23 Aug 2013
Best Practices
Fixing Intermittent CKFinder “Unknown Protocol” Errors
Why CKFinder can intermittently try to open a <code>kcact:</code> protocol URL and how to track down the manager-side integration bug.
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Release notes, extras updates, guides, videos, and practical Evolution CMS knowledge in one place.
23 Aug 2013
Guides
Using Multiple IF Conditions with ditto_iteration Without Empty Blocks
How to insert layout markup every third Ditto item without creating a broken extra wrapper when the total count divides evenly.
23 Aug 2013
Guides
Combining Friendly URLs with GET-Based Filters
How to keep friendly URLs readable while still passing filter values such as city or category through the request cleanly.
21 Aug 2013
Guides
Excluding the First Image from EvoGallery Thumbnail Output
How to use one EvoGallery image as the main visual while starting the thumbnail strip from the second image onward.
21 Aug 2013
Ecosystem
Planning a Generator for Subsites and Controlled Subdirectories
How to think about mass-generating subdirectories with their own context, permissions, and starter structure instead of cloning sites by hand.
21 Aug 2013
Ecosystem
Using Memcache with Nginx in a MODX/Evolution Stack
What teams hoped to gain from letting the CMS write data into Memcache while Nginx served cached content directly from it.
20 Aug 2013
Videos
A First Look at the MODX Revo 2.3 Manager Redesign
A short video-backed look at the new MODX Revo 2.3 manager design and the UI improvements landing in the develop branch.
20 Aug 2013
Guides
Deleting Resource Images Automatically When Content Is Removed
How to use Evolution CMS events to find deleted resources and clean up related TV images and generated thumbnails.
20 Aug 2013
Best Practices
Why Friendly Pagination Rewrites Can Break TinyMCE and Other Manager Paths
How a seemingly successful rewrite from <code>?page=2</code> to <code>/page2/</code> can accidentally block manager tools and media dialogs.
19 Aug 2013
Best Practices
Responding to a jQuery ScrollTo Malware Infection
Why a compromised third-party script can infect multiple sites at once and what to audit after discovering malicious code inside jQuery.ScrollTo.
19 Aug 2013
Best Practices
Preventing DirectResize from Touching TV and multiTV Images
How to keep DirectResize active for editor content images while excluding TV-based and multiTV-based uploads that should stay untouched.
19 Aug 2013
Guides
Opening a New Document Form Automatically After Save
How to launch the create-document form right after saving a resource when one workflow needs managers to add many sibling pages in sequence.
18 Aug 2013
Ecosystem
Choosing Between miniShop and Shopkeeper for a New Store
A practical comparison of the two approaches teams considered most often when planning product options, comparison features, and 1C integration.
18 Aug 2013
Guides
Building Product Tabs That Editors Can Extend from the Manager
How to implement a tabbed product layout where editors can add or change tab content from the manager instead of hard-coding every tab in the template.
18 Aug 2013
Guides
Importing Structured Data from External Files on a Daily Schedule
A practical pattern for parsing external XML files once per day and turning them into stable data for an Evolution CMS project.
18 Aug 2013
Guides
Using pagetitle Placeholders Inside multiTV Output
How to reference the current resource title inside a multiTV-driven layout without hard-coding it into every item template.
18 Aug 2013
Best Practices
Cleaning Up Repeated .htaccess Malware Infections
How to respond when malicious rewrite rules keep reappearing in <code>.htaccess</code> and simple file cleanup is not enough.
15 Aug 2013
Ecosystem
Assigning a Template Automatically to Child Resources
A plugin pattern for forcing child documents to inherit a specific template without asking editors to choose it manually every time.
15 Aug 2013
Ecosystem
Persisting Shopkeeper Cart Sessions in the Database
Why storing cart sessions in the database can improve reliability and let visitors return to partially filled carts later.
15 Aug 2013
Guides
Customizing Previous and Next Labels in EvoGallery Pagination
How to replace generic pagination labels in EvoGallery with language-specific or project-specific text.