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Any resolution on this?

I also stumbled over the fact that the template must contain [[*content]] if a template is used.

The only reason for using templates with static resource is to attach additional data to the resource for example tags or keywords. In that case a lot of errors like described here could be avoided if the template content is ignored for static resources. Just a suggestion.

If you use a template for a static resource (or for a weblink), the template isn’t used for formatting really, it’s used as a container for the custom fields (i.e. Template Variables). This is a bit awkward... it’s another area where being able to define "Resource Types" would make for a more sensible UX (see this post http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,61312.0/all.html).

You can construct Static Resources with Template Variables and any other MODX Elements. This is different than allowing these so-called "Resource Types" (we already have the ability to extend the Resource class) which is more about being able to attach pre-defined "Sets" of Elements directly to a Resource. This is already on the Road Map for a future release, and was planned in the original prototype.