02 Jan 2013
Guides
Always Stay: Keeping the Manager in Edit Mode After Save
A small manager plugin pattern that changes the default save behavior so editors stay on the current form instead of being bounced back to the list.
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Release notes, extras updates, guides, videos, and practical Evolution CMS knowledge in one place.
28 Dec 2012
Best Practices
Speeding Up Gallery by Generating Thumbnails on Upload
A performance-minded approach for Gallery setups where thumbnail generation should happen at upload time instead of during frontend requests.
24 Dec 2012
Guides
Running the Evolution CMS Manager on a Subdomain
A deployment guide for placing the manager on a dedicated subdomain while keeping the frontend site and file structure stable.
22 Dec 2012
Guides
Using mm_ddMultipleFields Together with ddGetMultipleField
A short extras note about pairing mm_ddMultipleFields with ddGetMultipleField to manage and render structured repeated values in Evolution CMS.
19 Dec 2012
Guides
Adding the Ace Code Editor to the Evolution CMS Manager
An extras spotlight for integrating the Ace editor into the manager so templates, snippets, and chunks can be edited with a much better code-writing experience.
19 Dec 2012
Ecosystem
ManagerManager 0.4: A New Release for Backend Workflow Tweaks
A short extras release note for ManagerManager 0.4 and the period when its widget-based manager customization became a standard part of many Evolution CMS projects.
17 Dec 2012
Best Practices
Moving the Evolution CMS Manager Without Patching Core Blindly
A hardening-oriented guide to changing the manager path, understanding why it is not fully abstracted in core, and planning the move carefully.
15 Dec 2012
Videos
Video Highlights from MODXpo 2012
A curated archive note pointing readers to key recorded talks from MODXpo 2012, including cloud, security, multilingual, and site-building sessions.
02 Dec 2012
Guides
Troubleshooting Document Links in the TinyMCE Link Dialog
A practical note for cases where the TinyMCE link picker in Evolution CMS shows the filesystem tree but misses expected fields such as resource search or anchor support.
30 Nov 2012
Best Practices
Using the First Content Image as a News Preview in Evolution CMS
A practical snippet pattern for deriving a preview image from article content when editors skip the dedicated image TV.
28 Nov 2012
Best Practices
Skipping a Snippet on One Page Without PHx
A lightweight alternative to PHx conditions when you need a snippet to stop executing on one specific resource.
28 Nov 2012
Guides
Fixing TinyMCE Unsaved-Changes Warnings in Evolution CMS
A useful manager fix for TinyMCE setups where editors were no longer warned about unsaved content before leaving the page.
27 Nov 2012
Guides
Using the Cirkuit TinyMCE Skin in Evolution CMS
An extras-style note about bringing the Revolution default TinyMCE skin into Evolution CMS for a more polished editing experience.
26 Nov 2012
Ecosystem
MiniNEWS: A Lightweight News Listing Snippet for Evolution CMS
An extras overview of MiniNEWS, a compact alternative to heavier listing tools for outputting small news blocks with optional TV support.
26 Nov 2012
Ecosystem
Forms Module: A Visual Form Generator for Evolution CMS
An extras-style overview of an older forms generator module that let teams build and store manager-driven forms without hand-coding every field.
26 Nov 2012
Best Practices
SEO Basics for Evolution CMS: Titles, WWW Canonicalization, Sitemaps, and 404s
A practical SEO checklist for older Evolution CMS projects covering page titles, menu titles, canonical host choice, XML maps, and other fundamentals that are often skipped.
25 Nov 2012
Guides
Fixing WebLoginPE Authorization Loops in Opera on Protected Pages
A debugging guide for an older Evolution CMS edge case where protected pages and WebLoginPE caused inconsistent Opera behavior.
25 Nov 2012
Best Practices
Hiding Parse Errors from Public Visitors in Evolution CMS
A small but important production hardening step that keeps parser errors from exposing filesystem paths and internal details to anonymous visitors.
25 Nov 2012
Ecosystem
importFile: Importing and Exporting Catalog Data in Evolution CMS
An extras overview of importFile, a paid module for importing and exporting product data between Excel files, MODX resources, and Shopkeeper catalogs.
25 Nov 2012
Guides
Building a Simple Multilingual Switcher Snippet in Evolution CMS
A classic multilingual snippet pattern for projects that need language switching in Evolution CMS without moving to a heavier framework or rewriting the whole site.