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    • 3831
    • 13 Posts
    Hello,

    This might sound very basic and stupid .. but here i am..

    I created a template from scratch. The version of Modx Revo is 2.2.2.
    I want to show featured articles on the homepage. I had a lot of options in Joomla but i dont see any in modx. Or maybe i am not looking in the correct direction.

    I want to be able to display few topics with a readmore link .. i want to be able to manage it automatically ..

    please excuse my grammar.

    thank you.
      • 3749
      • 24,544 Posts
      Check out the getResources package. http://rtfm.modx.com/display/ADDON/getResources.

      You can install it through System -> Package Management.

      Welcome to MODX. smiley




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        • 3831
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        this was excatly wht i ws lookin fr .. thanks a ton Bob !
          • 3831
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          hi .. i attempted to install Articles and here is th output :

          /*
          * MODX Console Output
          *
          * @date 2012-06-08 07:36:00
          */
          Attempting to install package with signature: articles-1.6.1-pl
          
          Package found...now preparing to install.
          
          Grabbing package workspace...
          
          Workspace environment initiated, now installing package...
          
          Error adding field quipComment->name: Array
          (
              [0] => 42S21
              [1] => 1060
              [2] => Duplicate column name 'name'
          )
          
          
          Error adding field quipComment->email: Array
          (
              [0] => 42S21
              [1] => 1060
              [2] => Duplicate column name 'email'
          )
          
          
          Error adding field quipComment->website: Array
          (
              [0] => 42S21
              [1] => 1060
              [2] => Duplicate column name 'website'
          )
          
          
          Error adding field quipComment->resource: Array
          (
              [0] => 42S21
              [1] => 1060
              [2] => Duplicate column name 'resource'
          )
          
          
          Error adding field quipComment->idprefix: Array
          (
              [0] => 42S21
              [1] => 1060
              [2] => Duplicate column name 'idprefix'
          )
          
          
          Error adding field quipComment->existing_params: Array
          (
              [0] => 42S21
              [1] => 1060
              [2] => Duplicate column name 'existing_params'
          )
          
          
          Error adding index resource to quipComment: Array
          (
              [0] => 42000
              [1] => 1061
              [2] => Duplicate key name 'resource'
          )
          
          
          Error adding field quipComment->ip: Array
          (
              [0] => 42S21
              [1] => 1060
              [2] => Duplicate column name 'ip'
          )
          
          
          Error adding field quipComment->rank: Array
          (
              [0] => 42S21
              [1] => 1060
              [2] => Duplicate column name 'rank'
          )
          
          
          Error adding field quipComment->approvedby: Array
          (
              [0] => 42S21
              [1] => 1060
              [2] => Duplicate column name 'approvedby'
          )
          
          
          Error adding field quipComment->deleted: Array
          (
              [0] => 42S21
              [1] => 1060
              [2] => Duplicate column name 'deleted'
          )
          
          
          Error adding field quipComment->deletedon: Array
          (
              [0] => 42S21
              [1] => 1060
              [2] => Duplicate column name 'deletedon'
          )
          
          
          Error adding field quipComment->deletedby: Array
          (
              [0] => 42S21
              [1] => 1060
              [2] => Duplicate column name 'deletedby'
          )
          
          
          Error adding index approvedby to quipComment: Array
          (
              [0] => 42000
              [1] => 1061
              [2] => Duplicate key name 'approvedby'
          )
          
          
          Error adding index deleted to quipComment: Array
          (
              [0] => 42000
              [1] => 1061
              [2] => Duplicate key name 'deleted'
          )
          
          
          Error adding index deletedby to quipComment: Array
          (
              [0] => 42000
              [1] => 1061
              [2] => Duplicate key name 'deletedby'
          )
          
          
          Error adding field quipThread->quip_call_params: Array
          (
              [0] => 42S21
              [1] => 1060
              [2] => Duplicate column name 'quip_call_params'
          )
          
          
          Error adding field quipThread->quipreply_call_params: Array
          (
              [0] => 42S21
              [1] => 1060
              [2] => Duplicate column name 'quipreply_call_params'
          )
          
          
          Could not load class: quipNotifyComment from mysql.quipnotifycomment.
          
          Could not load class: quipNotifyComment from mysql.quipnotifycomment.
          
          Error removing field Article->articles_container: Array
          (
              [0] => 42000
              [1] => 1091
              [2] => Can't DROP 'articles_container'; check that column/key exists
          )
          
          
          Error removing field Article->articles_container_settings: Array
          (
              [0] => 42000
              [1] => 1091
              [2] => Can't DROP 'articles_container_settings'; check that column/key exists
          )
          
          
          Successfully installed package articles-1.6.1-pl
          
          
          /* EOF */
            • 3749
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            I think those are normal. It probably means that you had already installed Quip (or Articles tried to install it twice).

            The final message is the important one.


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              • 3831
              • 13 Posts
              Thanks for al ur help Bob!

              I tried my hands on creating the blogs myself without using Articles and i gt it .. thnks a ton fr al ur help again ..

              cheers!!