recommendations to migrate from html web site to MODx

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fran2008 Reply #1, 17 years, 10 months ago

Please, give some recommendations to migrate my web site done with html pages to MODx.
Maybe, are there some documentation about examples or tips or best practices?

thanks,

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motoxer4533 Reply #2, 17 years, 10 months ago

Quote from: fran2008 at Nov 26, 2008, 12:24 PM

Please, give some recommendations to migrate my web site done with html pages to MODx.
Maybe, are there some documentation about examples or tips or best practices?

thanks,

This page will probably be your best friend starting out:
http://wiki.modxcms.com/index.php/Beginner’s_Guide_to_MODx

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BobRay Reply #3, 17 years, 10 months ago

Or this: http://bobsguides.com/porting-your-site-to-modx.html.

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Everett Reply #4, 17 years, 9 months ago

I put up a video about taking an existing HTML/CSS layout and porting it over to MODx:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EasmxiU0LsM

You should get an idea for what’s possible, and the wiki is a great reference for that stuff... in particular, I found this page to be useful:
http://wiki.modxcms.com/index.php/Placeholders_used_by_MODx_Pages_and_Templates

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