Took over site with Modx... need help!!!

Heya fellas,
So i just started a new job and part of my duties is to update the website, and it is using Modx. i have no idea abotu this, i did log into the manager and looked around, seems like im getting the 'white screen of death' ...hehe... but thats besides the point right now, i did research that a little, but my main goal is just to edit the main page

i need help asap with just a simple thing of changing the main page of out site. but the thing is i cant seem to find a index.html

i am assuming it is all set up different or something going on i cant figure out.

can someone please take a quick look at our home page and let me know what i need to open to just change the wording.

http://stainlesshosefittings.com/

this little part is my main goal for the day

"hStainless Steel 90° Swivel Connectors:

Male JIC 37° x Female JIC 37° - Tube Style
No Braze "One Piece Construction"
316 Grade Stainless Steel"

like i mentioned i cant figure out where the dang index file...if there is one?

any help and suggestions would be appreciated

Your "index.html" is resource #1 in the left-hand Resource Tree.

You need to start by examining the template it uses. That template will have HTML and MODX tags, like [[*content]].

This is your friend, get to know it well. https://rtfm.modx.com/revolution/2.x/making-sites-with-modx/

Quote from: sottwell at Aug 26, 2015, 03:10 PM

Your "index.html" is resource #1 in the left-hand Resource Tree.

You need to start by examining the template it uses. That template will have HTML and MODX tags, like [[*content]].

This is your friend, get to know it well. https://rtfm.modx.com/revolution/2.x/making-sites-with-modx/

great info... thank you.. i guess i need to fix the white screen so i can work with it...grrr sounds like a big deal to fix

I poked around a bit, it looks like an old version of Evolution (MODX 1.x) I haven't dealt with that for several years. If it is what I think it is, you really need to upgrade to the latest version of Evolution to protect from security issues in the older versions.

Quote from: sottwell at Aug 26, 2015, 03:21 PM

I poked around a bit, it looks like an old version of Evolution (MODX 1.x) I haven't dealt with that for several years. If it is what I think it is, you really need to upgrade to the latest version of Evolution to protect from security issues in the older versions.

really? you think that will fix the white screen? kinda makes me nervous if something goes wrong and takes down the whole site...hehe

Where are you getting a white screen? When you log in to the Manager?

You definitely don't want to try to do an upgrade with a broken site. A white page means a fatal PHP error, usually it will be in a Plugin. Plugins are bits of PHP code that are inserted at certain points during the processing, to modify what MODX does without editing its core code. If an old plugin, written with old PHP, is working and your hosting provider upgrades the server's PHP version, that plugin can stop working, causing a white screen.

Quote from: sottwell at Aug 26, 2015, 03:29 PM

You definitely don't want to try to do an upgrade with a broken site. A white page means a fatal PHP error, usually it will be in a Plugin. Plugins are bits of PHP code that are inserted at certain points during the processing, to modify what MODX does without editing its core code. If an old plugin, written with old PHP, is working and your hosting provider upgrades the server's PHP version, that plugin can stop working, causing a white screen.

oooh... i see a white screen in the manager when i click on my site..and anything under that tree on the left. nothing loads up on the the big white area of screen. i can right click on them a see a menu...edit resource etc.. but it still remains white.. also new resourse...new weblink doesnt do anyhting either..

if i click on elements...manage files...still white screen

also when i am on the main site... i see the modx drop down menu and click edit resource and a popup comes up...but it is blank as well

Do you have access to the domain hosting control panel? You need to look at the PHP error log to see what the problem is.

And that's definitely a MODX 1.x Evolution site.