickManager and go to the configuration tab.

Here you can select FALSE under:
- jQuery noConflict mode in front-end
- Load jQuery in front-end fields.

Next, you will have to add jQuery manually to you page header.
I like to get jQuery from Google, add:
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
in your template header before any other javascript code you have.

And that is it! You can use the QuickManager and add a nice jQuery slider, hover or any other javascript you want!

UPDATE (with thanks to Harmony)
An other option is to change the Path to jQuery to the jQuery of your choice, Harmony used the latest jQuery 1.4.2.min.js

Tags: fix, jQuery, NoConflict, QuickManager
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