23 May 2013
Best Practices
Detecting and Removing Quick ManagerManager Malware in Evolution CMS
A practical incident note on hidden-link infections, fake manager plugins, and emergency cleanup steps for compromised Evolution CMS sites.
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Release notes, extras updates, guides, videos, and practical Evolution CMS knowledge in one place.
21 May 2013
Best Practices
Why eForm Works on Some Pages but Not Others
When eForm sends mail only from selected resources, look beyond SMTP and inspect template structure, parser errors, and page-specific markup differences.
20 May 2013
Best Practices
When Easy2 Gallery Queries Overload the Database
How to interpret repeated Easy2 gallery queries that copy to temporary tables and push a hosting database into critical load.
20 May 2013
Best Practices
Serving AJAX Variants with Separate Cache Logic
If one URL needs both a full-page response and an AJAX-only response, treat them as different cache contexts instead of hoping one cache file can safely serve both.
20 May 2013
Ecosystem
resourse.php: Faster Resource Creation for Large Imports
When DocManager becomes too slow for bulk imports, a lighter resource library can reduce document creation time dramatically.
19 May 2013
Guides
Running Different Snippets for Different Web User Groups
If wholesale and retail users need different storefront behavior, the cleanest solution is to branch rendering by web group instead of cloning the entire page.
18 May 2013
Guides
Checking Whether a TV Field Is Empty with IF
When a TV looks filled in direct output but fails inside IF, the usual problem is how the condition is written, not the TV itself.
18 May 2013
Guides
Building a jQuery Accordion Menu That Remembers Its State
A simple accordion menu becomes much easier to use when it remembers which branches were opened and highlights the current page.
18 May 2013
Guides
RSS Import Options for Evolution CMS Projects
A practical look at RSS import workflows for Evolution CMS and what to check before adopting an older import snippet.
18 May 2013
Ecosystem
TSVshop 5.1 Beta: What Changed and What Needed Testing
A release-style summary of the TSVshop 5.1 beta and the features that needed real project testing before a stable release.
13 May 2013
Guides
Throttling TXNewsletters with Cron and Send Limits
How to avoid hourly mail limits by moving newsletter delivery into controlled batches instead of sending everything at once.
12 May 2013
Guides
Bulk Editing TV Values Across Many Resources
A practical pattern for changing one TV value across large sets of resources without editing every document manually.
12 May 2013
Guides
Choosing ACE or CodeMirror for Editing Templates in Evolution CMS
A practical comparison of code editors for template editing and why TinyMCE is usually the wrong tool for real template work.
12 May 2013
Guides
Showing [[Ditto]] or Other Evo Tags as Literal Text
How to display MODX Evolution tag syntax on a page without letting the parser execute it.
12 May 2013
Guides
Writing JotX Comment Data into a Separate Database Table
A practical way to capture selected JotX comment fields for CRM, mailing, or reporting workflows.
12 May 2013
Guides
Resolving AjaxSubmit and jQuery UI Datepicker Conflicts
How to restore datepicker behavior after AjaxSubmit validation rewrites part of the booking form DOM.
10 May 2013
Guides
Letting WebLoginPE Users Save Project Data in Their Account
A practical pattern for extending WebLoginPE so users can add and preserve their own structured project data in a personal account area.
09 May 2013
Guides
Writing Calculated Values into a TV from Another Table
A practical workflow for calculating a value from a separate table and storing it in a TV field for sorting or manager visibility.
09 May 2013
Guides
Generating Large XML Feeds in Multiple Passes
A practical pattern for building large XML exports in chunks when one request cannot finish before max_execution_time is reached.
08 May 2013
Guides
Getting Started with the DocManager Module in Evolution CMS
A practical orientation for teams who see DocManager in a custom build but are not sure how it differs from older document management tools.