14 Aug 2013
Ecosystem
Which Extras Belonged in the First Evolution Repository?
An early ecosystem discussion about what the Evolution package repository should include first and how priorities shape a healthy extras surface.
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Blog
Release notes, extras updates, guides, videos, and practical Evolution CMS knowledge in one place.
14 Aug 2013
Best Practices
Clearing the Evolution CMS Cache Through the API or Cron
A safe way to trigger cache refresh from an external PHP file, scheduled task, or deployment script.
14 Aug 2013
Best Practices
Fixing a YAMS Language Switcher That Fails Only in Firefox
Why YAMS may switch languages correctly in most browsers but fail on the home page in Firefox, and how to trace the mismatch.
13 Aug 2013
Guides
Outputting Folder Names Without Links in Wayfinder
How to keep folder labels visible in navigation while preventing them from rendering as clickable links.
12 Aug 2013
Guides
Showing TinyMCE Font Sizes in Pixels Instead of Percentages
How to adjust TinyMCE configuration so editors see familiar pixel-based font-size options instead of percentage values.
12 Aug 2013
Ecosystem
What Power Users Would Still Simplify in the Evolution CMS Manager
A reflection on which manager functions felt unnecessary or overly heavy, and why backend simplification was an important part of long-term Evolution CMS usability.
11 Aug 2013
Ecosystem
Rethinking System Settings for More Editable Projects
A cleaner approach to site-specific system variables that avoids writing one-off plugins for every small editable setting.
09 Aug 2013
Ecosystem
EVO Store: The First Repository for MODX Evolution
Why the first dedicated Evolution repository mattered and how it changed the way extras, updates, and package discovery could work.
07 Aug 2013
Best Practices
Fixing a 500 Error When ajaxSubmit Meets TXNewsletters
How to troubleshoot a server error that appears only after eForm ajaxSubmit and TXNewsletters are used together on the same project.
06 Aug 2013
Guides
Removing Shopkeeper Cart Items Without AJAX Refresh
How to switch a Shopkeeper cart flow back to full-page removal when custom JavaScript makes the default AJAX behavior too fragile.
05 Aug 2013
Best Practices
Tracking Down YAMS-Related White Screens in MODX 1.0.10
Why a small custom snippet can suddenly produce a white screen on a YAMS-enabled project and how to isolate the real conflict.
04 Aug 2013
Ecosystem
MODX Custom 1.0.10-d5.4: SeoStrict, KCFinder, and Build Cleanup
A release recap of the 1.0.10-d5.4 build and why its SeoStrict fixes, KCFinder refresh, and core cleanup mattered to active projects.
04 Aug 2013
Guides
Rendering a ddYMap Field on the Public Site
How to take manager-side map data from mm_ddYMap and output the corresponding map on the frontend with the ddYMap snippet.
04 Aug 2013
Guides
Planning Delivery Price and ETA Logic by City
A practical architecture for forms where delivery cost and delivery time must change by city without hard-coding thousands of entries by hand.
03 Aug 2013
Ecosystem
Getting Mapex v2 Working in the Manager
A quick checklist for Mapex v2 installs that succeed as a package but still fail to render inside the manager or TV field.
01 Aug 2013
Guides
Passing the Visitor Query into Ditto Search.extender
How to feed a real input value into Ditto Search.extender instead of hard-coding the search string in the snippet call.
31 Jul 2013
Guides
Restricting AjaxSearch to One Section of the Site
How to keep AjaxSearch focused on one parent branch instead of scanning the whole site, and which parameters are easiest to misuse.
29 Jul 2013
Guides
Troubleshooting Shopkeeper Cart Recalculation Helpers
Why the quantity helper in the large checkout cart may stop appearing and how to verify the Shopkeeper call, helper target, and JavaScript binding.
27 Jul 2013
Guides
Fixing Shopkeeper Add-to-Cart Behavior in Ditto Listings
Why add-to-cart actions can behave incorrectly when Shopkeeper is called inside a Ditto loop, and what to normalize before blaming the cart itself.
27 Jul 2013
Ecosystem
MODX Custom 1.0.10-d5.4RC: DBAPI, Editor Updates, and a Cleaner Core
A preview of the 1.0.10-d5.4RC build, including DBAPI migration work, editor improvements, and the push toward a more modern legacy core.