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.
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Blog
Release notes, extras updates, guides, videos, and practical Evolution CMS knowledge in one place.
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.
09 Oct 2013
Ecosystem
Using CsvPort as a Starting Point for Catalog Imports
How legacy projects used CsvPort for structured imports and why this workflow still matters when planning import automation.
09 Oct 2013
Best Practices
Ordering Custom RewriteRules Correctly in .htaccess
Why custom RewriteRule directives can stop working when they are placed below the friendly URL block in Evolution CMS.
09 Oct 2013
Guides
Filtering Ditto Output by TV Values Without Losing Folder Control
How to combine Ditto filters, depth settings, and folder visibility rules when catalog data sits several levels deep.
06 Oct 2013
Guides
Using @CHUNK Bindings in DropDown TVs for Country Lists
How to populate a DropDown List TV from a chunk and when this pattern is useful for long country or region selectors.
06 Oct 2013
Ecosystem
Fixing MODX Revolution Parse Errors on Denwer
A quick orientation guide for local MODX Revolution installs on Denwer that fail with a parse error in config.inc.php.
06 Oct 2013
Guides
Showing the First EvoGallery Image on a Listing Card
How to display only the first EvoGallery image for a resource when rendering product or listing cards in Evolution CMS.
05 Oct 2013
Guides
Combining Multiple TV Filters in Ditto
How to think about OR-style TV filters in Ditto when one parameter is not enough and output should match several TV values.
04 Oct 2013
Guides
Grouping getResources Output by Publication Date
A practical pattern for grouping getResources or pdoResources output into year and month blocks instead of one flat chronological list.