22 Aug 2014
Best Practices
Fixing Endless 301 Redirects on Multilingual URLs After a Server Move
How to troubleshoot language-switch redirects that loop forever on the language root while deeper URLs still open normally.
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Release notes, extras updates, guides, videos, and practical Evolution CMS knowledge in one place.
22 Aug 2014
Guides
Sending SMS Notifications After eForm Submission
A practical pattern for triggering SMS notifications from an Evolution CMS form after the normal eForm submission flow succeeds.
19 Aug 2014
Best Practices
Fixing TV Values That Reset After Updating Evolution CMS
Why some multi-select and checkbox TVs can start clearing themselves after an update and what to verify before saving more content.
19 Aug 2014
Best Practices
Diagnosing mxCalendar SQL Errors When Creating Events
How to troubleshoot mxCalendar event creation failures when the module throws SQL syntax errors during inserts.
18 Aug 2014
Best Practices
Fixing Quip Errors After Deleting Resources from the Tree
Why Quip can start throwing fatal errors after related resources are removed and how to restore comment references safely.
18 Aug 2014
Ecosystem
Choosing a Lightweight Order Tracking System for MODX Evolution
How to think through a small order-status workflow in MODX Evolution when a full commerce stack would be overkill.
16 Aug 2014
Guides
Updating TV Values for a Specific Resource Through the Evolution API
A straightforward pattern for changing one resource TV programmatically instead of trying to fake the edit form by hand.
15 Aug 2014
Best Practices
Fixing Ditto and Wayfinder 404s on Nested URLs
Why Ditto and Wayfinder output can start returning 404s when nested URLs are enabled and how to align the routing logic properly.
15 Aug 2014
Guides
Escaping Double Curly Braces in Evolution CMS Templates and Chunks
How to keep third-party JavaScript templates that use {{ and }} intact without letting Evolution CMS treat them as its own syntax.
14 Aug 2014
Best Practices
Fixing the “Refused to Set Unsafe Header Connection” Manager Bug
What to check when saving a resource leaves the right manager pane blank and the browser console reports an unsafe Connection header.
13 Aug 2014
Guides
Allowing Frontend Uploads into easy2gallery Safely
A practical outline for accepting user photo uploads on the frontend while still keeping easy2gallery manageable and safe.
13 Aug 2014
Best Practices
Fixing Escaped Quotes in JotX Comment Output
Why JotX comments can start showing backslashes before quotes and what to normalize before rendering comment text.
13 Aug 2014
Guides
Building Breadcrumbs That Preserve Hierarchy Without Nested URLs
How to keep logical page hierarchy visible in breadcrumbs and menus even when the project does not use nested URLs in the address bar.
13 Aug 2014
Guides
Bulk Assigning TV Values Across Many Resources More Efficiently
How to handle large-scale TV assignments when MetaQuickEdit is not enough and editors need a faster way to apply values across many documents.
13 Aug 2014
Best Practices
Restoring the Blank Resource Editor in Evolution CMS
What to check when documents open to a blank editing pane while chunks, snippets, plugins, and templates still edit normally.
13 Aug 2014
Best Practices
Providing Placeholder Images for Products Without Uploaded Photos
A practical way to keep catalog pages visually consistent by showing fallback image previews when many products have no uploaded photos yet.
13 Aug 2014
Guides
Preserving Entered Values After eForm Validation Errors
How to keep user-entered field values visible after an eForm validation failure instead of forcing people to retype the entire form.
12 Aug 2014
Best Practices
Fixing Easy2Gallery Installation SQL Errors on Older MySQL Hosts
How to diagnose Easy2Gallery installation failures when older MySQL servers reject table creation syntax such as ENGINE clauses.
10 Aug 2014
Guides
Running Multiple Subdomain Sites from One Evolution CMS Installation
A practical outline for managing several same-design subdomain sites from one Evolution CMS backend without losing control of files or content boundaries.
08 Aug 2014
Best Practices
Recognizing Shared Attack Vectors on Hacked Evolution CMS Sites
How to reason about two hacked Evolution CMS sites by comparing their shared extras, legacy version history, and file-upload surface.