17 Sep 2013
Best Practices
Understanding Link Format Rules in Evolution CMS
A short practical note on link_tag_scheme, slashes, and why generated URLs may look different from expected section paths.
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Release notes, extras updates, guides, videos, and practical Evolution CMS knowledge in one place.
16 Sep 2013
Best Practices
What to Check When the Evolution Cache Directory Fills with Thousands of Files
How to investigate oversized cache directories and decide whether the problem is normal cache churn or a misconfigured cache strategy.
15 Sep 2013
Guides
Using the `if` Snippet for Multiple Specific Resource IDs
How to handle a small set of specific resource IDs in Evolution templates without writing unreadable chains of conditions.
14 Sep 2013
Ecosystem
Updating Evolution Through the Extras-Evolution Repository
An old ecosystem note about updating Evolution from the Extras-Evolution repository and why teams still needed to treat repository-based upgrades carefully.
13 Sep 2013
Guides
Why WebLoginPE Registration Can Fail Even When the Form Looks Correct
A practical checklist for WebLoginPE registration failures, especially when instant registration is enabled and the form submits but the user is not created.
13 Sep 2013
Guides
Making FormIt `isDate` Work with Russian Month and Weekday Names
Why localized date strings can fail FormIt validation and how to normalize the date format before running isDate checks.
13 Sep 2013
Best Practices
Why the Manager Logs Out When an Admin Opens the Public Site
A troubleshooting note for the annoying case where visiting the public site destroys the current manager session.
13 Sep 2013
Guides
Reloading an eForm After Successful Submission
How to keep an eForm visible and ready for another submission instead of replacing it permanently with a success message.
12 Sep 2013
Guides
Building Click-to-Open Submenus with Wayfinder
How to handle a navigation pattern where a top-level item opens its submenu on click instead of behaving like a simple direct link.
12 Sep 2013
Best Practices
Fixing AjaxSearch When One-Letter Words Stop Returning Results
Why AjaxSearch can miss short prepositions and other one-letter terms, especially after minChars changes, and how to tune it more carefully.
11 Sep 2013
Guides
Replacing DropDown TV IDs with Human-Friendly Labels in Templates
How to avoid raw dropdown TV values in output by mapping them to chunks or labels before rendering the final template.
11 Sep 2013
Guides
Implementing Site Search Through Ditto Output: What Actually Works
Why searching “through Ditto” is really a content-model problem, and how to structure search when Ditto drives most of the visible site output.
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.
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.