I asked a long long time ago but I cannot find the thread so I’m asking again for clarification.
I have a client who would like to have the front and back end customised to their requirements to the last letter. I said I would find out what extend things can be changed or modified.
The areas I would like clarification on are more related to the back-end of things and the included source files.
My client is never going to look at the actual source files but they hold the titles etc of the back-end area and this is what I would like clarification on.
Can I edit the Language files so that it would say "my company" instead of "MODx" for the manager titles? An example...
$_lang["modx_news"] = 'MYcompany News Notices';
$_lang["modx_news_tab"] = 'MYcompany News';
$_lang["modx_news_title"] = 'MYcompany News';
$_lang["modx_security_notices"] = 'MYcompany Security Notices';
Is this an acceptable modification?
How about changing the Help page in the manager to reflect how to contact me since I’m the developer of the site?
I do not wish to change any of the file mentions, shown below; as my client will not see this in the manager area.
/**
* Filename: includes/lang/english.inc.php
* Function: Language file.
* Encoding: UTF8
* Author: The MODx Project Team
* Date: 1 October 2009
* Version: 2.0.4
* MODx version: Evolution 1.0.1
*/
Basically my client wishes to have the manager to be customised that any mention of a company/group title would reflect theirs rather than MODx. I said I would find this out and to what extend the manager side can be modified. I did read some posts regarding the copyright of MODx but my questions are more specific and would like to find out first hand.
Another thing while I’m on the subject of copyright. Am I permitted to heavily modify MODx to suit my own needs or is their something in place that it should be left intact? In no way do I want to repackage MODx and call it mine but I would like to hard code some PHP in to the manager, customise the user fields in the manager, create my own user registration system etc that ties in the manager itself and extend the database. Again, I do not want to touch any of the Copyright messages that clearly state this is a MODx product.
Appreciated. Ross