23 Jul 2019
Guides
Working with JotX in Real Evolution CMS Projects
A practical note on common JotX questions, especially when projects use AJAX-oriented output modes and want to simplify the comment interface.
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Release notes, extras updates, guides, videos, and practical Evolution CMS knowledge in one place.
19 Jul 2019
Guides
Building a Personal Account Area with FormLister
A high-level guide to using FormLister for add, edit, and delete flows inside a simple personal account section.
17 Jul 2019
Guides
Filtering DocLister Items by a TV Date Field
How to work with TV date fields in DocLister when values may include a plain date or a date-time string.
13 Jul 2019
Guides
Showing the Resource Author in DocLister Output
How to think about author output in DocLister when the list template already uses custom placeholders and extended resource data.
08 Jul 2019
Guides
Creating Two Related Pages from a Single DocLister Flow
A workflow idea for cases where one action should create a main resource and an immediate child resource as part of the same process.
06 Jul 2019
Guides
FastRoute-Based Custom Routing in Evolution CMS 2.0
A guide-oriented post about custom routing in Evolution CMS 2.0 using FastRoute ideas inside the example-package workflow.
05 Jul 2019
Best Practices
Fixing HTTPS Redirects and Mixed Content on Masterhost
A deployment troubleshooting note for Evolution CMS sites that redirect to HTTPS but still load some manager or frontend assets over HTTP, causing mixed-content errors.
02 Jul 2019
Guides
Formatting TV Date Fields Without Time in DocLister
A DocLister guide for showing TV dates as day-month-year output without exposing the raw timestamp or time portion stored by the manager widget.
16 Jun 2019
Guides
Filtering DocLister Results by a TV-Based Section Map
A cleaner way to build DocLister selections when resources point to sections through a TV instead of using deeply nested inline DocLister calls.
15 Jun 2019
Guides
Wrapping Every Three DocLister Items in a Custom Container
A layout technique for grouping DocLister output into repeated wrappers by using the iteration counter intelligently.
10 Jun 2019
Guides
Creating Custom TVs in Evolution CMS
How to combine multiple form controls into one custom TV in Evolution CMS and store the result as a structured value.
04 Jun 2019
Guides
Rotating a Product of the Day Every 24 Hours
A simple approach to rotating a featured product every day using a TV flag, a filtered product pool, and scheduled selection logic.
03 Jun 2019
Releases
Evolution CMS 2.0 Beta and the Shift to Migration-Driven Development
A release-timeline post about Evo 2.0 beta progress and the growing importance of migrations, seeded data, and config-driven content references.
26 May 2019
Releases
Evolution CMS 1.4.9
Evolution CMS 1.4.9 is a maintenance release focused on compatibility and upgrade safety and manager usability.
16 May 2019
Guides
Adding a YouTube Help Widget to the Evolution CMS Manager
An extras-style note showing how a manager plugin can embed a YouTube video or playlist on the dashboard so editors always have quick access to training material.
05 May 2019
Community
What’s MODX Evolution CMS and Why I Love It
A community post archiving an external article about what MODX Evolution CMS is and why it remained attractive to its users.
29 Apr 2019
Guides
TemplateEdit 3 and the Move Beyond Classic ManagerManager
A historical extras note on why teams looked beyond classic ManagerManager patterns and what TemplateEdit-style tooling tried to improve.
24 Apr 2019
Guides
Adding a Custom Field to the Shopkeeper Cart Form
A commerce note on collecting extra buyer input in the cart form and passing it through to order emails or processing logic.
24 Apr 2019
Guides
Creating a Resource from a FormLister Submission
How to turn a front-end FormLister submission into a new Evolution CMS resource instead of just sending an email.
18 Apr 2019
Videos
TemplateEdit 3 and Template Builder in Evolution CMS
A video archive post about TemplateEdit 3 and Template Builder workflows in Evolution CMS.