12 Jul 2021
Best Practices
Fixing ?q= Duplicate URLs in Evolution CMS
How to eliminate duplicate ?q= and index.php?q= URLs in Evolution CMS, keep friendly URLs canonical, and avoid avoidable SEO duplication.
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Release notes, extras updates, guides, videos, and practical Evolution CMS knowledge in one place.
12 Jul 2021
Guides
Updating Parent Fields When Child Resources Change
A practical pattern for aggregating child TV values back into a parent resource so filters and listings stay fast and consistent.
12 Jul 2021
Releases
Evolution CMS 3.1.6
Evolution CMS 3.1.6 is a maintenance release focused on performance and runtime stability and manager usability.
12 Jul 2021
Releases
Evolution CMS 1.4.15
Evolution CMS 1.4.15 is a maintenance release focused on manager usability and compatibility and upgrade safety.
05 Jul 2021
Community
Why Website Updates Should Not Be Postponed Forever
A short community note on why every site eventually needs an update for security, performance, maintainability, and new functionality.
03 Jul 2021
Best Practices
Previewing Images Inside Manager Input Fields
A small manager UX enhancement for Evolution CMS that shows the selected image directly inside the input field and enlarges it on hover.
16 Jun 2021
Best Practices
Building a Year-and-Month News Archive with evoArchive
How to organize a large Evolution CMS news tree automatically by year and month with evoArchive, and when that structure is useful in real projects.
13 Jun 2021
Best Practices
Fixing a Parse Error After Installing bLang
A practical troubleshooting checklist for SQL and parser errors that appear after installing bLang on Evolution CMS.
09 Jun 2021
Releases
Evolution CMS 3.1.5
Evolution CMS 3.1.5 is a maintenance release that keeps Evolution CMS stable, compatible, and production-ready.
04 Jun 2021
Guides
Why Uncached DocLister Calls Return Nothing
A troubleshooting note for cases where a cached DocLister call works but an uncached call with [[!DocLister]] appears to return nothing in Evolution CMS 3.
03 Jun 2021
Releases
Evolution CMS 3.1.4
Evolution CMS 3.1.4 is a maintenance release focused on compatibility and upgrade safety and localization and content handling.
10 Apr 2021
Best Practices
Ignoring the q Query Parameter in Ad Landing URLs
A legacy Evolution CMS workaround for ad traffic that appends the reserved q parameter and breaks friendly URLs.
07 Apr 2021
Best Practices
Replacing Straight Quotes with Typographic Quotes Safely
How to convert straight quotes into typographic quotes without breaking template code, snippets, URLs, or structured content.
25 Mar 2021
Releases
Evolution CMS 3.1.3
Evolution CMS 3.1.3 is a maintenance release focused on compatibility and upgrade safety and access control and authentication.
19 Mar 2021
Guides
First Steps with Twig in Evolution CMS 1.4.x
A practical introduction to Twig in Evolution CMS 1.4.x, from installation and template wiring to menus, breadcrumbs, and a reusable base layout.
19 Mar 2021
Videos
Evolution CMS 3 Lesson 4: Building Menus
A video archive post preserving the fourth Evolution CMS 3 lesson, focused on menu-building and SiteContent-based navigation.
19 Mar 2021
Videos
Evolution CMS 3 Lesson 3: Adding HTML and Creating Templates
The third standalone Evolution CMS 3 lesson, focused on HTML integration and template creation.
16 Mar 2021
Community
Why We Choose Evolution CMS: An External Community Article
A community archive post preserving an external article that explained why Evolution CMS remained attractive to its users.
12 Mar 2021
Videos
Evolution CMS 3 Lesson 2: BaseController, Home Template, and Tracy
The second standalone Evolution CMS 3 lesson, focused on BaseController, the home template, and Tracy.
10 Mar 2021
Guides
Migrating Web Users with Extended Rights from Evolution 2.0.4 to 3.x
A practical migration guide for moving web users with extended permissions from Evolution 2.0.4 into Evolution CMS 3.x.