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Making Things Appear and Disappear without JQuery

Posted by Bob Ray | Tags: JQuery, slider, toggle, javascript

Make content appear and disappear without the overhead of JQuery

Read more | Comments (0) | Mar 24, 2014

How JavaScript Works in MODX

Posted by Bob Ray | Tags: JavaScript, PHP, manager, client-side, server-side

A look at how JavaScript and PHP interact and how JavaScript is used in the MODX Manager

Read more | Comments (0) | Jan 15, 2014

Hiding MODX Top Menu Items From Some Users

Posted by Bob Ray | Tags: hiding, menus, permissions

Hide specific menu items using a permission setting

Read more | Comments (0) | Oct 25, 2013

Using MODX Outside of MODX

Posted by Bob Ray | Tags: MODX, instantiating, outside

Everything you always wanted to know about instantiating MODX

Read more | Comments (4) | Jul 13, 2013

Protecting Pages on Your Site -- The Easy Way

Posted by Bob Ray | Tags: pages, protecting, hiding, security, snippet

Protecting pages with a simple snippet

Read more | Comments (1) | May 22, 2013




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