02 Jul 2014
Guides
Making ajaxSubmit and eForm Work Together Reliably
How to combine ajaxSubmit and eForm in Evolution CMS so that validation, resubmission, and success states still behave predictably.
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Release notes, extras updates, guides, videos, and practical Evolution CMS knowledge in one place.
01 Jul 2014
Guides
Getting a Full List of Users Programmatically in Evolution CMS
How to fetch all users programmatically in an Evolution CMS project when you need to process user data in PHP instead of through the manager UI.
29 Jun 2014
Best Practices
Fixing index-ajax.php 404 Errors in Evolution CMS AJAX Flows
How to troubleshoot AJAX requests that target index-ajax.php and fail with 404 errors even though the frontend page itself still loads normally.
29 Jun 2014
Best Practices
Blocking Direct Access to Selected Resources with a Plugin
How to prevent direct access to chosen Evolution CMS resources unless a required condition or request flag is present.
29 Jun 2014
Best Practices
Adding Organization Microdata to an Evolution CMS Site
How to add schema.org Organization microdata to an Evolution CMS template without turning the markup into an unreadable SEO patchwork.
26 Jun 2014
Guides
Using the IF Snippet Safely When Zero Is a Valid Value
How to write Evolution CMS IF conditions correctly when the compared value can legitimately be zero and should not be treated as empty or false.
24 Jun 2014
Guides
Breaking a Ditto News Feed to Insert a Banner or Promo Block
How to split a Ditto news stream at a chosen position so a banner or promotional block can be inserted without rewriting the whole listing.
24 Jun 2014
Best Practices
Cleaning HTML Out of catalogFill Exports Without Leaving Garbage Behind
How to remove HTML from catalogFill export values without keeping behind non-breaking spaces and other formatting debris.
22 Jun 2014
Best Practices
Troubleshooting Evolution CMS Admin Login Failures
A practical checklist for situations where the Evolution CMS manager login suddenly stops working even though the site itself is still online.
20 Jun 2014
Guides
Fixing Shopkeeper JavaScript Errors Around .shk-item Containers
How to troubleshoot Shopkeeper setups where a JavaScript position error breaks add-to-cart behavior after custom markup changes.
20 Jun 2014
Guides
Restricting Frontend Resources by Web User Group in Evolution CMS
How to protect frontend resources in Evolution CMS by assigning them to web user groups instead of relying only on template logic.
19 Jun 2014
Guides
Using DocLister prepare to Enrich Rows with Data from Another Table
How to use DocLister’s prepare callback to attach related images or derived values from a custom table before the final row template renders.
19 Jun 2014
Best Practices
Fixing “Remember Me” in WebLogin for Evolution CMS
How to troubleshoot WebLogin setups where the remember-me checkbox does not persist sessions as expected across visits.
19 Jun 2014
Guides
Requiring at Least One Contact Field in eForm
How to validate an Evolution CMS eForm so that at least one of several contact fields is filled in, instead of requiring every field separately.
18 Jun 2014
Best Practices
Keeping Special Characters Out of Problematic Evolution CMS URLs
How to avoid URL edge cases caused by unusual characters and third-party link generators when Evolution CMS routes are expected to stay clean and predictable.
18 Jun 2014
Guides
Sending Email Attachments Safely Through MODxMailer
How to attach uploaded files to outgoing messages in Evolution CMS without breaking MODxMailer by passing the wrong value to AddAttachment.
18 Jun 2014
Best Practices
Cleaning Up Messy HTML Before Saving It in Evolution CMS
How to sanitize messy pasted HTML before it reaches your Evolution CMS content fields, and why a real HTML cleaner beats ad hoc regex fixes.
17 Jun 2014
Ecosystem
Alternatives to PickDocsInTree for Modern Evolution CMS Workflows
How to replace or rethink PickDocsInTree-style selection patterns when older TV helpers no longer fit a cleaner Evolution CMS editing workflow.
17 Jun 2014
Best Practices
Why a Catalog Slows Down After 500 Products in Evolution CMS
How to diagnose catalog slowdowns that appear after a few hundred products, especially on Evo setups built around DocLister and TV-heavy product data.
16 Jun 2014
Guides
Applying Watermarks Automatically During Uploads with Watermarker
How to use the Watermarker plugin to add watermarks during file uploads in Evolution CMS instead of post-processing images manually.