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What's your absolute top favourite MODX feature, and why? Which feature really makes MODX stand out from other CMS systems?
For me, and I expect for a lot of people its TVs, WordPress has Custom Fields which is the closest implementation in another system I have seen; but MODX's TVs is really something special, they truly make it an infinitely configurable CMS. Usually once most developers and designs "get" how TVs work then they're hooked on MODX.
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Being able to control caching down to the character
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+1 Having proper control, and I do mean proper control of the cache is brilliant.
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That it doesn't force features on to you, but instead suggests you use XYZ.
Absolute control over what the templates produce, and usually without too much of a fight.
complete control over final markup & migx.
Most important also for me is complete control of what's coming out on the users end.
Also I would not like to miss:
- Output Modifiers
- System Events
- MIGX =) (even if not modx core, but should be soon I hope!)
- Contexts
- API (even if I can't compare very well to other platforms)
I agree, TVs and output modifiers have allowed me to develop things in a way that fits into someone else's already engrained workflow (and improve on it in a logical way) rather than trying to making them adapt to new CMS forced workflows.
I've had to use MIGX for a few things but it feels like somewhat of a bodge (maybe I'm not savy enough with it yet), so I'd really like to hear more about the forthcoming ArrayTV.
