[SOLVED]: Stylesheets won't load out of manager mode

Problem fixed. Turns out that there were some basic code errors in a plugin that weren’t being reported on screen. Had to dig them out from the server logs.

Note to self: when problems begin, check the System Logs. :S

Thanks all for your help.

hi,

glad to hear you found it out was about to tell you to ask ie not to display "simplified" error message in order to know a bit more about the 500 error which is a servor error often due to htaccess or script

now, just to explain that htaccess stuff (that doesn’t prevent the page from showing )
the url rewriting enables MODx (actually, the server) to understand that www.yourwbesite.com/this/that/an-alias means www.yourwbesite.com/index.php?id=25

that’s why it excludes the /assets directory from the rules as www.yourwbesite.com/assets/images/yourimg.png... really "means" www.yourwbesite.com/assets/images/yourimg.png and must not be interpreted as www.yourwbesite.com/index.php?id=32... you see

have swing