MODX: Managing Pages Using The Document Tree

MODX: Managing Pages Using The Document Tree


The Document Tree on the left hand side of the Manager Home page is where you manage all of the content on your website.



Managing Your Pages

  • You open the document tree by clicking on the the small house image.
  • Right clicking on the website name and selecting ‘Edit context’ would lead you to the Context Settings page where you can specify certain website wide settings — except that a bug in MODX has meant you will have to ask the support team to edit these settings for you.
  • Click on a page to enter the Editing Pages window.
  • The front page of your website should be at the top of the tree — in this case the page Islington (9651); this will normally be labelled Home in newer websites.
  • To move a page, drag the icon to the left of the page name up or down; a line will appear which hops between pages to indicate where your page will end up when you drop the page.
  • The number in brackets is the Page ID — you use these to specify links around the website in the format [[~123456]].

Page Text And Icons Explained

  • Bold text means that the page is currently being edited.
  • Italic text means that the page is unpublished.
  • Black text means that the page is a menu item.
  • Grey text means that the page is hidden from the menu.
  • Red Strikethrough text means that the page is deleted (only the support team can remove these pages).
  • A folder image contains other pages (MODX calls these Containers) — open a folder by clicking on the small arrow to the left.
  • The teacup image is an Articles Container, usually for News Articles which are fully explained in Adding News Stories.
  • Documents with a chain link are links which can be used to connect to external pages or redirect to other parts of your website.
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