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Using Sphinx Search with MODX Evolution for Better Full-Text Search
A historical performance article about moving beyond AjaxSearch for serious relevance and speed.
Once catalogs and content sets grew, the limits of built-in or snippet-based search became obvious. This article is worth preserving because it points to a clear outside-the-box answer from that era: use Sphinx as the real full-text engine and let Evolution consume the results.
Why teams looked beyond AjaxSearch
- better relevance
- faster search on larger datasets
- less dependence on fragile in-page fulltext workarounds
Why this matters historically
It documents an important truth about old Evo projects: once search quality really mattered, teams often had to bring in a dedicated engine. That is a valuable timeline marker for the platform’s scaling story.
Why this belongs in the timeline
Search quality is one of the clearest markers of when a project outgrows simple in-page solutions. Sphinx is part of that scaling history for Evolution sites.
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.
Cleaning Up a Mass-Mailing Compromise on MODX Evolution 1.0.5
A historical security incident post about malicious mailer uploads inside an old Evo installation.