16 Oct 2014
CssJs: A Lighter CSS and JS Pipeline for Evolution CMS Projects
Why some teams prefer a smaller CSS/JS minification helper instead of a heavier all-in-one stack, and where that trade-off actually makes sense.
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Ecosystem
Laravel, AI, MCP, APIs, integrations, and external tooling that matters in modern Evolution CMS work.
10 Oct 2014
Auto-Updating Chunk and TV References When Names Change
A practical plugin pattern for keeping chunk and TV references in sync when editors rename shared building blocks in Evolution CMS.
06 Oct 2014
Working with Git on Evolution CMS Projects Without Breaking Live Sites
Why Git becomes essential on serious MODX and Evolution work, and how to introduce it without fighting the CMS lifecycle.
24 Sep 2014
Using fbInfo and vkInfo to Pull Public Social Profile Data
What simple social profile helper snippets can do well, and where to keep expectations realistic when pulling public data from external APIs.
24 Sep 2014
EasyPoll 0.3.4: Bringing a Lightweight Polling Tool Back to Evolution CMS
A short ecosystem note on the return of EasyPoll and why small focused audience tools still matter in Evolution CMS projects.
03 Sep 2014
Using AjaxifyEvo Without Leaving Meta Tags Stuck on the First Page
How to think about meta updates when using AJAX page transitions so the title, description, and Open Graph data stay aligned with the active document.
27 Aug 2014
Choosing the Right Tool for Tables, CSV Imports, and Structured Data in Evolution CMS
How to think through database tables, CSV imports, and frontend output instead of forcing every structured dataset into plain resources.
18 Aug 2014
Choosing a Lightweight Order Tracking System for MODX Evolution
How to think through a small order-status workflow in MODX Evolution when a full commerce stack would be overkill.
06 Aug 2014
Using Different SMTP Servers for Different FormIt Forms
A clean pattern for switching SMTP hosts and credentials per form when one project must deliver different classes of email through different providers.
31 Jul 2014
Faster Evolution CMS Updates and Better New-Version Notifications
A historical ecosystem note on making Evolution CMS updates easier to discover and apply through a more package-oriented update flow.
30 Jul 2014
Rethinking menuindex Increments for Large Evolution CMS Trees
Why larger menuindex steps such as +5 or +10 can make manager reordering easier on large Evolution CMS trees.
29 Jul 2014
bDebug: A Lightweight Debugging Tool for Evolution CMS Projects
Why bDebug mattered as a lightweight debugging aid for Evolution CMS teams who wanted quick visibility into arrays, session data, and query behavior.
21 Jul 2014
Choosing an E-commerce Module for MODX Evolution
How to think through the choice of e-commerce tooling for MODX Evolution when integration needs, 1C sync, and catalog scale all affect the right answer.
17 Jul 2014
eFilter and the Shift Toward Automatic TV-Based Filtering
Why eFilter mattered as an Evolution CMS approach to automatic filtering over TV-driven product data and richer catalog parameters.
15 Jul 2014
Evolving the Extras Repository: What the Ecosystem Still Needed
A historical ecosystem note on how the Extras Evolution repository was growing and what gaps the community still wanted to close.
13 Jul 2014
Adding a Better Resource Link Dialog to TinyMCE in Evolution CMS
How manager-side link tools improved TinyMCE workflows by making it easier to insert internal resource links directly from the editor.
11 Jul 2014
evoSearch: Morphology-Aware Search for Evolution CMS
Why evoSearch mattered as a smarter search layer for Evolution CMS sites that needed morphology, relevance, and better result quality than a basic search box.
10 Jul 2014
MorePhoto: A Practical Multi-Image TV Pattern for Evolution CMS
Why MorePhoto-style multi-image TVs mattered for Evolution CMS projects that needed several images per resource without building a custom gallery system from scratch.
07 Jul 2014
templatesEdit: A Better Manager View for Editing Document Layouts
Why the templatesEdit module mattered for Evolution CMS teams that wanted a more usable manager editing experience for document layout and presentation fields.
17 Jun 2014
Alternatives to PickDocsInTree for Modern Evolution CMS Workflows
How to replace or rethink PickDocsInTree-style selection patterns when older TV helpers no longer fit a cleaner Evolution CMS editing workflow.