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.
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Release notes, extras updates, guides, videos, and practical Evolution CMS knowledge in one place.
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.
08 May 2013
Guides
Running Two JotX Instances on One Page Without Style Collisions
How to keep multiple JotX outputs on one page from overwriting each other’s config-driven styling.
08 May 2013
Guides
Assigning Sequential Classes to Wayfinder Menu Items
How to generate class names like mm1, mm2, and mm3 automatically in Wayfinder output instead of hard-coding them in static HTML.
07 May 2013
Guides
Multisite Patterns in Evolution CMS with One Shared Database
How to think about multisite setups when several sites share one Evolution CMS database and much of the content overlaps.
07 May 2013
Guides
Saving eForm Leads into the Database
A practical pattern for recording eForm submissions in a database for later export or follow-up work.
07 May 2013
Guides
Combining Shopkeeper Compare with Flexible TV Data
How to think about comparison features and flexible TV-based product attributes in Shopkeeper projects.
07 May 2013
Ecosystem
Refreshing the Evolution CMS Manager with MODxCarbon
A lightweight manager theme refresh that updated icons, styles, and the login screen without changing core editor workflows.
03 May 2013
Best Practices
Allowing Duplicate Aliases Only Across Different Parents
Duplicate aliases are useful when two different branches share the same product naming, but they still need to stay unique within the same parent.
03 May 2013
Best Practices
Allowing Duplicate Aliases Only Across Different Parents
Patch alias handling so documents can share an alias in different branches without creating identical URLs under the same parent.