MODX REVOLUTION. Create the Internet
Miscellaneous / / December 04, 2023
Do you want to open an online store, but don’t have the budget for a programmer or the time for long development? Not satisfied with standard website builders, are you looking to implement an original design? We will help solve these problems quickly and efficiently.
Just yesterday it was necessary to spend a lot of time and even more money on developing an online store website. Then website builders appeared. They offer simple solutions, but standard ones. Successful commercial projects are successful precisely because they are original and do not repeat existing ones. Then MODX appeared.
On the one hand, it is a free professional content management system (CMS), on the other, a framework for web applications. MODX allows you to effortlessly create a website from scratch, then edit it and manage the content the way you want. Written in PHP. The code is open. It installs easily on most servers and works great on the vast majority of browsers.
The advantages of MODX are obvious:
- you will not find any additional imposed programs when installing MODX;
- a large Russian-speaking community - the system is popular, there will always be someone who is ready to help you solve any problems that arise;
- easy to install additional functions, large set of plugins;
- convenient control;
- no restrictions on design - decide for yourself what your online store should look like;
- there are no restrictions in the development of the created site - decide for yourself what and where to add, remove, edit;
- simply optimize the site for SEO;
- unlimited traffic – you don’t need to pay anything to the MODX manufacturer if you suddenly have a million buyers a day.
In this course you will not only learn MODX, but will be able to use the system for commercial purposes. Minimum theory. The course's workshop is an end-to-end case study on creating an online store. Using the acquired skills, you will be able to create websites of any type: business card sites, landing pages, blogs and corporate sites, online stores.
You will learn:
- install MODX REVOLUTION on hosting;
- install add-ons and configure CMS;
- manage the administrative control panel of CMS MODX REVOLUTION;
- apply the principles of templates;
- create and manage website pages;
- prepare the structure of the online store, create sections for product categories and main pages;
- analyze and adjust ready-made website templates, work with the template structure;
- integrate the design of online store pages;
- expand the capabilities of the online store through ready-made modules;
- configure the administrative panel;
- optimize for SEO.
Module 1. Introduction to CMS MODX (8 ac. h.)
- Installing MODX Revolution on hosting. Software requirements.
- Installing add-ons and configuring the system.
- Overview of the administrative control panel of CMS MODX REVOLUTION.
- System architecture.
- Review of additional extensions for the online store.
- Installation and configuration: pdoTools, Collections, controlErrorLog, frontendManager, MetaX, MinifyX, phpThumbOn, SEO Pro, SimpleSearch, Tickets, ClientConfig.
- “Golden” developer standards.
- Principles of templates.
- MODX tags, chunks, variables, snippets.
- Creation and management of website pages.
- Preparation of the structure of the online store. Creation of sections. product categories and main pages.
Module 2. Integration of online store page design (8 ac. h.)
- Selecting a template - overview of key resources. Which templates to choose?
- Analysis of the initial layout of the project.
- Installation and configuration of website design.
- Definition of dynamic parts of the layout.
- Working with the structure of the template - removing unnecessary things.
- Menu and slider customization.
- Working with template typography.
- Integration of home page design. Creating a template. Chunking.
- Integration of the design of catalog sections and product pages. Creating a template. Chunking.
- Integration of text page design. Creating a template. Chunking.
- Displaying articles on the website. Popular articles and products on the main page.
- Formation of a dynamic menu.
Creating a slider using MIGx TV.
Module 3. Additional online store settings and SEO optimization CMS MODX REVO (8 ac. h.)
- Product reviews.
- Setting up the “You watched” block.
- Search the site, implementation options.
- Management of related products in the online store.
- Client registration and management system.
- Payment management system - connection of payment systems.
- Order management system.
- Discount and coupon management system.
- Comparison of the capabilities of popular extensions for creating an online store.
- Customization and configuration of the admin panel for content managers - usability inside and outside.
- User rights management.
- SEO optimization - managing meta tags, creating an XML sitemap, robots.txt, 404, 401 (components: translit, SEO Pro, SEOTab).
- Speed up the site. Checking the site for performance using online resources. Google PageSpeed Insights.
- Create a “You watched” block.
- Create a site search.
- Perform SEO optimization of the online store.
- Customize the admin panel for content managers.