1. Modx Basics – Log In and Basic Page Edits

 

Get Ready...

1. Open a browser and look at http://orbit-counsulting.com/mypage.html– this is the page you will be editing now.

Get Set...

2. Open another browser tab or window and follow the instructions below.
3. Go to http://orbit-counsulting.com/manager
4. Login as with the username and password that we give you.
5. on the left column, click "My Page (3)"

Go!

6. You will see the content shown on the main body of the Manager
All the spaces here can be changed – if you want to know what they do ... hover your mouse over the little comment bubble at each line. For now, we will focus on just the content areas.


a) Title is the Page Name
b) Long Title is what shows as the title inside the webpage
c) Resource Content is the main body of your page


Change all three of these and have some fun with the Resource Content area changing fonts and layouts.

7. When you are ready, you need to save your edits. First click the dropdown beside the Save button and choose “Continue”. Then click Save.

8. Check out your changes by refreshing your original browser window. In most browsers, you can refresh using the F5 button on your keyboard.

9. If you want to make changes or tweaks, repeat steps 6 through 8.

 

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