18 Oct 2014
Guides
Adding a Custom Editing Form Inside the Resource Edit Screen
How to extend the Evolution resource editor with a custom form for related data without replacing the whole manager workflow.
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Blog
Release notes, extras updates, guides, videos, and practical Evolution CMS knowledge in one place.
16 Oct 2014
Ecosystem
CssJs: A Lighter CSS and JS Pipeline for Evolution CMS Projects
Why some teams prefer a smaller CSS/JS minification helper instead of a heavier all-in-one stack, and where that trade-off actually makes sense.
16 Oct 2014
Guides
Refining the Document Edit Form with ManagerManager Field Labels and Visibility Rules
How to use ManagerManager more deliberately so editors see clearer field names and a simpler document form instead of raw technical defaults.
11 Oct 2014
Guides
Choosing a Gallery and Slideshow Strategy for Evolution CMS
A practical overview of how to think about gallery and slideshow functionality in Evolution CMS instead of looking for one universal module.
10 Oct 2014
Ecosystem
Auto-Updating Chunk and TV References When Names Change
A practical plugin pattern for keeping chunk and TV references in sync when editors rename shared building blocks in Evolution CMS.
08 Oct 2014
Guides
Saving Uploaded Files on the Server While Emailing Only a Link in eForm
How to change an eForm workflow so uploaded files stay on the server and email notifications receive only a clean download link instead of the raw attachment.
08 Oct 2014
Guides
Building FAQ-Style Comment Threads in JotX with Moderator-Only Replies
How to shape JotX into an FAQ-like support flow where users ask questions and only moderators or administrators can post the threaded answers.
06 Oct 2014
Ecosystem
Working with Git on Evolution CMS Projects Without Breaking Live Sites
Why Git becomes essential on serious MODX and Evolution work, and how to introduce it without fighting the CMS lifecycle.
05 Oct 2014
Best Practices
Fixing Tree Editing Bugs When pagetitle Contains Quotes
Why quoted page titles can break resource editing in the document tree and what to audit in the manager-side escaping logic.
04 Oct 2014
Best Practices
Fixing TinyMCE When It Starts Inserting 4p> Instead of Paragraph Tags
How to reason about strange TinyMCE output corruption when paragraph tags are replaced with broken markup fragments.
30 Sep 2014
Best Practices
Fixing KCFinder File Links That Resolve to undefined/files/
Why TinyMCE and KCFinder can generate broken file URLs like undefined/files and what path assumption is usually wrong.
25 Sep 2014
Releases
MODX Evolution 1.1b-d7.0.16: Release Notes and Upgrade Context
A concise release post for the 1.1b-d7.0.16 build, with the focus on what changed and why the branch mattered to active Evolution users.
25 Sep 2014
Best Practices
Handling Upgrade Compatibility Issues from Evolution 1.0.5–1.0.12 to 1.0.14
How to approach the messy compatibility layer that appears after moving several older Evolution sites onto the 1.0.14 line.
24 Sep 2014
Ecosystem
Using fbInfo and vkInfo to Pull Public Social Profile Data
What simple social profile helper snippets can do well, and where to keep expectations realistic when pulling public data from external APIs.
24 Sep 2014
Ecosystem
EasyPoll 0.3.4: Bringing a Lightweight Polling Tool Back to Evolution CMS
A short ecosystem note on the return of EasyPoll and why small focused audience tools still matter in Evolution CMS projects.
24 Sep 2014
Guides
Showing the Source Resource for Recent JotX Comments
How to make a latest-comments block show the linked source page clearly instead of leaving visitors with orphaned comment excerpts.
23 Sep 2014
Best Practices
Fixing KCFinder “Unknown Error” Upload Failures in TinyMCE
What to check when image uploads in TinyMCE suddenly start failing with an unknown KCFinder error on an otherwise fresh Evolution install.
19 Sep 2014
Guides
Making AjaxSearch Work Reliably with ajaxSearch=1 on a Single Page
How to reason about AjaxSearch when the normal mode works but the AJAX mode breaks on a page that needs live or asynchronous results.
19 Sep 2014
Best Practices
Fixing Resource Editors That Stop Opening After a Hosting Migration
What to check when snippets, chunks, and templates still open in the manager but resources and configuration pages no longer do.
18 Sep 2014
Guides
Troubleshooting Paykeeper When the “Proceed to Payment” Button Only Reloads the Page
How to diagnose a Paykeeper integration that refreshes the page instead of opening the payment flow in a Shopkeeper-based checkout.