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.
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Release notes, extras updates, guides, videos, and practical Evolution CMS knowledge in one place.
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.
18 Nov 2012
Guides
Adding First and Last Links to Ditto Pagination
A small pagination enhancement that made long Ditto listings easier to navigate.
01 Nov 2012
Guides
SEO-Friendly Pagination URLs for Ditto
A historical plugin pattern for turning `?start=` links into cleaner `/page/N` pagination in Evo.
15 Oct 2012
Best Practices
Choosing the Right Date Field for Sorting Resources in Evolution CMS
A clear best-practices article about why `createdon`, `publishedon`, and `pub_date` are not interchangeable.
03 Oct 2012
Best Practices
Hardening PHx: Placeholder Cleanup and Safer then/else Parsing
A technical PHx article about safer placeholder cleanup and avoiding premature parsing of then/else branches.
01 Oct 2012
Guides
Building Two Independent Menus on One Page with Wayfinder
A reusable menu pattern for pages that need two separate navigation groups at once.
22 Sep 2012
Best Practices
Fixing TinyMCE Upload Errors After a Hosting Move by Correcting MODX_BASE_PATH
A migration-related TinyMCE upload failure caused by a broken base path after moving an Evolution CMS site.
10 Sep 2012
Best Practices
Using Sphinx Search with MODX Evolution for Better Full-Text Search
A historical performance article about moving beyond AjaxSearch for serious relevance and speed.
06 Aug 2012
Extras
sgOut: A Portfolio Module for Designers and Frontend Teams on Evolution CMS
A historical portfolio-oriented package that combined a manager module and a frontend output snippet.