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    • 34022 ☆ A M B ☆
    • 91 Posts
    I wrote some documentations for my clients and other nontechnical users to use as a reference after their initial training, available at http://websitezen.com/modx-revolution-client-documentation.

    The documentation is free under the Creative Commons Attribution license; you can modify it, distribute it, and even sell it, as long as you give me credit for the original. It is not required, but I would appreciate an optional link to the original document or to my website (http://websitezen.com).

    I wrote this reference because all of the existing MODX documentation that I found had too much information on elements, site setup, and other complex areas that might intimidate or confuse nontechnical users. If you know of any similar documentation that I missed, let me know or post a link to it here.

    Suggestions, feedback, and corrections for the documentation are welcome. If you send me your Google email, I will give you comments access to the document in Google Drive.
      WebsiteZen.com - MODX and E-Commerce web development in the San Francisco Bay Area
      • 42046
      • 436 Posts
      I really think this sort of documentation should somehow be folded into the official wiki. The wiki is great for developers but a client focused style documentation that could be forked for end user specifics could really add to the commercial prospects of MODX.
        • 42049 ☆ A M B ☆
        • 250 Posts
        Brilliant work! Nice one!
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          • 34022 ☆ A M B ☆
          • 91 Posts
          @Dan: I agree, great idea.

          @Graeme: Thank you!
            WebsiteZen.com - MODX and E-Commerce web development in the San Francisco Bay Area
            • 28173
            • 409 Posts
            Very nice job !
            It will maybe motivate me to translate it in french !
              • 34022 ☆ A M B ☆
              • 91 Posts
              That would be awesome! Let me know if you release it, and I will link to it.
                WebsiteZen.com - MODX and E-Commerce web development in the San Francisco Bay Area
                • 43067
                • 15 Posts
                I commend you sir, very nice job.

                I've just had a quick flick through but i can tell at a glance that this is something i should have read before i started a site as all the dev guides jump right in and are talking about TV's and chunks by the second paragraph before you even know where the TV & Chunks are found - let alone what they do.

                a non tech jargon busting guide is just the thing that's needed, it would have saved my a bundle on pills for the headaches it's caused me trying to get to grips with the lingo.
                  • 38290
                  • 712 Posts
                  Wow. You win!
                    jpdevries
                    • 42146
                    • 73 Posts
                    Nice article, I will definitely have to use it.

                    BTW i found your client vids to be quite helpful as well.

                      • 34022 ☆ A M B ☆
                      • 91 Posts
                      Thanks guys.

                      @jstump: I can't take credit for those videos, as those are simply embedded YouTube videos from a company called Bridgecourt. They have more here: http://www.youtube.com/user/bridgecourtinc
                        WebsiteZen.com - MODX and E-Commerce web development in the San Francisco Bay Area