ModX - opensrc CMS w/ integrated SMF (& blog functionality)

[iowamf]

I would be interested in feedback on this - I might take it for a testdrive.

http://modxhost.com/

It looks like they have went with integrating SMF rather than reinventing the wheel.  They also have a blog feature - so that might be one way to bring a blog to SMF.

One cool feature about TinyPortal is that it is not mutually exclusive to a CMS.

Some links below:

OpenSourceCMS ModX link

A blog entry about SMF and ModX

Demo  - might have to hit refresh once there (?)

[Crip]

I like it, it's interesting but what exactly "(is)" ModX??

crip

[HaxXxoR]

ModX is just another CMS that is just now getting heard. But it is cool that they have implemented SMF into it

[gerrymo]

Not really relevant on a TP board though it? This would be better discussed over a SMF

[bloc]

I made a theme for their site earlier ( gone now it seems), so I know a little of it. Modx is based upon a great CMS called Etomite, which is/was exactly what TP is striving for: efficient and small. How Modx is going right now I am not sure, others may tell more..but the foundation is good.

[Xarcell]

The best thing I like about TP is that it "is" SMF.

I hate intergrations because it's just more crap to keep up with. If TP disappeared, I'd prolly just quit making sites. I spent years on stuff I couldn't get to work the way I wanted. Now I look back and realize that It was a waste, other than I got a little bit of experince.

[Crip]

I checked it out fairly well, (MODX).. even installed it.. but it seems difficult in a lot of ways to me, they have a lot of nice Themes and such, just wasn't comfortable using it..they do use FCKeditor..but I didn't much like that.. suppose it's just preference..

[Moocat]

i'm pretty sure that it's okay for iowa to post this here, it is after all "chit chat"... where you can "Feel free to talk about anything and everything in this board. Please use the specific boards for any support on themes and TP."

[TwinsX2Dad]

i'm pretty sure that it's okay for iowa to post this here, it is after all "chit chat"... where you can "Feel free to talk about anything and everything in this board. Please use the specific boards for any support on themes and TP."

I am going to be a good boy here and not put in any more than my two cent's worth.

1ÂÃ,¢: I agree with Moocat completely on this.

1ÂÃ,¢: I tried Etomite - while a decent portal, there is a lack of continuity in its operation - it isn't very intuitive.

2ÂÃ,¢ held to.   

[iowamf]

Thanks for (most of) the feedback ...

I did read where MODx is a "fork" of etomite and it does appear that etomite has more than just a lack of continuity/operation - I think it might be a complete lack - as in shutting down. I read that the etomite team/copyright owner ceased operation in favor of a commercial venture similiar to the Mambo/Joomla mess situation.

I found the tight integration with SMF intriguing as integration headaches mentioned below are true - and the MODx guys appeared to put a lot of work into SMF integration - which has a lot of value for the people here.

We all need tools to put in our toolbox and I think MODx might be a good tool to complement SMF and TinyPortal.

There doesn't appear to be mass duplication of features between TP & MODx or a clash of styles/direction. Bloc says TP is more of a portal than a CMS and MODx claims to be more of a CMS than a Portal. Actually MODx claims to be a "Content Management Framework" - a hybrid CMS and web application framework - but that sounds like marketing spin for a CMS with heavy use of CSS/XHTML. 

Both TinyPortal and MODx seem to strive to solve a problem the most efficient way they can with solutions that are more "next gen" (Web2.0 - whatever that means) than other tools.  The two also seem to be in similar phases - both on the (b)leading edge close to a 1.0 launch with hooks into SMF 1.1 RC2.

Not really relevant on a TP board though it? This would be better discussed over a SMF

First, this topic is certainly "relevant enough" for chit-chat.

Second, I believe this MODx topic is orders of magnitude more relevant to TP than to SMF.  MODx and SMF have nearly nothing in common.

Third, I'm thinking this topic might be more relevant than I thought - maybe I hit a nerve - is MODx viewed as competition? There is no logical reason for a MOD to jump in and say this topic is not relevant when there are topics about cooking and flood damaged vehicles in "chit-chat". Why is this topic called out as irrelevant when cooking/flood damaged vehicles get a pass?