MODx and WordPress on the same server

type of site: intranet
MODx Revolution 2.2.14-pl(traditional)
Windows Server 2012 R2
MySqL Workbench 6.1 CE
IIS8
PHP Manager 1.2 for IIS7

my level of knowledge with MODx=beginner (enough to follow instructions and make updates to the site and edit the HTML/CSS code/files)

ok, so i have MODx Revolution 2.2.14 running on a Windows 2012 R2 Server. the marketing dept recently approached me asking for a blog on our internal site. I have installed Articles and it is (seems to be, anyway) working the way it should.

However

it was purposed we use WordPress to run the blog instead since it is a blogging tool.

now, they want to know if we can use WordPress as well as MODx in the same server environment.

the research i was able to pull up (unless i was using the wrong search terms) came up with comparison models of MODx vs WordPress, how to move sites from one CMS to the other, and a few sites of some obscure CMS someone had installed on the same server and it was causing errors. i came to search here and (again, possibly using the wrong search terms?) found mostly the same thing, migrating data from one to the other or a comparison of the two.

for our environment, MODx is the better choice for our needs, but explaining that to suits would be a lot harder than coming to them with a yes or no and explanation of how to or why not.

is anyone able to help me with this?

So, I'm guessing the question is: can both modx and wordpress share the same records to serve up blog posts? I'm tipping probably not... unless you want to do some serious code hacking in the articles manager, or for the wordpress end.

But, there's nothing to stop you from installing them on the same server side by side. Just create a new database and a site/folder for each to use, and it should be fairly easy to accomodate.

As far as import tools and things, there's not really many options out there.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11870905/export-articles-from-modx-and-import-in-wordpress

CMS2CMS seem to have some conversion experience in this though.
https://www.cms2cms.com/cms/supported-cms/modx-to-wordpress-migration/
[ed. note: vrdriver last edited this post 11 years, 1 month ago.]

My two cents: You may not care about this, but theming the WordPress site to look like the MODX site is possible, but no fun at all.

Not everyone would agree, but I've been pretty happy with Articles as a blog platform withing MODX. I set it up in a day.

It is possible to synchronize users between WP and MODX, but as vdriver says, it's not a trivial task.

Quote from: vrdriver at Aug 08, 2015, 08:46 PM

So, I'm guessing the question is: can both modx and wordpress share the same records to serve up blog posts? I'm tipping probably not... unless you want to do some serious code hacking in the articles manager, or for the wordpress end.

yes, that is exactly what they are wanting to do. Not so much import data from one to another, but have the MODx platform and WordPress(blog portion) running as separate platforms not talking to each other.


Quote from: BobRay at Aug 08, 2015, 11:08 PM

My two cents: You may not care about this, but theming the WordPress site to look like the MODX site is possible, but no fun at all.

which, made me shudder when I started researching how to customize themes.

Thankfully, after meeting with the person proposing using WordPress, we were able to get on the same page and he is willing to give MODx a try (since all his experience is with WordPress) as long as it can fit the needs he has envisioned.


So here's hoping