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.
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Blog
Release notes, extras updates, guides, videos, and practical Evolution CMS knowledge in one place.
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.
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.
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.