18 Feb 2014
Guides
Filtering Ditto Output with Checkbox TV Values
How checkbox TVs interact with Ditto filters and what to watch for when the stored values do not behave like a simple one-value field.
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Release notes, extras updates, guides, videos, and practical Evolution CMS knowledge in one place.
18 Feb 2014
Best Practices
Fixing tagManager AJAX Pagination That Falls Back to 404 Pages
Why tagManager filtering with AJAX can start returning 404s on paginated URLs and how to keep state, routing, and pagination aligned.
17 Feb 2014
Guides
Configuring catalogFill Columns from TV Sources in Evolution CMS
How catalogFill maps columns to TV values in Evolution CMS and why keeping that config explicit makes large catalog imports easier to maintain.
17 Feb 2014
Guides
Using DocLister with INNER JOIN Queries for Rich Catalog Data
How to think about DocLister when the listing needs data from multiple related tables instead of only resource fields and TVs.
17 Feb 2014
Ecosystem
Using modExtra as a Starting Point for MODX Package Development
How the modExtra training workflow helped developers understand package structure, processors, assets, and transport builds in the MODX ecosystem.
16 Feb 2014
Guides
Handling File Attachments in eForm Without Breaking Validation
A practical eForm pattern for contact forms with file uploads, captcha, validation, and hosted-mail constraints on legacy Evolution CMS builds.
16 Feb 2014
Ecosystem
Building a Custom Checkbox TV Input in Evolution CMS
How a custom checkbox-style TV input can be added to Evolution CMS when the standard checkbox field is too limited for the project’s needs.
15 Feb 2014
Guides
Updating Shopkeeper Prices Dynamically with JavaScript and changePrice
How to extend Shopkeeper price updates on the frontend when option changes should also recalculate comparison prices or savings labels.
12 Feb 2014
Ecosystem
Shopkeeper vs miniShop2 for Large Catalog Projects
How to think about Shopkeeper versus miniShop2 when a catalog grows large and the project needs more structured commerce workflows.
10 Feb 2014
Ecosystem
Planning a Revo Commerce Stack with miniShop2 and mSklad
A historical ecosystem note on combining MODX Revo, miniShop2, and external inventory systems such as mSklad for more serious commerce projects.
08 Feb 2014
Best Practices
Fixing “Cannot modify header information” Errors After Installing EvoGallery
Why “Cannot modify header information” warnings appear after installing EvoGallery on older Evolution builds and how to debug the real output source.
06 Feb 2014
Guides
Filtering Ditto Results by Multi-Select TV Values
How to work with multi-select TV values in Ditto when one stored field needs to match more than one semantic category.
04 Feb 2014
Guides
Displaying Shopkeeper Product TVs Through catalogFill Data Sources
How to connect Shopkeeper-style product output with catalogFill data sources when product attributes live in a separate content structure.
04 Feb 2014
Ecosystem
Understanding modUser and extUser in MODX Projects
A short ecosystem-oriented explanation of why MODX projects distinguish between modUser and extUser style models and what that means for custom account workflows.
02 Feb 2014
Guides
Filtering Resource Listings by a TV Value with DocLister or Ditto
How to filter a resource list by a TV value in Evolution CMS, with practical examples for both DocLister and Ditto.
01 Feb 2014
Guides
Fixing Pagination with getResourcesTag and tagLister
How to troubleshoot pagination when combining tagLister, getResourcesTag, and pageNav so that page 2 and later pages keep working correctly.
30 Jan 2014
Ecosystem
TreeTabs 1.1: Improving Tabbed Navigation in the Manager
A short ecosystem note on TreeTabs 1.1 and why manager-side navigation helpers remained valuable on larger Evolution CMS sites.
26 Jan 2014
Best Practices
Enabling Browser Caching with .htaccess in Evolution CMS
A practical performance note on using Expires headers in .htaccess to improve browser caching for CSS, JavaScript, images, and other static assets.
23 Jan 2014
Ecosystem
RelativeTVList: A Better Way to Work with Large Related TV Datasets
How RelativeTVList offered a more practical way to handle large related datasets in Evolution CMS when ordinary TV option lists became too heavy.
22 Jan 2014
Guides
Handling Very Large TV Option Lists in Evolution CMS
What to do when a TV field needs to represent a huge dataset and the default dropdown pattern stops being realistic for editors and performance.