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.
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Release notes, extras updates, guides, videos, and practical Evolution CMS knowledge in one place.
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.
25 Jul 2013
Ecosystem
bidCAT Pre-Release: A Faster Catalog Idea for Evolution CMS
An early look at bidCAT as a lightweight catalog concept focused on speed, simpler editing, and lower resource demands.
25 Jul 2013
Guides
Building Infinite Scroll for Ditto Listings
How to extend a Ditto-based listing with infinite scroll so visitors can load more items without classic pagination clicks.
24 Jul 2013
Best Practices
Fixing “Too Many Forward Attempts” in Evolution CMS
What usually causes the “Too many forward attempts” error and how to trace redirect loops, forward chains, and broken fallback logic.
23 Jul 2013
Best Practices
Using yandex-pinger with Friendly URLs and SEO Strict URLs
How to avoid conflicts when a pinging tool sends ID-based URLs while SEO Strict URLs redirects everything to aliases.
22 Jul 2013
Guides
Showing Only Folder Resources in a Wayfinder Menu
A simple Wayfinder pattern for rendering navigation that includes only container resources and ignores regular documents.
22 Jul 2013
Guides
Troubleshooting YAMS Language Switching and Cache Bleed
What to check when YAMS starts returning the wrong language after repeated switching, even on pages that seem to bypass caching.
22 Jul 2013
Ecosystem
CloudDump 0.1: Sending Evolution CMS Backups to the Cloud
A small utility for creating a local backup, uploading it to cloud storage, and optionally removing the server copy afterward.
21 Jul 2013
Ecosystem
Dev Manager 0.3: Refining the Developer Editing Workflow
The next Dev Manager release focused on cleaner editing, fewer distractions, and a backend experience better suited to active development work.