Our team chose MODX as a platform way back in 2013 largely because of its flexibility. We're free to create templates using whatever HTML structure we choose. MODX tends to be unopinionated about the presentation of content and as a design team we care a lot about that.
In roughly four years, our list of MODX sites in production has grown to just over two hundred. We have another one hundred or so MODX projects in development. These sites are owned and managed by our clients, various groups within Perelman School of Medicine. Our team supports the publishers of all three hundred of these MODX websites. All this is to say that we have some experience creating and supporting MODX websites.
Many of our MODX sites are created by our clients using our Self-Serve website service. When a client requests a site, we provide training and a copy of one our template sites. Then they populate their content in development and we push the site live once the site is ready. We also design custom websites for some of our clients. Recent custom sites include the Center for Global Health, the Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, and the Department of Psychiatry. Our full portfolio is available on our team website.
We like MODX a lot and find that the frustrations — of course there are a few — are minimal. We'll be using this blog as a platform to share some of our experience designing and developing websites in MODX. Hopefully others will find our stories and tips to be helpful. Come back and you'll find information about some of our favorite solutions and MODX tips. Likely topics include:
There is a lot to like about MODX. You can read more about that and other aspects of MODX in this SitePoint article, MODX: The Best CMS You’ve Never Used.