New features of MODx Revolution 2.0

Every developer now has a big reason to celebrate with the latest MODx Revolution 2.0. It has some of the most amazing features that can help make it easier for every developer.

Some of the advanced features you will be able to find in this MODx Revolution 2.0. are listed below:

• This CMS can be used on much larger sites as it can boost a site’s performance from a new caching system with better grained options to cache any Element. You can even override the default caching and make use of large scale caching methods.

• You can assign various views of the site based on any criteria by using Contexts. This provides a better way to have subdomains, native multi-sites or even running the MODx core securely outside of webroot.

• Access to better debugging and error tracking capabilities through Core Logging. There are various error levels and output targets that it provides which include ECHO, HTML, and FILE. It can be used in add-ons for audit logs, debugging, error logs, or other logging needs.

• The MODx Tags are more unified and simpler supporting multi-line tag call for greater readability in development, it allows custom and native modifiers to get attached to any of the Element, which is similar to what PHx did in Evolution, but this is more efficient.

• You can override or extend any MODx core part which includes Language, System Settings, Users, Sessions and much more. This allows to safely extend the core features and incorporate with other applications and maintain a better upgrade path.

• New Manager is created for the MODx system by using the MODx API, ExtS, which are from Sencha and Smarty templates as the demonstration of API and the new core.

• Create redistributable add-ons, or a whole MODx Distributions by using Transport Packages.

• Properties available to all Element types include TVs, Chunks, Templates and Plugins.

• MODx Lexicons can be easily managed and customized. Within the Lexicon Manager, you can control things like the language records for event notices, labels, and many more.

• The Property Sets will set you free from the duplicate snippet calls across the whole site. You can create a Property Set and assign it and then manage the calls all in one location.

• New Symlink Resources allows you to have exact clones of the other resources in a site tree in various locations.

Loaded with all these features, the new MODx Revolution 2.0 has received fairly good reviews and it will be the open sourced content solution that people are desperately looking for.

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