19 Mar 2014
Best Practices
Diagnosing dbapi.mysql Memory Exhaustion in the Evolution CMS Manager
How to approach “Allowed memory size exhausted” errors inside dbapi.mysql.class when the manager is loading too much data at once.
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Release notes, extras updates, guides, videos, and practical Evolution CMS knowledge in one place.
18 Mar 2014
Guides
Showing a Video Block in Ditto Only When the TV Has a YouTube ID
How to conditionally render a video block in Ditto listings when a video TV may be empty and the project needs safe fallback markup.
16 Mar 2014
Ecosystem
ddYMap 1.2: Better Defaults and Cleaner Map Integration
A release-oriented note on ddYMap 1.2 and the improvements it made to map defaults, jQuery integration, and document field handling.
14 Mar 2014
Guides
Formatting Price Output with parseTplChunk in Evolution CMS
How to format numeric price values before they reach a chunk by using parseTplChunk and a small normalization step in Evolution CMS.
13 Mar 2014
Ecosystem
Using ElasticSearch with MODX Data: Index Design and Mapping Basics
A practical introduction to using ElasticSearch with MODX data, including index creation, mappings, JSON handling, and why search structure matters from the start.
11 Mar 2014
Best Practices
Fixing TinyMCE Output That Adds Empty Paragraphs Around Lists
Why TinyMCE can produce extra empty paragraphs around lists and nested structures, and how to approach cleanup without breaking intentional markup.
09 Mar 2014
Guides
Building a “Recently Viewed Products” Snippet in Evolution CMS
How to track recently viewed products with session data in Evolution CMS and render a simple block of viewed items on product pages.
08 Mar 2014
Best Practices
Fixing AjaxSearch TV Queries That Reference Unknown Columns
How AjaxSearch can fail when TV-based search fields are referenced incorrectly, leading to SQL errors such as unknown columns in the HAVING clause.
06 Mar 2014
Best Practices
Investigating WSO Web Shell Indicators in a MODX Project
A practical incident-oriented note on spotting suspicious connector activity and WSO web shell indicators in a compromised MODX project.
06 Mar 2014
Best Practices
Fixing “Call to undefined function startCMSSession()” in API Scripts
Why API-mode scripts can fail with an undefined startCMSSession error and what that usually means about the bootstrap sequence in Evolution CMS.
05 Mar 2014
Ecosystem
MODX Installer: Early Notes on a Simpler Installation Flow
A historical ecosystem note on the early installer direction for MODX Evolution and the effort to make first-time setup less intimidating.
04 Mar 2014
Guides
Paginating EvoGallery Output and Opening Images with Fancybox
How to combine EvoGallery pagination with a lightbox flow such as Fancybox when one gallery page should show only a limited number of thumbnails at a time.
27 Feb 2014
Ecosystem
Working with Evolution CMS Templates in an IDE Instead of the Manager
Why many teams moved template editing out of the manager and into an IDE workflow, using file includes, versioning, and diff tools for safer development.
27 Feb 2014
Releases
MODX Evolution 1.0.13 RC4 and MODX.EVO.Custom 1.0.13RC4-d6.6
A release note for MODX Evolution 1.0.13 RC4 and the matching community custom build, reflecting the final stabilization stage before the 1.0.13 release line.
25 Feb 2014
Guides
Showing Parent Resource Titles in AjaxSearch Results
How to enrich AjaxSearch result templates with parent resource data so the result list shows more context than the matched page title alone.
25 Feb 2014
Guides
Preparing Checkbox TV Data for autoFilter
How to structure checkbox TV values so autoFilter can work with them predictably instead of receiving loosely formatted label strings.
24 Feb 2014
Guides
Using Custom DocLister JSON Config Files Safely
How to work with custom DocLister JSON config files without mixing local overrides into core config paths or losing track of what the listing actually does.
24 Feb 2014
Ecosystem
CacheExtender 0.5: More Control Over How Evolution CMS Caches Pages
A historical ecosystem note on CacheExtender 0.5 and why cache-control helpers mattered for high-traffic or highly dynamic Evo projects.
22 Feb 2014
Ecosystem
ddTypograph 2.0 Beta and the Shift Toward Cleaner Editorial Output
A short ecosystem note on ddTypograph 2.0 beta and why output-cleaning utilities remained important for editorial Evolution CMS projects.
18 Feb 2014
Best Practices
Cleaning Up Broken URLs with Extra Slashes Before They Cause 404s
How malformed URLs such as triple-slash paths can slip into Evolution CMS projects and why they should be normalized before they turn into indexing or routing noise.