How to Upload CSS and/or Template Files?

Hi all - hope this isn’t a repeat, couldn’t find anything with search.

From what I can tell, all I can do in the ModX GUI is create a new template in which I can paste some HTML and other front end code. My problem is when I do this, I want to link to an external CSS file but I don’t know:
a) Where to upload the CSS file or
b) Where the template file goes when it’s created (in other words, I have no idea what the path TO the CSS file should be).

Anyone have any clue?

I assumed /assets/templates, but I don’t see the template file I created anywhere.

Thanks SO MUCH for any advice!

Iris*

You can actually put the CSS file anywhere you want! I typically create a new folder called styles in my MODx root where I upload my css files and usually any images that that I use in my design. I do this from my FTP app rather than in the MODx interface itself.

Then in your template, you simply use standard HTML to point to the css file



Hope this answers the question.

There is no one set way of doing this.

I usually will build a static page first that points to my css and js files first. You can then copy the folder structure into the assets/templates folder like so: assets/templates/new_templateName/css/styles.css

Then when you create your template from within MODx you make sure you point to the css file using that path in the head of your template. The css file can be placed anywhere but the path to that file must be perfect.

Thanks, @webandflow and @Photowebmax!

I was trying to use a relative path to my files, but I suppose I may as well use a full URL, at least for now. Good call, both of you - I’ll give that a try and see if I can get things working logically - I’ll let you know.

Thanks for the quick responses!

I think if you add the following to the <head> section of your template, the paths can be left relative (to the root index.php file). This also makes it easier to move from dev to production.

I went for the hard-coded path and it works, although it was a bit wonky because we’re working on an IP instead of a server situation and I don’t get that stuff.

I would still LOVE to know where ModX puts the template files that are created in the GUI, but I can get around it for now.

Also, thanks @Breezer! I’ll try that as well!

To my knowledge template *files* are in the database.

The template created in the GUI is stored in the database in the site_templates table. Everything managed through the GUI, including resources and all elements, is stored in the database.