As often as not, I build websites for small-to-medium sized businesses. They share a foible in common – if they have a link to an outside site, they almost invariably want it to open in a new window. The impulse is natural – they want to user to stay on their site as long as [...]
Read more →Sometime ago, I reviewed the first edition of this book, and I had liked it a lot. I just got a chance to look over the Second Edition. Anybody who has been watching MODx closely is aware that Revolution, MODx version 2, aka Revo, has been released for some time now. Because of this major [...]
Read more →Not too long ago, MODx did a major upgrade from Evo (version 1) to Revo (version 2). Significant upgrades can cause a learning curve and some consternation. People frequently ask me about the differences between the two, so I will share a few brief impressions. While Revo takes many important strides forward, it’s still new. [...]
Read more →Showing RSS feeds from other sites is a handy way to tie different media sources together. In the small business sites that I’m making lately, everyone wants to have a Twitter and a Facebook link. The next level would be to display RSS feeds from elsewhere right on your site instead of only having a [...]
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