The Event Management System allows events to be added to the Master calendar as well as the Special Events calendar that will display events on the EMS RSS Feed. Note: You must have administrator privileges in order to make the following changes. Check the featured event box if you want the event and corresponding image … Continue reading “Submitting A New Event on EMS”
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MODx comments
MODx comments will not appear when viewing the source code of a page. This is especially useful when trying to keep old banners on the homepage while having it out of sight. To use MODx comments, use the following syntax: [[- ]]
Kiosk Database List
The Kiosk page is handled by a MODx Ditto. Each entry can be found within the “Find Books, Articles, and Databases” bucket inside the MODx Tree. To edit the description of an individual entry, navigate to the Template Variables tab, click on “Library” and edit the Description field. Make sure not to include any HTML … Continue reading “Kiosk Database List”
Setting up an RSS Feed Parser in MODX
MODX uses an add-on called getFeed to parse RSS content. In order to use it, place this code on your page template (example uses the Faculty News Feed): [[!getFeed? &url=`https://sls.gmu.edu/faculty-news/feed/` &tpl=`RSSFeedParser` &limit=`1` ]] The code pulls the RSSFeedParser, a custom chunk we made that pulls the most recent article title and link. Titles are pulled … Continue reading “Setting up an RSS Feed Parser in MODX”
Full-Time Faculty Table
The Full Time Faculty Table implements one ditto that calls two separate chunks. The chunks are: ditto.people_finder.odd.tr.2018 and ditto.people_finder.even.tr.2018 The structure of both dittos are the same, with only the row background color being different using the existing even and odd classes within the main style sheet. When calling the ditto, filter the results using: … Continue reading “Full-Time Faculty Table”
Main Site Top Navigation Bar
Assigning new pages to different sections of the site are done within the resource itself under Template Variables. However, adding sections to the Top Navigation Bar requires manually editing a Chunks within MODX. To add a new Admissions Program to the Admissions section, for example, Navigate to Elements, select Chunks, then Navigation, and select the … Continue reading “Main Site Top Navigation Bar”
Working Paper Authors Who Are Not GMU Faculty
Use this link as a template to create authors who do not work as gmu faculty, but need to be added to the author list for Faculty Working Papers: https://www.law.gmu.edu/manager/?a=resource/update&id=3329
Main Site Hompage and Slider
The main site homepage is comprised of two different templates. Slider edits can be made through the “2015_home_banners” template. Must go through Files -> Assets -> Templates to find. The bottom half of the homepage is through the “2019 Home” template. Must go through Elements -> Templates to find. Two versions of the Carousel image … Continue reading “Main Site Hompage and Slider”
PowerShell Script For Semester Batches
This is a script I’ve developed after relying on CMD for so long and needing to use PowerShell to quickly export file names in large .ZIP files. Be sure to run as Administrator and make sure your execution policy is not restricted. You can call the function whatever you like. Export-Csv converts objects into a … Continue reading “PowerShell Script For Semester Batches”
Trouble Viewing Published Material on MODx?
If you’re making an edit to an existing page that has been unpublished in the past, be sure to take an extra look at the “Hide Template Variables on Output” field. The field is located under most page templates under Template Variables -> Templates – Default TVs: It varies, but the field in most page … Continue reading “Trouble Viewing Published Material on MODx?”