10 Sep 2013
Ecosystem
managerNav: Faster Document Navigation Inside the Evolution CMS Manager
An old but useful manager plugin that added prev/next style resource navigation directly to the admin editing workflow.
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Release notes, extras updates, guides, videos, and practical Evolution CMS knowledge in one place.
10 Sep 2013
Best Practices
Why an Evolution CMS Site Fails on the First Visit but Loads After Refresh
A deeper look at the confusing first-hit failure where Evolution shows an install/config error on the first request but works after a refresh.
10 Sep 2013
Guides
Troubleshooting Comment Deletion in Jot
What to check when Jot comments cannot be deleted properly, especially on installs with custom permissions or modified moderation flows.
10 Sep 2013
Guides
Rendering MultiTV Table Data Cleanly on the Frontend
A practical note on handling MultiTV output when a table-style data structure mixes text, rich text, URLs, and thumbnails.
10 Sep 2013
Guides
Using Login Across Two Different Contexts in MODX Revo
How to think about Login and multiple contexts in Revo when one request initializes one context and another context must also participate in authentication.
09 Sep 2013
Ecosystem
Using MultiTV as a Practical Alternative to mm_ddMultipleFields
Why MultiTV became the practical answer when teams needed repeatable grouped fields, including rich text, instead of older ManagerManager-style helpers.
09 Sep 2013
Guides
Creating Documents Programmatically with TV Values in MODX Revo
How to create a resource through the MODX Revo API and then assign TV values correctly after the resource has been saved.
09 Sep 2013
Best Practices
Shrinking an Oversized `modx_session` Table
What to check when the session table becomes enormous: retention, bot load, session handler choices, and safe cleanup options.
09 Sep 2013
Best Practices
Caching Pages Selectively When GET Parameters Are Present
A practical rule for GET-aware caching: search pages and other high-cardinality query pages should usually stay uncached or use a strict allowlist.
07 Sep 2013
Best Practices
Speeding Up Search on Large Evolution CMS Sites
How one large-site AjaxSearch setup was improved by narrowing whereSearch and moving TV lookup into withTvs instead of scanning every TV field.
07 Sep 2013
Best Practices
Why Pages Return 404 on the First Request and 200 on the Second
A troubleshooting checklist for the strange case where a page returns 404 on the first hit but loads normally on the second request.
05 Sep 2013
Guides
Making AjaxSearch Work with Content Rendered Through Ditto
Why AjaxSearch does not automatically search the rendered output of Ditto, and what to do when most site content is assembled from hidden source documents.
05 Sep 2013
Ecosystem
Evolution CMS 1.0.11 and the 1.0.11-d5.5 Build: A Community Test Release
A snapshot of the 1.0.11 testing phase and the custom d5.5 build, including tree improvements, repository integration, and a public call for wider testing.
05 Sep 2013
Guides
Why Ditto Ignores `parents` When `documents` Is Set
A practical explanation of why Ditto stops honoring parents when a fixed documents list is passed, and how to choose the right filtering strategy.
04 Sep 2013
Guides
Sending Shopkeeper Order Status Emails for Completed Orders
How to extend a Shopkeeper workflow so status changes such as Completed still trigger a customer email, not only the default states.
04 Sep 2013
Guides
Showing Image Thumbnails in AjaxSearch Results with a Custom PHx Modifier
How to show thumbnails in AjaxSearch results only when the image file really exists, using a PHx-based check and a cleaner fallback strategy.
02 Sep 2013
Guides
Making TinyMCE Insert BR Instead of Paragraph Tags on Enter
A quick TinyMCE configuration tweak for projects that really need line breaks on Enter instead of automatic paragraph wrappers.
02 Sep 2013
Guides
Fixing Password Reset Links in WebLoginPE
Why WebLoginPE may send a reset email successfully but fail to activate the new password after the visitor clicks the confirmation link.
02 Sep 2013
Guides
Outputting Category Names Instead of IDs in autoFilter
How to make autoFilter show real category labels in a dropdown instead of raw numeric IDs.
01 Sep 2013
Ecosystem
Ajaxify for Evolution CMS: HTML5 History API and Smarter Block Reloads
A look at an Evolution plugin that turned the site into a single-page-like experience by reloading only the blocks that actually changed.