24 Nov 2012
Best Practices
Caching News Blocks for High-Load Evolution CMS Projects
A practical caching strategy for news-heavy sites where article lists should refresh only when content changes, not on every request.
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Release notes, extras updates, guides, videos, and practical Evolution CMS knowledge in one place.
24 Nov 2012
Best Practices
Using Memcached to Speed Up Data-Heavy MODX Projects
A practical introduction to Memcached for older MODX and Evolution CMS installations that need faster object and page-level caching.
24 Nov 2012
Best Practices
Extending getResources tvFilters with Additional Comparison Operators
A practical parser-level tweak for older getResources setups that need richer TV comparisons such as <>, <=, and >= inside tvFilters.
24 Nov 2012
Guides
Using YAMS on Nginx in Evolution CMS
A minimal Nginx rewrite example for older YAMS-based multilingual Evolution CMS projects using language prefixes such as /ru/ and /en/.
24 Nov 2012
Guides
Creating a Simple Name Library for Reusable Text in Evolution CMS
A lightweight pattern for storing small reusable text fragments in a chunk and returning them through a snippet instead of hard-coding them everywhere.
24 Nov 2012
Guides
Removing a Section Alias from Evolution CMS URLs
A legacy routing guide for cases where you want cleaner nested URLs without destroying the document tree structure in the manager.
24 Nov 2012
Guides
A Starter Boilerplate for Building MODX Evolution Modules
A reusable module skeleton for Evolution CMS projects with separated model, controller, and view layers plus editable configuration.
24 Nov 2012
Guides
Reading URL Query Parameters with JavaScript
A small JavaScript helper for extracting query-string values when frontend behavior depends on GET parameters.
24 Nov 2012
Guides
Tracking Resource Views with a TV and Plugin in Evolution CMS
A classic page-hit counter pattern for Evolution CMS using a text TV, an OnLoadWebDocument plugin, and optional listing integration.
24 Nov 2012
Guides
Ordering Sidebar Chunks with a Custom TV in Evolution CMS
A flexible sidebar pattern that lets editors choose the order of chunk-based blocks with a custom TV and a small helper snippet.
24 Nov 2012
Guides
Customizing the Evolution CMS Manager Tree and Top Menu
A manager plugin pattern for simplifying the admin interface and replacing parts of the tree or top navigation without patching core files.
24 Nov 2012
Guides
Fixing TinyMCE Anchor Links That Jump to the Home Page
A small manager-side fix for TinyMCE anchor links so in-page anchors point to the current resource URL instead of unexpectedly dropping visitors onto the homepage.
24 Nov 2012
Best Practices
Caching Nested Snippet Output More Aggressively in Evolution CMS
A short performance note showing when nested snippet calls can stay cached and how that reduces unnecessary parser work on static sections.
24 Nov 2012
Ecosystem
ManagerManager 0.3.11: New Widgets and Dashboard Fixes
A release-style extras note covering ManagerManager 0.3.10–0.3.11 improvements, including new widgets, bug fixes, and better manager-side automation.
24 Nov 2012
Best Practices
Do You Really Need PHx in an Evolution CMS Project?
A reflective legacy note on when PHx was useful, when it added overhead, and why many of its everyday jobs could be replaced by simpler snippets.
24 Nov 2012
Guides
Fixing DirectResize 0.8 for PHP 5.3
A compatibility patch for older DirectResize installations that relied on ereg-style functions removed from modern PHP runtimes.
24 Nov 2012
Guides
Showing menutitle Instead of pagetitle in the Manager Tree
A small manager tweak for projects where long page titles make the resource tree hard to scan and a shorter menu title is easier to work with.
24 Nov 2012
Guides
Applying Template Inheritance Rules with a Custom Manager Plugin
A manager-side plugin pattern for assigning the right template automatically when editors create resources and folders in Evolution CMS.
24 Nov 2012
Guides
Bulk Editing Resources in Evolution CMS with Fast Content CSV
A practical guide to using Fast Content CSV for bulk resource updates, imports, exports, and field maintenance in older Evolution CMS projects.
22 Nov 2012
Best Practices
Reducing Homepage Overhead When Multiple Ditto Calls Compete on One Page
A performance-minded article about homepage layouts that overuse parallel Ditto listings.