Sendex
Email newsletters in MODX — subscribers, send queue, and a front-end subscribe form
Sendex
Email newsletter component for MODX Revolution: newsletters and subscribers in the manager, a send queue, and a subscribe form on the site via the Sendex snippet.
Features
- Newsletters in the manager — letter template, subject, sender, subscribers
- Site subscription — logged-in users subscribe in one click; guests confirm by email
- Group subscribe — add active, unblocked MODX users from a user group
- Send queue — build, send manually, or flush via cron
- Subscriber export — CSV from the manager
- Guest → user merge — when a MODX account is created or activated with the same email
Requirements
| Requirement | Description |
|---|---|
| MODX Revolution | 2.8+ or 3.x |
| PHP | 7.4–8.4 |
| ExtJS | MODX manager (MODX 3 — namespace + action) |
Verified on MODX 3.2.0-pl. xPDO models are global sx* classes (not namespaced).
Installation
Via ModStore
- Connect the ModStore repository
- Open Extras → Installer and click Download Extras
- Find Sendex, click Download, then Install
- Manage → Clear cache
Package page: modstore.pro.
On install and upgrade the migrations resolver runs Phinx schema migrations. Tables are not removed on package uninstall.
After install
Open Components → Sendex. Create a newsletter, place [[!Sendex]] on a page, and set up cron for the queue.
See Quick start and System settings.
Quick links
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Quick start | First newsletter and subscription test |
| Sendex snippet | Parameters, chunks, AJAX |
| Subscriptions | Newsletters and subscribers in the manager |
| Email queue | Sending and cron |
| System settings | sendex_* keys |
| Events | sxOn* hooks |
| PHP API | Subscribe and queue from code |
| FAQ | Common issues |
History
The component was originally written as a MODX development demo on bezumkin.ru. The current version is maintained in modx-pro/Sendex.