Bob's Blog

Getting and interpreting MODX boolean (Yes/No) fields in code

A very fast and efficient method for getting field values in MODX, from Jason Coward.

Converting a slow conditional output modifier solution to a fast snippet

The ins and outs of how properties sent in a snippet tag arrive in the snippet.

An inside look at the MODX getOption() method, with some things about it you almost certainly didn't know.

A snippet to show the age of a resources using various time units

Dramatically reduce page-load times by using a plugin to place formatted data in the introtext (summary) field.

Using a plugin attached to OnDocFormSave to modify resource fields and TV values

Using a regular expression to validate and normalize the zip code field for our plugin

A look at creating user groups in a MODX plugin.