20 May 2013
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.
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Evergreen recommendations for architecture, security, performance, SEO, deployment, and content structure.
20 May 2013
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.
03 May 2013
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
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.
30 Apr 2013
Restoring KCfinder After Manager Paths Change
If KCfinder stops opening after a move or manager path change, check paths, connector URLs, and folder permissions together — fixing only one of them usually is not enough.
30 Apr 2013
Avoid Clearing the Entire Site Cache When Saving a Resource
Evolution CMS clears cache broadly by default, so if you need narrower invalidation you have to plan it deliberately instead of expecting per-resource cache out of the box.
29 Apr 2013
Removing the .html Suffix from sitemap.xml in Evolution CMS
Fix a sitemap URL like sitemap.xml.html so search engines do not see an unnecessary redirect or the wrong canonical location.
07 Apr 2013
Why a Facebook Like Box URL May Fail Even When the Account Exists
A small but useful reminder that some third-party widgets require a Facebook Page URL, not just any profile or group URL.
03 Apr 2013
Fixing a 500 Error on the Manager Login While the Site Still Works
Troubleshoot manager-only 500 errors after migration when the public site still loads correctly in Evolution CMS.
01 Apr 2013
Escaping introtext Safely for Meta Description Output
How to avoid broken markup when introtext contains quotes and is reused inside a meta description field.
31 Mar 2013
Disabling SEO Strict URLs on Selected Pages
How to keep SEO Strict URLs enabled globally while excluding selected documents during development or storefront edge cases.
29 Mar 2013
Why ResizeImageOnUpload Stops Working Intermittently
How to debug inconsistent ResizeImageOnUpload behavior when files upload but thumbnails are no longer processed.
27 Mar 2013
Diagnosing Slow Manager Loads in MODX Custom 1.0.9
A practical approach to isolating slow backend loading in a custom Evolution CMS build by comparing baseline installs and real projects.
24 Mar 2013
When the PHx replace Modifier Does Not Work
A practical way to debug PHx replace modifier failures in Evolution CMS when placeholder values are not transformed as expected.
23 Mar 2013
Fixing eForm Email Encoding Problems on PHP 5.3
How to diagnose garbled Cyrillic email output from eForm and separate encoding issues from transport issues.
22 Mar 2013
Rewriting Ditto Pagination Links Without Breaking the Query String
How to change Ditto pagination URLs in Evolution CMS while keeping the pagination parameter working correctly.
14 Mar 2013
truncate Revisited: Cleaner Summaries for HTML Content
An extras-style note about a stronger truncate helper derived from the DocLister summary logic, with better handling of HTML content and parser-like text.
10 Mar 2013
Avoiding Duplicate Product URLs Across Multiple Categories
A catalog architecture note on handling products that appear in several categories without creating unnecessary duplicate URLs.
22 Feb 2013
Why Strict URLs Can Break POST-Based Forms
A form-handling warning for legacy projects where URL normalization redirects interfere with POST data and silently break form processing.
21 Feb 2013
Understanding OnWebPagePrerender and Cached Output
A cache-debugging note for developers who expect OnWebPagePrerender changes to be frozen in the page cache but see output still changing on every request.