Description of new version of MODx CMS

1. Hello: Meet Revolution
Why MODx Revolution is Relevant to You

2. The Evolution of MODx

3. The Evolution of MODx
MODx Evolution fit a niche market - designers/
devs in tandem
However, had tons of legacy code, cluttered, fast
but not abstracted
Hacks had to be done to add new features, rather
than true scalability

4. The Revolution of MODx

5. The Revolution of MODx
Completely rewritten OOP core, based on xPDO
Completely redesigned mgr UI in ExtJS
Over 3 years in the making
More powerful, scalable, flexible API and core
A solid foundation to build from. 2.x, 3.x!
Targeted at designers/devs who want power and
flexibility with ease of use

6. New Features

7. New Features
Contexts ABAC Security
Property Sets xPDO DB ORM
Lexicons Custom Manager Pages
Content Types New Resource Types
Package Management MgrMgr in Core
New Manager UI Custom Settings
AND MORE!

8. Ground-up Rewrite
xPDO DB Object Relational Model - tables are
objects
OOP Core, MVC2 standards
Source-order parsing, flexible caching system
Increased stability and security
Much faster and far more scalable
Rename core, manager, connectors, directories

9. Contexts

10. Contexts
Extensible, can be used for multi-site, subdomains
Language translation subsites
Web Services
Member only sites
Restrict user editing to only one context
Possibilities are endless

11. Property Sets
[[!getResources? &parents=`2,3` &depth=`1`
&showHidden=`0` &tpl=`blogPost` &includeTVs=`1`
&includeContent=`0` &sortby=`publishedon`
&sortdir=`ASC` &limit=`5` &hideContainers=`1`]]
TURNS INTO:
[[!getResources@blogList? &parents=`2,3`]]

12. Lexicons
Easy translation ability for any Extra
Easy manager translations
Lexicon tags: [[%welcome? &name=`John`]]
With the entry being: “Welcome, [[+name]]”
turns into: “Welcome, John”
Combine with Contexts for multi-lang sites

13. Content Types
Add any extension to any Resource, will render
with FURLs
sitemap.xml, blogfeed.rss, style.css
Can easily add your own Content Types

14. Installing an Extra?

15. Package Management
Point-and-click installs of any Extra
Install entire sample sites, core extensions,
addons, translations
Connect to modxcms.com, or even other
Providers
In the future: password-protected providers (sell
access!)

16. New Security Model

17. ABAC Security
Access Policies, Permissions, Access Control
Lists (ACLs), User Groups, oh my!
Add a custom access policy to anything
Use custom permissions in your Extras
Restrict nearly anything in the manager

18. Custom Manager Pages
Out are modules, in are CMPs
Allow you to place them anywhere
Can use MODx mgr headers or be a clean slate
Have full access to MODx API
Can be packaged in to Transport Packages

19. Other New Features
Custom Settings
Form Customization (MgrMgr in core)
Weblink, Symlink, Static Resource

20. Common Q’s
Upgrade from Evo? Yes. But not as you think.
PDO/PHP Support? 5.1.1+ and PDO required.
Documentation? Loads. Far more than Evo.
http://docs.modxcms.com/ - Official Docs
http://api.modxcms.com/ - API Docs
http://bugs.modxcms.com/ - Bugtracker

21. Timelines
2.0.0 RC-1 - March 23rd, 2010
2.0.0 RC-2 - June 15th, 2010
2.0.0 GA - July 22nd, 2010
All dependent on community involvement!
Let’s get it out earlier!

22. How Can I Help?
Report bugs: bugs.modxcms.com
Help with Documentation!
Promote it! Blog posts, screencasts, tutorials
Translators needed
Write Extras for Revolution
Become a core code committer
ALL ROLES ARE VITAL AND NEEDED!

23. SHAUN MCCORMICK :: SPLITTINGRED.COM :: TWITTER: @SPLITTINGRED