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.
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Release notes, extras updates, guides, videos, and practical Evolution CMS knowledge in one place.
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.
01 Sep 2013
Guides
Applying Multiple phpthumb Filters to One Image
How to combine more than one phpthumb filter in a single image transformation without losing the intended effect.
01 Sep 2013
Guides
Submitting Multiple FormIt Forms with AJAX on One Page
How to handle several forms on the same page without reloads while keeping each AJAX submission isolated and predictable.
01 Sep 2013
Ecosystem
Extending the Document Edit Form Programmatically in MODX Evo
What was possible when developers wanted to extend the resource edit form through code instead of relying only on TVs.
01 Sep 2013
Ecosystem
MODX Custom 1.0.11RC2-d5.5: Store Integration and Core Cleanup
Why this RC mattered: many bundled extras moved into the repository, the Store module became central, and the build pushed further toward a cleaner install base.
01 Sep 2013
Best Practices
Fixing Container Links That Generate with a Trailing Slash Instead of .html
Why some Evolution-generated links point to container-style paths and how to bring them back in line with the URL pattern your site expects.
29 Aug 2013
Ecosystem
MODX Revolution 2.2.9: Security Fixes and the Last 2.2 Update
A short recap of Revolution 2.2.9 and why it mattered as the final planned release in the 2.2 branch before 2.3.
29 Aug 2013
Guides
Selecting Related Documents by Matching TV Values
How to build related content logic by comparing one or more TV values instead of hard-coding static resource lists.
28 Aug 2013
Guides
Showing a Success or Error Popup After FormIt Submission
How to display a clear confirmation or validation message after a form submits without forcing a redirect to another page.