Revolution: A more extended core modx development manual

[sdrenth]

Summary

I think some key documentation is missing for developers who are working on the MODX core. Therefore I think it would be handy to perhaps create a MODX Core development manual, add a short description in the repo README or to extend the becoming a contributor documentation (https://docs.modx.com/community/contribute/becoming-a-contributor) depending on the amount of documentation that will be added.

Subjects

I think at least the following subjects should be documented somewhere to make it easier for developers to work on the core of MODX.

• How to add new lexicons and how lexicons are managed within the core of MODX and how it is translated with Crowdin. Complete description of the translations workflow.
• How to edit core JS/CSS and to rebuild minified files using grunt build in /_build/templates/default/

Where do you guys think this documentation should be added and can you think of any other subjects that might need to be documented for MODX core developers?

[Mark-H]

The MODX.org site that we're drafting content for has a contribution section, but for in-depth instructions and examples I think the documentation is still the best place.

[sdrenth]

I think adding a section Core development at the docs here would be logic and quite easy to find:
https://docs.modx.com/revolution/2.x/

[alroniks]

@Ibochkarev Have a look, please. If you can create a skeleton of such a document, I will contribute and fill in the details.

[Ibochkarev]

@sdrenth https://docs.modx.com/current/en/contribute/code

This section has been seriously revised and rewritten @Mark-H , so I vote to close this request.

[alroniks]

Yep, it covers the main topic and it can be improved, but the issue solved.