30 May 2014
RoboGen: Generating a robots.txt File from Real Site Data During Cleanup Work
Why generating robots rules from known site aliases can be useful during post-hack cleanup, and where that idea becomes risky.
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Ecosystem
Laravel, AI, MCP, APIs, integrations, and external tooling that matters in modern Evolution CMS work.
28 May 2014
What evoFilter Promised for Evolution CMS Product Filtering
A short ecosystem note on the need for a more convenient filter stack in Evolution-era catalog projects.
08 May 2014
Why resource.php Broke After Updating to Evolution CMS 1.0.13
A compatibility note on older resource helper libraries that stopped saving documents correctly after upgrading to 1.0.13.
21 Apr 2014
Extending the aDate Snippet for More Flexible Date Output
How the aDate snippet evolved to support richer date formatting patterns in Evolution CMS output templates.
21 Apr 2014
shopModx1C: Early Integration Patterns Between shopModx and 1C
An early look at integrating shopModx with 1C for large product imports and future two-way synchronization.
26 Mar 2014
Using ElasticSearch with MODX Data: Indexing, Updating, and Bulk Import
The second practical ElasticSearch note: how to index records, update documents, and think about bulk import workflows when syncing MODX data into search storage.
25 Mar 2014
Thinking Through Product Option Grids in miniShop2
A practical ecosystem-oriented note on product option grids in miniShop2 and why richer commerce data pushes teams toward more structured product models.
25 Mar 2014
Bootstrap Generator: A Faster Way to Assemble Bootstrap and Font Awesome Layouts
A short ecosystem note on Bootstrap Generator and why layout tooling mattered when teams were assembling Bootstrap-based frontends for MODX projects.
16 Mar 2014
ddYMap 1.2: Better Defaults and Cleaner Map Integration
A release-oriented note on ddYMap 1.2 and the improvements it made to map defaults, jQuery integration, and document field handling.
13 Mar 2014
Using ElasticSearch with MODX Data: Index Design and Mapping Basics
A practical introduction to using ElasticSearch with MODX data, including index creation, mappings, JSON handling, and why search structure matters from the start.
05 Mar 2014
MODX Installer: Early Notes on a Simpler Installation Flow
A historical ecosystem note on the early installer direction for MODX Evolution and the effort to make first-time setup less intimidating.
27 Feb 2014
Working with Evolution CMS Templates in an IDE Instead of the Manager
Why many teams moved template editing out of the manager and into an IDE workflow, using file includes, versioning, and diff tools for safer development.
24 Feb 2014
CacheExtender 0.5: More Control Over How Evolution CMS Caches Pages
A historical ecosystem note on CacheExtender 0.5 and why cache-control helpers mattered for high-traffic or highly dynamic Evo projects.
22 Feb 2014
ddTypograph 2.0 Beta and the Shift Toward Cleaner Editorial Output
A short ecosystem note on ddTypograph 2.0 beta and why output-cleaning utilities remained important for editorial Evolution CMS projects.
17 Feb 2014
Using modExtra as a Starting Point for MODX Package Development
How the modExtra training workflow helped developers understand package structure, processors, assets, and transport builds in the MODX ecosystem.
16 Feb 2014
Building a Custom Checkbox TV Input in Evolution CMS
How a custom checkbox-style TV input can be added to Evolution CMS when the standard checkbox field is too limited for the project’s needs.
12 Feb 2014
Shopkeeper vs miniShop2 for Large Catalog Projects
How to think about Shopkeeper versus miniShop2 when a catalog grows large and the project needs more structured commerce workflows.
10 Feb 2014
Planning a Revo Commerce Stack with miniShop2 and mSklad
A historical ecosystem note on combining MODX Revo, miniShop2, and external inventory systems such as mSklad for more serious commerce projects.
04 Feb 2014
Understanding modUser and extUser in MODX Projects
A short ecosystem-oriented explanation of why MODX projects distinguish between modUser and extUser style models and what that means for custom account workflows.
30 Jan 2014
TreeTabs 1.1: Improving Tabbed Navigation in the Manager
A short ecosystem note on TreeTabs 1.1 and why manager-side navigation helpers remained valuable on larger Evolution CMS sites.