1. Use MODX
In less than 10 minutes, you can turn your static HTML into a dynamic, database driven website, with a suite of powerful PHP frameworks and libraries at your disposal. Watch the Markup to MODX video series here.
2. Optimize Your Codebase
MODX has a Need for Speed, and so should you. A fast, responsive website means happy users, happy search engines, happy clients and a happy pocketbook for you.
Check out these resources for taking MODX to the next level:
- Optimization with getCache and Custom Cache Partitions
- Jason's "Mosquito" Optimization
- Mark's Guide to MODX Caching
- *New: getResources Tips and Optimizations
- "Cash-In" with MODX Caching
- Advanced Cache Management
3. Contribute...and Feel Awesome.
Now that you're a Ninja, impart some ninjutsu secrets on the Community that made MODX possible:
- Publish a Package in the MODX Extras repository.
- Contribute to the Core. MODX is open-source - it's all on GitHub.
- Help others in the Forums and write the Official Docs.
The road to Nirvana is paved with learning, giving, & working together. Wherever you are on the journey, the rest of the way begins with your very next step. Take it with confidence, because MODX is by your side, Sensei :)
About Jay Gilmore
Jay Gilmore is General Manager at MODX, the company behind the open source MODX CMS and MODX Cloud hosting platform. He's been working with MODX since 2006 and was one of the first five employees when the company formed in 2010. He writes about the web and whatever else catches his attention at jaygilmore.ca.
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