24 Oct 2013
Guides
Working with Shopkeeper Checkbox Parameters
How to handle checkbox-style product parameters cleanly when Shopkeeper and shk_widget are part of the product form.
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Release notes, extras updates, guides, videos, and practical Evolution CMS knowledge in one place.
24 Oct 2013
Guides
Understanding includeDocs and IDs in Wayfinder Menus
A practical explanation of how includeDocs affects Wayfinder output when menus are built from a hand-picked set of resource IDs.
24 Oct 2013
Guides
Making AjaxSearch Work with Easy2Gallery Data
How to expose Easy2Gallery data to AjaxSearch by defining a searchable data source and field list correctly.
22 Oct 2013
Guides
Listing Template Variables by Category with a Reusable tvs Snippet
How to build a helper snippet that outputs template variables by category and skips empty or excluded fields.
22 Oct 2013
Ecosystem
Using Uploadify for File Uploads in Evolution CMS
A practical note on integrating Uploadify-style uploads into Evolution CMS and the tradeoffs of Flash-era upload tooling.
22 Oct 2013
Ecosystem
Using Emmet Snippets in a MODX and Evolution CMS Editor Workflow
How Emmet-style expansions fit into CodeMirror-based CMS editing and why they can speed up repetitive template work.
21 Oct 2013
Guides
Using @SELECT TV Bindings Without Exposing Raw IDs
How to populate a TV with @SELECT while still rendering human-readable labels instead of raw numeric IDs on the frontend.
18 Oct 2013
Guides
Troubleshooting eForm Attachments That Never Reach the Inbox
A practical checklist for eForm submissions where the email sends but file attachments never arrive.
17 Oct 2013
Guides
Using includeDocs Correctly in Wayfinder
How includeDocs behaves in Wayfinder and why a manually included resource can still appear outside the branch you expected.
16 Oct 2013
Guides
Adding a Simple Captcha Validator to FormIt
A compact FormIt pattern for generating a small custom captcha challenge and validating it through a custom validator.
15 Oct 2013
Ecosystem
MODX Custom 1.0.12-d6.4: What This Community Build Added
A short ecosystem summary of the MODX Custom by Dmi3yy 1.0.12-d6.4 build and the fixes and extras it brought together.
15 Oct 2013
Best Practices
Keeping Ditto Summary Output Clean When introtext Contains HTML
How to think about summary generation when Ditto output is built from fields that already contain HTML markup.
15 Oct 2013
Guides
Building MultiPhotos Galleries in Evolution CMS
A practical introduction to using a MultiPhotos-style TV for gallery output in Evolution CMS projects.
15 Oct 2013
Ecosystem
Why the MODX Revolution 2.2.10 Release Still Mattered to Evolution Developers
A small ecosystem note on following upstream MODX Revolution releases even when most day-to-day work happens in Evolution CMS.
14 Oct 2013
Ecosystem
How the Extras.Evolution Repository Was Structured for Issue Tracking and Updates
A short ecosystem note on organizing a shared extras repository with releases, issues, and a predictable update flow.
14 Oct 2013
Community
What Would You Ask the MODX Team at MODXpo 2013?
A short community post about gathering strong technical questions for MODXpo 2013 instead of treating the event as a one-way presentation.
14 Oct 2013
Best Practices
Adding 301 Redirects Safely in an Evolution CMS .htaccess File
How to add manual 301 redirects to an Evolution CMS site without breaking the main rewrite flow.
13 Oct 2013
Best Practices
Why PHP Sessions Can Overload a Busy Evolution CMS Site
How session-heavy traffic can push CPU usage up on a VDS and what to review before blaming snippets alone.
11 Oct 2013
Guides
Making shk_widget Render the Right Product Parameter
How to debug Shopkeeper parameter TVs when shk_widget outputs the wrong value or uses the wrong identifier.
11 Oct 2013
Ecosystem
Why PSR Standards Matter to CMS Integrators Too
A short ecosystem note on PSR-0, PSR-1, PSR-2, and why PHP standards matter even in CMS-heavy projects.